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Jun. 9th, 2008 10:31 amGrowl. First of all, it is pouring buckets outside. With the standing water I saw all over the roads on my way to work I probably could have pulled a skiier the whole way. I have no problem driving on wet roads, but apparently everyone else does. The speed limit on I-35 just south of Norman is 60 mph (people go 70 on most days), and I swear no one was going faster than 45. I was only mildly annoyed by that, though.
When I pulled up to the National Weather Center it was raining probably the hardest thus far in the trip, and what do I see? The half of the parking lot closest to the building was roped off for pavement resurfacing. Yeah, I'm really sure they are going to be applying the sealant in this kind of weather, but whatever. So, I had to park on the far opposite side of the lot. I get out of the car with my trusty umbrella, put my cup of coffee on the roof, and go to the back seat to grab my laptop bag. I don't know if the wind blew it off or if I bumped it with my umbrella or what, but within seconds my coffee cup went crashing down onto the pavement. Half of the coffee spilled out through the lid, and I think the inside of the cup cracked because there is coffee leaking into the outer part (it's one of those cups that has a clear plastic outside and a layer of paper or whatever in the middle with logos and stuff). This is my favorite and only 100% spillproof cup, and I'm pretty sure it's ruined now. Then, while I was rescuing my coffee from the ground I left both the front and rear doors on the driver side open, so the inside of those (electric looks and windows, yay) got soaked.
So I finally got my car locked up, grabbed my bags and crippled coffee cup, and made the long trek into the building from the far reaches of the parking lot. My shoes are NOT waterproof at all, and it seemed like everywhere I stepped there was about two inches of water. My laptop bag got soaked from the wind blowing the rain around, and my jeans were completely saturated up to about the middle of my shins. By the time I got into the building I looked like a complete mess.
What a way to start a day, eh? I took off my shoes to let my feet/socks dry out, and I still feel damp and gross. :(
When I pulled up to the National Weather Center it was raining probably the hardest thus far in the trip, and what do I see? The half of the parking lot closest to the building was roped off for pavement resurfacing. Yeah, I'm really sure they are going to be applying the sealant in this kind of weather, but whatever. So, I had to park on the far opposite side of the lot. I get out of the car with my trusty umbrella, put my cup of coffee on the roof, and go to the back seat to grab my laptop bag. I don't know if the wind blew it off or if I bumped it with my umbrella or what, but within seconds my coffee cup went crashing down onto the pavement. Half of the coffee spilled out through the lid, and I think the inside of the cup cracked because there is coffee leaking into the outer part (it's one of those cups that has a clear plastic outside and a layer of paper or whatever in the middle with logos and stuff). This is my favorite and only 100% spillproof cup, and I'm pretty sure it's ruined now. Then, while I was rescuing my coffee from the ground I left both the front and rear doors on the driver side open, so the inside of those (electric looks and windows, yay) got soaked.
So I finally got my car locked up, grabbed my bags and crippled coffee cup, and made the long trek into the building from the far reaches of the parking lot. My shoes are NOT waterproof at all, and it seemed like everywhere I stepped there was about two inches of water. My laptop bag got soaked from the wind blowing the rain around, and my jeans were completely saturated up to about the middle of my shins. By the time I got into the building I looked like a complete mess.
What a way to start a day, eh? I took off my shoes to let my feet/socks dry out, and I still feel damp and gross. :(