The Weather Outside is Frightful

Just the other day I was musing how I missed the snow and "real" winter. Today we've had winter central-Texas style - nasty freezing rain and sleet. I sneaked out of work early because i felt bad about Homer being in the freezing weather and barely made it to the car without slipping - there must have been half an inch of solid ice on the sidewalk.

I had to wait for good ten minutes for my windows to thaw out enough for me to dare to get on the highway. The trip home in slow slipping traffic took about three times as long as usual, but I made it OK and even managed to pull into the garage - iced over driveway and all. I did get to see a pretty big ice-covered branch snap off a tree under the weight of the ice and strong wind.

Luckily Homer was in good shape. He must have remembered or figured out what the dog house is for, since although his fur was cold, he was almost dry. He won't get a walk tonight, that's for sure.

I'm still waiting for Jennifer to arrive. I tried calling her from my company's parking lot but it took several attempts to get through. Sprint PCS was apparently overloaded (I bet there will be broken power and telephone cables before the night is over).