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22. I was wondering the same thing, EastKYLiberal

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 11:22 AM

Feb 2013

I hope employees were allowed to leave early/work from home, instead of having to fight traffic/snow on their way home.

We had a mere freezing rain turned sleet storm here in our part of North Carolina a few weeks ago, and our employer said in the morning, once we knew it was gonna hit: anyone who feels they could have trouble getting home later, leave work at your discretion.

I hope some folks using the Long Island Expressway were given that option. And I don't think being Southerners (we don't see near as much scary-driving winter weather as Northeasterners) had everything to do with it: my boss is just straight-forward, and courteous to his employees.

We're a private workplace/ salaried, but my boss'd rather write off some free hours for employees than have us wreck, or be stranded. I realize there are millions more cars in NYC though, also. Harder to get everyone home and off the roads.

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Hundreds of Cars Stuck on Long Island Expressway. [View all] elleng Feb 2013 OP

"World's Longest Parking Lot" when the roads are dry Warpy Feb 2013 #1

Right. Hope everyone's OK. elleng Feb 2013 #2

Fortunately, until you get way out on LI, there are houses close Warpy Feb 2013 #5

That might be a solution in other marybourg Feb 2013 #13

Working class doesn't live in the burbs on Long Island Warpy Feb 2013 #37

That's not true, Warpy. The central spine of L.I. marybourg Feb 2013 #38

Totally not true Danmel Feb 2013 #41

Maybe it was difficult to find a hotel room Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #14

Yeah, the LIE sucks on a good day. Beacool Feb 2013 #32

You mean LID Warpy Feb 2013 #36

I was almost late to a wedding once. Beacool Feb 2013 #39

Don't drive! Stay home! longship Feb 2013 #3

You make good points but elleng Feb 2013 #4

Yup. I know. longship Feb 2013 #6

Not all Bosses were so generous as you would have been Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #7

Yup. I worked for jerks like that Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #30

Yes. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #21

chicago had a bad time on lake shore drive orleans Feb 2013 #8

So the experience of 2011,the fact some NJ and Mass governors declared NO driving, dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #20

Why don't they just stay at work? OrwellwasRight Feb 2013 #31

You forgot the part where city officials begged people not to use Lake Shore for three days alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #50

I wonder if the Police can use those giant APC's they have for hostage recovery AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #9

Years ago, some co-workers and I got stuck PotatoChip Feb 2013 #10

Cool story. Does anyone remember that "All in the Family" episode where callous taoboy Feb 2013 #11

No, I don't remember that one PotatoChip Feb 2013 #12

I do! nt valerief Feb 2013 #17

Archie talked of his modest upbringing, not really having much as a kid. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #23

Hahaha!!! That was great! blaze Feb 2013 #25

Which reminds me of an argument they got into over shoes: callous taoboy Feb 2013 #27

if I recall Skittles Feb 2013 #46

Very poignant, indeed. That show had it all. n/t callous taoboy Feb 2013 #48

I hope those people were packed for the trip obxhead Feb 2013 #15

Water is my major necessity; don't go anywhere without it. elleng Feb 2013 #52

Yeah obxhead Feb 2013 #53

HA! elleng Feb 2013 #54

More fallout from the "generosity" of employers who babble free market bullshit. valerief Feb 2013 #16

Yes. It needs to be illegal for employers to force employees to stay during severe weather... nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #19

I was wondering the same thing, EastKYLiberal mike dub Feb 2013 #22

Nice boss blaze Feb 2013 #29

I'm a boss (mid level manager) at a large company 2theleft Feb 2013 #45

When the gov. says stay off the highway...that should override any bosses wishes/orders. Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #49

It should be called... SummerSnow Feb 2013 #51

Dangerous. People could die of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Festivito Feb 2013 #18

effluent = exhaust kiri Feb 2013 #33

Effluent also = the idle rich. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #35

The engine effluent exits the exhaust, streams to the fan motor, affluent to the cabin feeder ducts Festivito Feb 2013 #42

Oh, man! bitchkitty Feb 2013 #24

I still have to wonder; Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2013 #26

Maybe they had to work proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #28

A REAL mess, folks still stuck! elleng Feb 2013 #34

Sad, very sad... CTyankee Feb 2013 #40

That's like normal weekend traffic in summer, the only difference is the snow. Beacool Feb 2013 #43

HA! elleng Feb 2013 #44

Hi!!! Beacool Feb 2013 #47