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bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Wow... woke up at 7:30am this morning and the sky was very dark and orange. Kind of like yellow dust was here.

Now... SNOW! Not gonna drive in to work today!

kimchi_pizza · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:24 pm Post subject:

Man, I just poked my head out the window and the words, "OH, SNAP!!"
came outta my mouth. Now I'm think'n, "Did I really just say that?!" Ha!

I still have to drive to work regardless. I take it you're heading off to a camp as well? I'm curious to see how many students/parents show up today to kick off the camp.

complex303 · Joined: 07 Nov 2009 Location: Bucheon, South Korea

It's really snowing.

Anyone know if the buses will run in this snow?
I just called my coteacher and she told me to try and catch a taxi to work.

Who thinks I should tell me coteacher "F* that, I'm staying home. Snowing, snowing, it's snowing!"?

Css · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: South of the river

woah
thats a lot of snow

what the thunder said · Joined: 23 Nov 2009

I just canceled my classes due to the snow. The text messages were pouring in with, "...class today?" and "please, no class! I take the bus and it's dangerous", so I canceled.

But wow, that's actually a lot of snow for Seoul. It says it's supposed to snow all day, but any idea of how many centimeters or inches we're looking at?

andrewchon · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:59 pm Post subject:

Just south of Suwon.
My school is 10km away over mountains and deep valleys.
A foot of snow, and more coming.
I dug my scooter out. No traction what so ever.
No bus connection to school.
Taxi? What's the point?
Two roads only, both jammed with cars slipping and sliding.
First day of winter camp.

I called and said: I'll try to get there; when the road clears; maybe tomorrow?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Home sweet home

Is snow that rare in Korea or is there a blizzard?

blackjack · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang

carleverson · Joined: 04 Dec 2009

I can't reach any of my managers to ask if classes are cancelled.

I live about a 30-minute drive away from work.

I don't want to risk getting into an accident by driving and i waited 45 minutes for my bus which never came.

I don't want to be fired for missing work.

Any advice??

endo · Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Location: Seoul...my home

^ My advice. Stay home and get drunk! Very Happy

andrewchon · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:19 pm Post subject:

Try contacting other teachers if possible.
If not, have a day of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and just get there.
As long as you make an effort to get there, that all it counts.

blackjack · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: anyang

yeah snow day! Just found out class is canceled. From the sound of it all schools are closed (but I'm probably wrong)

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

Interesting, I left Korea on Saturday morning and it was lightly snowing. I am in China south of Beijing and all day Sunday it snowed like this was Canada or the mid-west USA. There is over a foot of snow outside. It looks like Korea got the same weather front that nailed Beijing and the areas around Beijing yesterday with snow.

PRagic · Joined: 24 Feb 2006

Looks like a perfect day to not go into the office. Happy Monday!

morrisonhotel · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Gyeonggi-do