Thursday, January 15, 2026

Inaccurate Forecasts


Isabella woke me up way too early this morning and simply would not leave me alone. Eventually, I gave in, got up, fed her, and did something I almost never do when she wakes me before my alarm: I laid down on the couch, pulled a blanket over me, and went back to sleep.

I ended up sleeping a little longer than usual, which helped… a bit. I still don’t really want to be awake, but here we are—I have to go to work today. If I didn’t have two meetings I really don’t want to put off, I’d probably call in. Not just because I’m not feeling great, but because the weather is awful, and that almost guarantees a stressful drive in.

Last night, the news said this snow and wintery mix wouldn’t arrive until this evening. They were very explicit that my part of Vermont would be one of the last to see snow. Apparently, though, once the system crossed the mountains, it decided to ignore the forecast entirely and switched abruptly from rain to snow.

So now it’s dark and snowy, but at least it’s Thursday and tomorrow will be a work from home day. Right now, I’m just trying to convince myself that coffee will be enough to get my day started.

3 comments:

uvdp said...

Joe, during the night, you must neutralize Isabella ! Isabella neutralizanda est ! Carthago delenda est .

Anonymous said...

Eh Joe, we are having the same here in Nova Scotia, gales of wind & driving rain. The next day a huge drop in temperature & ice. Very little snow so far.

Anonymous said...

Drive safe as you're going there and back. Others might not be so careful!