The week it snowed...
It’s been a snow week made up of many snow days and the effect of this on people has been fascinating…some have railed against it…but most have delighted in it…at least at first…and some have used it as an excuse to unhook from their ordinary lives. I’ve been amused at how quickly the novelty and delight wore off for some people…what was magical on Tuesday became the worst thing in the world by Thursday but I’ve been greatly intrigued by how quickly people assumed they had an absolute right to this time “unhooked” from their real lives. There is something about human nature that when something is offered, something nobody saw coming, all too soon it seen as something they are entitled to. Having Tuesday off was a complete bonus and then for most people Wednesday was thrown in as well…what good luck…who would have foreseen the reaction of anguish and indignation that ensued when people had to go back to school/college/work – whatever represented real life for them on Thursday or Frida