I've been doing the graveyard shift for a while now, and am surprisingly productive, but there's one thing that's making me really cranky, and it's the sight of snow first thing in the morning.
For a few days now, every morning, the lawn outside my window has a layer of snow on it, not as much as during peak winters, but enough for you to question if it's really spring time. It riles me up; for god sake its' the end of April! That's St. Gallen for you. Anytime of the year, a few successive days without strong sunlight and temperatures plunge, forcing you to change from the summer shirt collection to woolens and overcoats like a schizophrenic.
I'm sure some of you think I'm just being uptight, because well, its snow! Who doesn't love snow?! Yes actually we all love snow for a few days, and during the right times, like around Christmas or New Year, but this flippant behavior of the weather, irritates even the non-natives who aren't so finicky about being orderly and punctual. Today morning, (or yesterday?) the snowfall was so heavy, I even saw mini snow-plows, those ugly looking golf cart like vehicles, making rounds up and down the street, their low-pitched motors straining, as if grumbling about having to work at such odd times of the year. Yes we are all unanimous in our dislike for the weather here, old young students employees tourists natives, all of us.
On the brighter side, the weather is predicted to improve over the next few days, which is welcome news, but there's no telling when it may get ugly again. The prediction system is quite reliable, but that's not the problem, its the weather! It's like taking solace in the fact that we can see the storm coming, even though there's nothing we can do about it except open our umbrellas. Pretty darn useful -_______-
(Next morning update)
Sunshine predicted, sunshine delivered.
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| St. Gallen Weather; Looking forward to sunshine after 3 days of snow |
For a few days now, every morning, the lawn outside my window has a layer of snow on it, not as much as during peak winters, but enough for you to question if it's really spring time. It riles me up; for god sake its' the end of April! That's St. Gallen for you. Anytime of the year, a few successive days without strong sunlight and temperatures plunge, forcing you to change from the summer shirt collection to woolens and overcoats like a schizophrenic.
I'm sure some of you think I'm just being uptight, because well, its snow! Who doesn't love snow?! Yes actually we all love snow for a few days, and during the right times, like around Christmas or New Year, but this flippant behavior of the weather, irritates even the non-natives who aren't so finicky about being orderly and punctual. Today morning, (or yesterday?) the snowfall was so heavy, I even saw mini snow-plows, those ugly looking golf cart like vehicles, making rounds up and down the street, their low-pitched motors straining, as if grumbling about having to work at such odd times of the year. Yes we are all unanimous in our dislike for the weather here, old young students employees tourists natives, all of us.
On the brighter side, the weather is predicted to improve over the next few days, which is welcome news, but there's no telling when it may get ugly again. The prediction system is quite reliable, but that's not the problem, its the weather! It's like taking solace in the fact that we can see the storm coming, even though there's nothing we can do about it except open our umbrellas. Pretty darn useful -_______-
(Next morning update)
Sunshine predicted, sunshine delivered.
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| University Hill, St. Gallen; See that patch of white on the bottom left corner? That's snow that still hasn't melted. Now picture the entire field pristine white, that was the state for 3 days. |
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