Winter Weather Part II

I just realized that I blogged about the weather last week, but it seems to be the cause of all problems during the past few weeks. I didn’t mean to blog about this again, but it is always on my mind because it is just so cold outside.
The weather in Blacksburg is one thing that I would say many students would want to change if they had the power to. Most of us like the snow, but it is just not the same from when it snowed while we were in high school. When in high school we would have snow days and they were what we always looked forward to in the winter, but while being here at Tech, snow is something that really isn’t wanted around here. When it snows the school does not shut down and it is not very fun to walk across the drill field when the temperature outside is less than 20 degrees. Today is an example of a day that everyone could have used as a “snow day”. Many students have fallen on the steps, slipped on black ice, or even just stepped in a big puddle of water that has melted from the snow causing their pants/ shoes to be wet. Even though a lot of the sidewalks are clear not all of the steps are which makes it hard for students to pass each other as they go to class. As I walked to class I saw many sidewalks still covered in snow and some were beginning to melt making an even bigger mess. When the snow melts, we do not know if it is going to freeze back but it is not very safe it does.
Along with the snow, the weather tends to go from one extreme to another all within an hour or so. You could leave for class at 10 in the morning with the sun shining thinking it is going to be a good day, then you get out of class at 1 and it is bitter cold and it is snowing. There is no way to predict the weather in Blacksburg. The weather today was pleasant, but then for tomorrow they are calling for a wintery mix and then snow for next weekend also. No matter who you listen to or what website you look at, we will never be able to predict what the weather in Blacksburg is going to be.