Comments on: Obtaining Maximum Value From a Snow Day

By: NP

NP — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:18:54 +0000

In my neck of the woods, we get hurricane-tropical storm-flood days ’stead of snow. They are usually in Sept. The thing I dislike about them is that they are unscheduled so you can’t always take a vacation. Instead, future off-days are used to make them up eating into actually planned excursions! argh!

By: tom

tom — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:33:49 +0000

You are right, i tried to go to work but the drive is horrible so i am staying home so I can work on my blog and comment on others.

By: Richer and Slimmer

Richer and Slimmer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:40:50 +0000

In the December 2008, I got a few snow days, and I used them to:
1. Cook some interesting dishes I have always wanted to try out
2. Catch up with friends and family on phone and email
3. Read a book I have been meaning to, but didn’t have time for.

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:22:26 +0000

@Trevor It always helps to approach every situation in a postive manner or else you will never get through a day without feeling stressed.

@Steve I know what you mean there are days where my little brother laughs because he has a snow day and I find myself putting on extra layers of socks just to trek to school.

@Matt I’m not saying reading pf blog posts is lazy I’m just saying you can do it while lounging on the coach so that you can be comfortable.

By: Matt @ StupidCents

Matt @ StupidCents — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:04:05 +0000

So are you saying that reading PF blog posts all day is being lazy?

Winter 2009 snow days – 1
Winter 2009 wind chill days – 3

Of course, I still had to work…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:36:23 +0000

I used to love snow days. Now that I work there’s no such thing as a snow day. Snow days now translate into an extra 2-3 hours of driving time to commute to work. Maybe I should get “sick” on days that it snows so i can take advantage of your great ideas.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:52:12 +0000

Loved the post. I wish I had snow days…

Utah is FULL of snow, but they’ll never close anything down even during the worst storms! Oh well… I guess I chose to live here.

Anyway- great post. There’s all sorts of productive things that can be done on a day like that. Most people, however, probably don’t approach it so positively as you do!

Keep it up!

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:14:11 +0000

Oh yes you definitely can not forget about reading blogs. If you really wish to be lazy then you could do some blog reading while laying on the couch.

By: Grant Baldwin

Grant Baldwin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:02:14 +0000

Although the idea of taking a lazy/sleep in/do-nothing kind of day sure does sound appealing, you make a good point to take advantage of the opportunity of the “snow day.”

One more to add to your list…catch up on blog reading!