Trailblazing

O...M...G. That's all I can say about the weather right now. We had a "delay" today, meaning that classes between 8 and 9:30 were canceled (aka AAP and Engineer's classes). Not that it really mattered, although I'm sure some people were grateful. The main problem though is shoveling. Here's what I have to say:

Winter maintenance
Is proof that Cornell does not
Believe in winter


I'm pretty sure that snow is against Cornell's religion, and so they deny its presence. Seriously. There could be 10 feet of snow and we'd still have class. And then there's the fact that Cornell refuses to shovel or to plow most paths (they "plow" some of the main paths, but that's it). As a result, most "paths" are from people being trailblazers (minus the actual blazing, though that might help). We have practically no maintenance which is unfortunate. Especially when you consider that they could be paying someone minimum wage to go out and shovel, and it would cost them like 20 bucks to have the arts quad cleared. You know what I make of all of this? That our head-honchos are elves. Think about it, it explains in perfectly- they can walk on top of the snow and therefore don't think winter maintenance is necessary. And, since we can't all be elves, I think in the mean time I'll grab myself some snowshoes, cross-country skis, or a hoverboard, and head over to class.