Microsofties In Fargo Get Punchy

It's below zero in Fargo, North Dakota. Are they complaining? No! Instead, they are laughing at us. Specifically, the Fargo Microsoft employees are laughing at their counterparts here in Washington for being wimps. Here's an excerpt from the Fargo campus' email alert to employees this week, taken from Old New Thing via the P-I's Microsoft Blog:

Other Advisory Notes:

Security: Corporate Security advises its services will remain available to the campus. If you need assistance, stop by the office and wake them up.

Parking: Park as usual, the snow plow drivers will just plow around you. You're all capable of driving on snow/ice so plowing will be limited.

Connectivity: You shouldn't have any connectivity issues because you're expected to be at work. We only had 10" of snow and 40mph wind.

Microsoft Company Store: The Company store will not be open today because the Fargo Campus doesn't have a company store.

Area Roads: In light of the continuing snowfall and icy road conditions, most local roads are snow-covered and slippery and will remain that way until March. For information on current road conditions, please look out the window.

Weather Updates: For information on how the weather is impacting Microsoft services and accessibility, please visit http://www.youtube.com regularly throughout the day or tune into your local news stations for updates when you are in the office as conditions on campus could quickly change but they probably won't since cold, snow, and ice is the normal conditions this time of year.

Thanks, Fargo, for your love and support.

"Polar Onslaught" by JayCoxFilm.