Purdue Snow Day

Attending a rural high school, snow days were almost a guarantee at least a couple times through the winter. We would cancel for wind chill, large amounts of snow, or icy roads. A couple years, it was even for 3+ days in a row. However, when you get to college, snow days aren’t a common thing at all. In my three years at Purdue, we have had winter storms and severe cold temperature and classes were still in session, just like work.

When winter storm Landon hit this Midwest this week, it left a path of snowy and icy condition in its wake. Purdue canceled classes for an entire day and students are ecstatic to relive their childhood and have a snow day. Most classes are still in session however, just virtual. That doesn’t stop the joy around campus. Slater Hill is filled with people sledding and snowmen are popping up all over campus and West Lafayette. College students are out playing in the snow like little kids and enjoying every second of it. It is a rarity that comes around once every half-dozen years here in West Lafayette.

I am spending my day at home to work for my family plow company. My hometown, 35 minutes south of Purdue, has 10 inches of snow with drifting conditions now. I have been up for 36 hours plowing out businesses, residential driveways and shoveling sidewalks. However you choose to spend your snow day, enjoy it safely!