In Which I Explain My Grandmother's City As We Prepare To Leave It

[dr_pretentious]

DAN:
I'll check the weather forecast.

ME:
It'll be snowing. We're in Rochester.

DAN:
Yes, but I can find out when it will be snowing.

ME:
It will snow the whole time we're in Rochester, just as it has all day every day we've been here so far. It doesn't actually matter when we arrive or leave. It will always be snowing.

DAN:
Hmm. The internet agrees with you. It says 100% chance of precipitation through all the hours we might still be here. Okay, smartypants, how much snow will we get?

ME:
All of it. We're in Rochester.

Comments

[laradionne.livejournal.com]

All of it except for the snow falling in Lake Placid...

and utica

[cthulhia]

and, weirdly enough, boston.

[purpledice.livejournal.com]

Love that last line! Although I do have to disagree, as it's been snowing here almost nonstop since Thursday...

[sabrinamari.livejournal.com]

laughing

[spindlewand.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe Buffalo got some...

[slackerstalker.livejournal.com]

I just read this little exchange out loud to my parents as we sit here worried about driving down 81 from my little NNY hometown to Syracuse airport tomorrow. It got a good laugh.

So, you know, you didn't get all the snow. We got a controlling share of it here, at the northern edge of the snow belt (which runs literally from 3 miles south of here in Adams, NY, to Central Square, NY).

Safe travels to you and yours! (And merry sun-return!)

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Safe travels to you, too! We took 390 south a long way before turning east, hoping to get out of the storm as soon as possible. It worked, but ASAP turned out to be down around Corning, and oh my, the road surface and visibility were bad in between. By the time we picked up 81, we were in Binghamton, where there was nothing to complain about but cold. I imagine 81 up around Syracuse was/is still pretty unpleasant.

Best to you and your family!

[violet-moon25.livejournal.com]

This is pretty similar to my reasoning for not even applying to SUNY Buffalo years ago. Glad you got back safe.