An early morning flash of lightening and clap of thunder acted as the starter pistol of a record-breaking snowstorm in Kansas City last Thursday. At times snow fell at rates of up to three inches an hour, and between 7 a.m. and noon more than a foot of heavy snow brought the city to a standstill. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, blocked traffic turned highways and city streets into parking lots, and mid-morning a state of emergency was declared as folks were urged to stay off the streets.
As I was leaving the office the night before, I had this exchange with a co-worker…
Me: I’ll see you when I see you, Deeds.
Deeds: You mean you’re not coming in tomorrow? What’s a little snow? Aren’t you from Canada?
Me: I am. And when it comes to snow, Canada taught me an important lesson – when in doubt, wait and see.
Deeds: Well I’m not scared of a little snow. I’ll be here bright and early. You should be too.
Me: Well good luck. I can make no promises other than that I’ll see you when I see you.
True to her word, Deeds came in to work. And true to mine I waited and saw snow like I’ve never seen snow before, so I worked from home.
I saw Deeds at work the next day…
Deeds: You jerk.
Me: Excuse me?
Deeds: I came in yesterday and I got stuck at the office where I ate a day old sandwich and had to sleep on a cot in the conference room.
Me: That’s a bummer. Or as they say in Canada where I’m from – that’s a bummer, eh!