This past Friday we received about 4 inches of snow in the Atlanta area where I live. Which means that everything comes to a grinding halt for the most part. For people up North who are used to this kind of thing it probably seems pretty laughable. But it’s the truth.

Schools tend to shut down before even the first flake is seen, which happened Thursday night when the National Weather Service predicted snow for the area the next day. The school officials probably felt pretty silly when it didn’t even start to snow until Friday afternoon.

Then there is the mad house by people to the grocery stores to load up on milk and bread. I have never quite figured that one out. We eat some interesting things here in the South but even I have never heard of “milk and bread sandwiches”.

And then there are those people who just have to get in their vehicles and decide that, despite the warnings from law enforcement personnel that road conditions are hazardous, just have to get wherever it is they are going. But usually all they usually go is on the nightly news broadcast where their unfortunate accident is shown for all to see. As is what happened to hundreds of people who decided that that kind of stuff never happens to them.

Which brings me to the point of this story.

Am I ever thankful that I work from home!

We often mention the many benefits of working from home such as the freedom to name our own hours, make our own decisions, spend more time with the family, and determine our own income.

But often times there are unexpected advantages as well. And one of those is that we don’t have to worry what the driving conditions are like when it snows outside. In most cases the weather conditions outside don’t really impact what we do.

So now it is Monday morning. It is 2 AM and for some reason I awoke out of a sound sleep and am downstairs in my office writing this. Once again the National Weather Service is predicting another 1 to 2 inches of snow here in Atlanta this morning.

At this time of morning I wonder if there would be much traffic if I rush to the grocery store. For some reason I have a craving for a milk and bread sandwich.

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