I actually had someone in the lab yesterday (Friday morning) whom I was having a discussion with regarding delivery time on some of their specimens. I told her that we would definitely have her specimens ready to hand off in order for her to work on through the weekend. (This "ready by the weekend" is a common tactic I employ to test an "eager" post-doc or graduate student's resolve.)
The conversation went on... "I won't be able to work on them this weekend; my cousin is getting married in Houston." "What about the storm," I said.
Ms. Soyombo replied, "all of the family still has not made a decision, we may all drive in on Saturday morning."
There was utter silence among my five technicians... all sheepishly glancing at one another, until someone mentioned something about contraflow.