If you live or go to school in the Northeast, you're familiar with the term "snow-pocalypse." It refers to the kind of storm where the roads ice over, you're entire field of vision is white, and yet somehow you're still expected to go to class. Anyone who's ever been caught in this dreadful situation will recognize these thoughts. Because when it's that snowy outside, the snow is the only thing you're thinking about. Here are 12 thoughts you have while walking to class in a snow storm.
1. It's probably not as bad as it looks.
You wake up in the morning and look outside your window, or try to anyway. But you can barely see the house across the street. Class isn't cancelled though, so it must not be so bad. Right?
2. On second thought, it's so much worse.
The view from your window could never do this weather justice.
3. How can I be expected to make it to class when I can barely see three feet in front of my face?
You keep your head down as you trudge through snow up to your ankles, and the whole time all you can think is: why, professor, why? What did I ever do to you to deserve this cruel and unusual punishment?
4. Why did I move here again?
Even if you're from the Northeast, there are definitely some cities that are snowier than others. So what if one of the best schools for your major happens to be located in the Northeast? Surely you could have done just as well somewhere down south!
5. Why is this wind so cold!?
How is this level of frigidity even possible!?
6. Just why?
Why did you move here? Why are you outside? Just why?
7. This ice can hold my weight, right?
Wait, no, that's not even ice! It's a melted puddle of slush! And now you're up to your ankles in cold, muddy water. Great.
8. Even my good boots aren't good enough for this winter.
Unlike Puss, your boots were unfortunately not made for walking. Not in snow at least.
9. Finally, a patch of clear ground.
Nope, this time it actually is ice.
10. I didn't just fall. You didn't see that.
We've all done it before. You might have slipped, but you've got the moves to make it look intentional — almost.
11. I can't feel my face.
Or my fingers, or my toes for that matter.
12. And I still need to go through this all again.
You're so proud of yourself for surviving the storm and making it to class. Then you remember you'll need to go through all that again to get back to your dorm room.
Did these thoughts and experiences sound a little too familiar to you? Well, that's how you know you go to school in the Northeast. Good luck with the rest of winter, because it's nowhere close to over!
