On gray mornings like today, Elon students want to curl up and not go to class. And when they do drag their feet to the hallowed halls, they do it in the comfort of their cars. Bright pink squares dot Williamson Ave. this morning showing that a few of those students have over stayed their welcome.
“They definitely stay longer. They think I’m not coming ’cause its raining,” said Jody Rainker, parking enforcement officer for the town of Elon. She adds with a laugh: “And sometimes I don’t come when it’s raining.”
The cold and wet don’t bother Rainker who moved to North Carolina from upstate New York.
“I enjoy being out here no matter the weather,” she said.
She ripped another damp pink rectangle from her pad and placed it under windshield wipers that will be getting some use this week.
Rainker and the rest of Elon will trudge a few more days of rain and cold. Going into the weekend, expect light precipitation and highs of less than 60 degrees.
Good stuff. Nice find and tie-in with the weather.