Ah, the weather feels
like home
Today could probably be described as a blizzard by
northeastern Scottish standards! It was sleeting on and off yesterday and
finally began to change over to all snow by about 9:00pm. The wind was pretty
brutal throughout the day as well…I’d estimate at least 30 knots. Combine this
with the snow and it was a pretty interesting night. I caught some of the
action on my digital camera…a 30 second movie proving that snow does exist in
Aberdeen! I woke up this morning expecting just a coating on the ground similar
to what had happened previously, but I was unexpectedly surprised. We managed
to get just over an inch or so of fresh snow during the overnight hours. It felt
like home! Having no access to a computer to check (and with the forecasts
ALWAYS being wrong for here), I just assumed that no more snow would be
forthcoming. I was again surprised. While waiting for the bus, it started
snowing so hard I could barely see down the road to check if the bus was coming
yet or not. While on the way to campus the snow stopped. I again thought that
this was the last I would see of the fun fluffy white stuff. Again, I was
surprised. Coming out of one of my lectures, it was again snowing so hard that
I could hardly keep my eyes open (or risk having them impaled by hard beads of
graupel). I was coated in white like a snowman by the time I reached my English
class. And so I sat in the library (waiting for the History receptionist to
return so that I can turn in my Essay Outline and Draft Bibliography which are
due by 4pm) waiting for the next bought of snow. I know it will come. Fool me
once, shame on the atmosphere; fool me twice, shame on me! There was even a
sign on the front of the library that said that due to inclement weather the
library will be closing at 5pm so that the workers can get home! Man, these
guys really don’t know what a true snowstorm entails, do they? Oh no, we got an
inch of snow…head for the hills! (Well, actually, the hills will probably have
gotten more snow, but you know what I mean!) I also find it amusing that they
seem so confused as to what to make of this snow. I
have seen countless people walking around trying to brace themselves against the
wind, snow and pellets with an umbrella! Highly amusing, but I cannot fault
them for this. If they’re not used to it then it’s not their fault. It is now
1:30pm, history lunchtime is at an end, and the time has come to turn over my
brilliant handiwork. Au revoir!