tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post113465797683784864..comments2023-09-18T10:25:26.878-05:00Comments on A Shot in the Dark: Maybe They Should Reconsider Their StanceSandra Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1135035647010317682005-12-19T17:40:00.000-06:002005-12-19T17:40:00.000-06:00Hmmm...maybe I'm the wrong one to be commenting he...Hmmm...maybe I'm the wrong one to be commenting here...<BR/><BR/>Up here in the great white north, the schools never close. In fact, the only time I remember the school closing as a kid was a blizzard in the late '80s when it snowed so much that we couldn't get our house doors open. Otherwise, school was on no matter how cold it was; when I was about 15 it was colder than -45 Celsius (can't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134775156137036372005-12-16T17:19:00.000-06:002005-12-16T17:19:00.000-06:00Julia, I grew up in Massachusetts -- lived there f...Julia, I grew up in Massachusetts -- lived there for nearly 26 years before moving to the midwest. During my tenure out east, you could pretty much bank on at least a few snow days every winter. I can still remember the "Blizzard of '78" ... ahhh... good times.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, yeah, New England winters are not all that different from those in Wisconsin. So I just don't get the attitude here (Sandra Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664436447708465809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134763208256758552005-12-16T14:00:00.000-06:002005-12-16T14:00:00.000-06:00I live in Massachusetts. We get snow here. Not a...I live in Massachusetts. We get snow here. Not as much as Wisconsin, probably, but we get our fair share of snow. Today they cancelled school. You know what it's doing? Raining. It was freezing rain at, like, 5:30 this morning. Since 7, when I left my house, it's just been rain. It's a bit slick in places, but come on. This is MASSACHUSETTS, people! Suck it up. Throw some sand on the Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134759401241455022005-12-16T12:56:00.000-06:002005-12-16T12:56:00.000-06:00UGH, Sandra! The thought alone of dealing with th...UGH, Sandra! The thought alone of dealing with those temperatures gives me the chills... I thought we get bad winters in CT-I guess it's not so bad here afterall. Maybe on those really bitter cold days you could drive your kids to school. I hate to think of anyone outside with that kind of windchill...yikes. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I hate the cold. I'm crossing my fingers that this winter Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358965463031619266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134749474751474352005-12-16T10:11:00.000-06:002005-12-16T10:11:00.000-06:00I wish I still got snow days. Too bad that when it...I wish I still got snow days. Too bad that when it snows terribly in Chicago I MUST go to work since I work for a non-profit community center and the big snow days are when people need us the most.<BR/><BR/>But 50 below? That's terrible!<BR/><BR/>-tekTekakwithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09064530137595029216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134735049520189732005-12-16T06:10:00.000-06:002005-12-16T06:10:00.000-06:00I agree that it's messed up! Here in NC, schools h...I agree that it's messed up! Here in NC, schools have been closed the last 2 days for fear that there may be an icy patch or two out there. I have been out walking and there road is just wet.<BR/><BR/>Hey, wait...that's messed up, too!!Johnboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616286847335034637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134710693750572142005-12-15T23:24:00.000-06:002005-12-15T23:24:00.000-06:00Maybe I can help. I'm a school teacher in an urba...Maybe I can help. I'm a school teacher in an urban school district.<BR/><BR/>We do have two weather days in our schedule -- we're in Texas.<BR/><BR/>You have to understand that we shut down the entire region if we get ice. Or snow, as it usually turns to ice.<BR/><BR/>However, our school district is extremely conservative when it comes to shutting down.<BR/><BR/>Here's why:<BR/><BR/>If we don'tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134707086193512972005-12-15T22:24:00.000-06:002005-12-15T22:24:00.000-06:00I live in a very snowy place to, and this sounds l...I live in a very snowy place to, and this sounds like my school. I don't know what objection these people have to closing schools!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564731989568599206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134704458102070422005-12-15T21:40:00.000-06:002005-12-15T21:40:00.000-06:00Sorry Sandra, the first thing I thought of was che...Sorry Sandra, the first thing I thought of was cheese. I couldn't stand to live somewhere like you do. I really really really do not like snow or cold weather. But, if we just get a dusting of snow here school is cancelled. It's kind of a big deal around here. Hardly anyone knows how to drive in the snow so we just stay home and have snow cream. I went to work one day after it snowed last Penny Ratzlaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368479901015692591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134688715150375862005-12-15T17:18:00.000-06:002005-12-15T17:18:00.000-06:00My husband has family in VA and it's hysterical to...My husband has family in VA and it's hysterical to see what happens when an inch falls. Milk and bread are wiped out of the supermarkets, people are driving at a near standstill. It's funny.<BR/><BR/>We had school closings last year here in NH because the temps were 30 below, give or take. They didn't want kids standing outside waiting for the bus because they could get frostbite in seconds.<Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856564.post-1134688000722921662005-12-15T17:06:00.000-06:002005-12-15T17:06:00.000-06:00ok, we have now had THREE snow days in VA. School...ok, we have now had THREE snow days in VA. School was closed today, and we got maybe an inch of snow, then rain.<BR/><BR/>Our first year here we had 4 days off after 4 inches of snow.<BR/><BR/>I actually laughed out loud last week as I watched the landscaping company try to plow the snow in our street.<BR/><BR/>They just don't have the skills or equipment to deal with it here :)Kassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240604697855360206noreply@blogger.com