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rebeccmeisterThis storm brought in enough snowfall that it seemed prudent to take the bus today instead of attempting to bike through any lingering questionable conditions.
But one cannot assume that buses will run on schedule in these conditions, either. So if a person absolutely has to be on time (for instance, if they are the instructor for the 4-hour lab), it is prudent to plan on taking the bus scheduled for earlier rather than the bus that is supposed to arrive on time. Thus, I figured I should start making my way over to the bus stop at 6 am, to ensure I arrived before the start of the 8:30 am lab. Thankfully, this week's lab doesn't require anything like an extra hour to anesthetize frogs, or extra prep the day before that I wouldn't have gotten to due to the snow cancellation.
When I sat down at 5:45 am to eat some breakfast and drink some coffee before setting out, I also decided to take a look at the actual bus schedule, just in case. That turned out to be a good decision; the bus to campus only runs once every half hour, and it looked like if I hustled right then and there, I might be able to make it to the stop in time to catch a bus with ample time to get to campus. The bus after that one would be more questionable. With that, I poured the rest of my coffee in my thermos, packaged up the rest of breakfast, pulled on my snow pants, and hit the sidewalk; part of all these calculations is hoofing it a good 1.5 miles over to the stop so I'm not dealing with the extra scheduling logistics and stress of a transfer between two buses.
The scheduled bus was about 10 minutes late, which was perfect. That means the whole commute only took about an hour an 10 minutes, instead of something more like an hour and 40 minutes if I'd missed that bus. And I now have plenty of time to get ready for lab.
So now I just need to think about how I will get home at the end of the day. I may be able to hitch a ride with a colleague who lives nearby, if our schedules align, although I have a meeting scheduled for 6-6:30 and a lot depends whether the afternoon lab runs all the way until 5:30 pm. I don't really mind the exercise of that 1.5 mile walk, it's just the stress of getting to the bus stop at the right time that is the worst, and the time it eats up.
I will attempt to bike in tomorrow. The main roads are pretty well cleared today, so even if I have to walk some sections that will still be far faster, more convenient, and less stressful than the bus.
But one cannot assume that buses will run on schedule in these conditions, either. So if a person absolutely has to be on time (for instance, if they are the instructor for the 4-hour lab), it is prudent to plan on taking the bus scheduled for earlier rather than the bus that is supposed to arrive on time. Thus, I figured I should start making my way over to the bus stop at 6 am, to ensure I arrived before the start of the 8:30 am lab. Thankfully, this week's lab doesn't require anything like an extra hour to anesthetize frogs, or extra prep the day before that I wouldn't have gotten to due to the snow cancellation.
When I sat down at 5:45 am to eat some breakfast and drink some coffee before setting out, I also decided to take a look at the actual bus schedule, just in case. That turned out to be a good decision; the bus to campus only runs once every half hour, and it looked like if I hustled right then and there, I might be able to make it to the stop in time to catch a bus with ample time to get to campus. The bus after that one would be more questionable. With that, I poured the rest of my coffee in my thermos, packaged up the rest of breakfast, pulled on my snow pants, and hit the sidewalk; part of all these calculations is hoofing it a good 1.5 miles over to the stop so I'm not dealing with the extra scheduling logistics and stress of a transfer between two buses.
The scheduled bus was about 10 minutes late, which was perfect. That means the whole commute only took about an hour an 10 minutes, instead of something more like an hour and 40 minutes if I'd missed that bus. And I now have plenty of time to get ready for lab.
So now I just need to think about how I will get home at the end of the day. I may be able to hitch a ride with a colleague who lives nearby, if our schedules align, although I have a meeting scheduled for 6-6:30 and a lot depends whether the afternoon lab runs all the way until 5:30 pm. I don't really mind the exercise of that 1.5 mile walk, it's just the stress of getting to the bus stop at the right time that is the worst, and the time it eats up.
I will attempt to bike in tomorrow. The main roads are pretty well cleared today, so even if I have to walk some sections that will still be far faster, more convenient, and less stressful than the bus.
