Slush on roadways once again!
In the face of one upon two inches of snow, the federal and District governments are closed today. That’s why you’re probably still tucked into bed and not reading this.
Just over 2,640 households in D.C. are without power.
While the federal government will be open tomorrow, the Office of Personnel Management “strongly urges the use of telework” in order to “minimize traffic congestion and unproductive time during this event.”
With snow expected today and officials nervous of what it could do to the evening commute, the Office of Personnel Management announced this morning that federal workers could take unscheduled leave or work from home.
Do you think that the federal Office of Personnel Management might have learned their lesson after they got a whole bunch of grief for suggesting workers leave two hours early last Wednesday, instead of actually closing early? The OPM announced a short time ago — 20 hours or so in advance of when most federal employees will plan on reporting to work tomorrow — that due to a “highly variable” storm bringing “ice, sleet, and…
In case you hadn’t already guessed, the official word is here:…
Photo by andertho With the federal government still closed today and fresh flakes set to start falling any time now, it’s looking increasingly like many area residents will end up with an entire week off. Politico is reporting that the House of Representatives has just canceled all votes for the remainder of the week. The Senate is still soldiering on for now, but we wouldn’t be surprised if that changed later today. The Office…
That’s the official word from OPM as of 7 p.m. tonight. Still waiting on word from WMATA….
Photo by philliefan99 That’s right, I said it, snow motion. You see, we are getting more snow on Tuesday. Plus the Super Bowl is about to come on, and professional football sometimes features slow-motion replays. So it’s not slow motion, it’s snow motion! Alright: maybe I deserve one of these. But it doesn’t change the fact that the DMV area is facing back-to-back snowpocalypses. The Capital Weather Gang notes that we’re on track for…
