The snowy day

It was snowy on the way from work. Not unexpected. It began at about 9am and appeared not to be sticking as it had been 50F yesterday.
Once I was out in the street I could see there was plenty of snow and more coming down. It was quite large and sloppy so was melting when it hit some of the warmer salted paths.
However there was enough around to stick on twigs and to outline trees.
Not sure how long it will all last but usually enough to bring sloppy footpaths and gutters. It depends too on whether it is freezing overnight as to whether it becomes ice on the footpaths.

I ventured out in the snow to 29th St and the NY Cares office for a volunteers orientation. It really in time I put something more back in to the community so have been looking for a while for some more meaningful and useful way to provide some "input" into the community. My disastrous Friday a few weeks back's "disastrous-ness" was contributed to by the delay in being able to volunteer or as I said at the time- give myself away. So now I am registered and orientated as I volunteer I need to "sign up" for something. I have yet to decide which is the best. An interesting thing in the orientation was that NY Cares is an international organization. Oh yeah I thought- probably California but no in Asia somewhere and three other locations including Melbourne Australia!
The wildly enthusiastic type who was our presenter irritated me a tad but that was probably bound to happen. Why do people insist on speaking incredibly loudly in a small room to a group of 30. Teachers do it all the time- One needs to project ones voice but not shout at us. The other aspect of his presentation that irritated
was his insistence/ carry on joke about not liking kids. He doesn't have to but I don't know that that is the best light to be seen in when trying to get people to volunteer to work with all the community. Another aspect that annoyed was not to do with him but to do with one of the other people present who kept stretching. bending and generally getting in the way of the data projector. Other than all that.... it was a relatively painless hour out!! Talk about a whinger but at least I know what I like and don't like.