I'm sure we'll all be using a variety of modes of travel to arrive at
the meeting on Monday. It seems apropos to point out that if you are
cross-country skiing, it is customary to yell "track" when overtaking a
slower skier ahead of you.
On 2/8/13 2:54 PM, Thomas Roessler wrote:
> On 2013-02-08, at 14:25 -0500, Aleecia M. McDonald
> <aleecia@aleecia.com <mailto:aleecia@aleecia.com>> wrote:
>
>> If MIT is like CMU, they will only be closed on Monday if the
>> Governor continues to request it. I doubt the Governor will decide
>> until Sunday night, at which point it will be too late to react.
>> Coming up with a backup plan if MIT is closed, including wifi and
>> phone lines, seems like a prudent prerequisite for proceeding.
>>
>> ~4000 flights canceled and Amtrack shut down [1]. Those still
>> planning to travel are advised to check flight status prior to
>> leaving for the airport.
>
>> [1]
>> http://www.frequentbusinesstraveler.com/2013/02/major-blizzard-bears-down-on-northeast-4000-flights-cancelled/
>>
>
> An interesting bit from that article is a prediction of a foot and a
> half of snow for Boston...
>
> So: we're set up to have the meeting start late morning on Monday, the
> forecasts predict 9h of sun for Sunday, and speculation about what
> else might happen won't help much at this stage. I suggest that we
> all take a deep breath, and look forward to productive conversations
> next week.
>
>> I support whatever choice is made.
>
> Thank you.
>