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Here’s a nice picture of my truck under a blank of our first snowfall this year. Don’t mind that obstruction in the upper left-hand corner; it’s my satellite dish. I used the six-by-six wooden post my dish is mounted to as a tripod. Here’s another from the front yard, and one taken from the back yard. Frequent readers of my shitty little waste of time will notice that the LTD is still in front of the house. Good to know my redneck gene hasn’t faded with age, eh?
The weather forecasts call for two to six inches of this slippery white fucked-upness. Excellent. In fact, we’re under a Heavy Snow Warning until 10:00am. Why does this shit always seems to fall the night before the morning commute? Mother Nature is a dastardly whore! Luckily, I got a call from Lance, and it appears that we might not be driving in this stuff tomorrow morning… and that’s a good thing.
Yes! I got another call tonight from my manager, and he told me to download a softphone. No commute for us tomorrow! Of course, I don’t have PC headset, so I threw my truck into 4×4, and drove to Wal-Mart to pick one up. The highway seemed wet and passable, but the side streets and parking lots were slushy and slippery. The temperature is supposed to drop overnight, and all this snow and slush will freeze up and make a morning commute about as fun as being anally raped by the Pittsburgh Stealers.
Speaking of the Stealers, I have just six words to say: ha ha ha ha ha ha! Baltimore spanked ‘em! With a record of 4 wins and 7 losses, it’s a pretty safe bet that they won’t even make it back to the playoffs! I doubt Antwaan Randle El and the Bus made the 2005 team a winner. See how well they play without the help of refs? Fuckers! Yes, I refuse to let it die. What of it?
So, since I won’t be at my desk tomorrow, I downloaded Xlite from xten.com, and plugged my new $20 PC headset into my Linux laptop. I could make and receive calls, however, I had no audio. I was getting “device busy” errors. After messing with it for close to 4 hours (and trying different softphone programs) I gave up on it and will use my Windows server as my VoIP phone. I hate when Linux doesn’t Plug-and-play. I get nothing but shit from all my Windows-loving co-workers. Dammit!
Wow! It’s Monday morning now, and there was probably another inch of new snow overnight after my four-by trip to Wal-Mart. It was nice to wake up at 7:30am to start work, instead of the middle of the fucking night. I threw on my Timberland wannabe boots and took a few pictures of all the snow. I took one with a ruler in the snow, and it shows 4 and a half inches. That LTD is useful for something! Here’s another I took looking across the highway, and another, and another, and another. Ain’t it purdy?
UPDATE: The latest weather forecasts from the network affiliates and The Weather Channel say that our Rock is due for seven to ten more inches of snow tonight! Holy fuck, I think I hear Bing Crosby singing Let it Snow outside my window. Oh. No. That’s the WSDOT snow plow sanding the highway. Cripes! It’s 26°F outside now, and it’s supposed to get into the teens tonight, and only make it back to a high of 28°F tomorrow. Thankfully I got those $50 REI socks earlier this year! They’re keeping my toes toasty. Pass the bourbon.
