Rain Like Snow

There was expected to be a crazy amount of rain today. Apparently much of it is still to come. Watching the weather for tomorrow, the map of the area showed rain in inches. The storm is to be worse the further you get from the city. The Philadelphia area is expected to get over 2 inches of rain. The more immediate suburbs are expected to see 3-5 inches, and the next layer 6-10. These numbers look more like a prediction of snow fall. I don't remember the exact ratio of snow-rain but I believe its 3 or 4 times the amount meaning that if this were a snow fall it would be a blizzard.

After an interesting day which caused me to work from home, I spent some time working out a list of everything I need to accomplish tomorrow. At the end of said newscast the anchor made sure to mention SEPTA. I had already predicted problems to a friend in jest but apparently this is no joke. The Paoli/Thorndale line is already suspended. While SEPTA has said they expect it to be running in the morning, they also said that several other lines are expected to be effected by the storm. The anchor ended the segment by saying, "If you typically utilize the Regional Rail to get to work, you should consider other options." Because I am without a car (which I hope to explain tomorrow) I worked out a way to get a ride to the train. Now that might not even be useful.

I am crossing my fingers that tomorrow when I wake up, like so many times as a child I found that no snow even fell by the next morning, the sun will be out and the streets will be dry.

Staying Active Continues

Tonight I got home a bit later than usual. I had a few emails to take care of. There was several stories and trailers I have pulled up throughout the day as they came in my twitter or RSS feed that I wanted to make sure I read later. My dad came home and asked if we were still on for the gym. 90% of me wanted to say no. But, being that I am really working at this goal to stay active, I went. I got home tonight at 8:15, didn't finish dinner until 9, and then made 40 cookies.

Sure, its 11:35 and I am still awake which will make me more tired tomorrow. But, I am at least a bit more content knowing that I did something between work and sleep.

Side note: Today for some reason - Amtrak lines went down. This meant that Septa lost power. I ended up walking an hour from the stop I was at to my office. Luckily, it was a beautiful morning and I had nothing to rush in for. What could have been a huge hassle ended up being a real treat.