PIOSUPSDR: RN Edition

As a kid, were you one to sleep with your pajamas inside out the night before a big snow storm?  Did you beg you parents to let you bring a spoon to bed so you could put it under your pillow?  My sister and I were definitely those kids and I cannot comment to how successful either was, but I do remember some snow days as a kid.

Fast forward several years and we arrive to early this morning, like five in the morning early.  While I might have hoped for snow days in the past, working at a hospital has changed my opinion.  Clinical staff are expected to show up to work, even if multiple feet of snow have fallen.  Nurses, techs and doctors may be forced to stay onto the next shift until replacements show up; I know some people who were stuck at the hospital for two or three days last winter and that is why people are encouraged to bring an extra set of scrubs and a toothbrush if snow is in the forecast.  Thankfully the weather wasn't bad enough to trap people at home and the calvary made it to the hospital on time.  

From all sorts of social media posts, it looked like it was a rough commute for everyone who needed to report to work this morning.  Thankfully I only live a few miles north of the hospital and I had the foresight to drive to work (several co-workers were concerned I had ridden my bike).  While we were crawling along at 15-20 mph, I will take my 25 minute commute over a three hour one any day.

A quick street view before I headed to bed.  While the weather reports are predicting 2 inches of snow, we will have to wait and see how much will need to be shoveled.