Wonderful Trip Home Today

We are currently experienceing one of the wonderful Spring snowstorms.  The 38 mile drive home was adventurous to say the least.  At times the group of cars I was driving with was creeping along the interstate at 30mph.  What fun!  The roads were covered in snow, slush, and ice.  These 3 conditions were scattered randomly throughout the drive home.  I didn’t see any vehicles off the road, but then again I couldn’t see much.  Well, I made it home safely and I guess that is what counts.

Pleasant Network Setup

I recently setup a wireless network for a lady who lives out in the country.  She came into the store and inquired about having someone come to her house and setup her wireless router.  No problem.  She asked about the price, much lower than the geeks, and agreed to make an appointment.  This part was great.  A customer realizes they are unable to do something technical and recognizes that they are going to have to pay someone to do it for them.  No bitching about any of this.

On the day of the install, it was snowing like crazy on the way to her house.  When I arrived she met me at the door and greeted me like an old friend.  We discussed the particulars of what she wanted and placement of equipment.  She even showed me some e-mail pics of animals that someone had sent.  I finished up the install with all equipment was functioning.  I went to leave and she told me to drive safely as it was still snowing heavily.  What a nice lady.  I only wonder why all customers can’t be that pleasant.

Snow Storm

A snow storm here caused the ISP to go down.  Evidently the server was overloaded by all the people who were stuck at home.  The person who knew how to fix the problem was stuck somewhere else.  Needless to say it took a while to get the thing back up and running.

My personal experience with this weather was getting back home from work last night in near “white out” conditions.  For those that don’t know, “white out” means that it is snowing so bad that you can’t see anything.  Thirty (30) miles of that can be a little taxing on the mind and body.  At times I was wondering where I was.  Definitely not the best time to be on the roads.