25 hours of snow

it started snowing at 4pm yesterday and it didn't stop until 5 pm this afternoon. more than 30cm at my place. on the radio this morning, they said the buses weren't running, but i thought that might not apply to France so i thought i'd give it a try anyway. just as i got there though, a woman stopped in her car and asked if people wanted a ride into town. i jumped in, as did 3 others. so i was actually perfectly on time! only 4 of my 14 students made it in, though, but that was more than anyone else had: the 3 other teachers who'd managed to come only had one or two students each.

before leaving work, i'd found out my bus wasn't running at all. but after the two hours spent in traffic yesterday, i'd already decided i wouldn't be using it very much to get home. i walked to the station and caught a train to the airport, where i got a bus to the border and walked the rest of the way. including the 40 minutes of walking, the whole thing took me about an hour.

i also spent a good hour shovelling snow, in case i need to take my car tomorrow. the problem, though, is they've forecast very low temperatures for the night and tomorrow, meaning although i can now get out, the roads might be too slippery for driving... and more snow tomorrow, of course!