Family Medicine: Ice Storm

We all knew that a freak ice/sleet storm was on its way, but everyone at the clinic assumed that it wouldn't happen until later in the day. Imagine our surprise when we started seeing (and hearing) pea-sized hail tapping against the windows around 10:30 a.m. Some of the nurses worried about their cars, but fortunately the hail itself wasn't big enough to cause damage. Several patients didn't show up toward noon (naturally, in this kind of weather), but most of the afternoon patients braved the weather and came. We saw our last patient shortly before 3:00 (everyone was eager to leave), and when I got outside my car was covered with a thick layer of snow/sleet. Fortunately it hadn't frozen over yet, and the drive home wasn't too bad. *sigh* Stupid freak snowstorm. On a good note, the clinic doesn't open until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. If only lecture would get cancelled, I'd get to sleep in.