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OFF TOPIC - the ladybug "lost" her mittens
On 2/5/07 3:37 PM, "Brenda Lewis" wrote:
Over 530 schools around here closed today. No snow, wind chills only predicted for -20 (current conditions = temp of +5 and wind chill of -15). Schools in Iowa (where it was colder both in actual temp and wind chill) were mostly open or doing 2-hour delays so no buses would have to run before full sunup. And around here when the public schools close, all the private schools, preschools, and daycares follow suit. Since no businesses or government offices were closing today, all these school closings are a huge disservice--how are parents supposed to go to work when the schools and daycares won't open? And I'll bet dollars to donuts it isn't *really* because they are concerned about kids getting to school in the cold--it is because the school can save a ton of money by having a long weekend and not heating the building up or running buses today. &*$#! unconstitutional school funding issues! The Akron superintendent was actually whining in the newspaper because Akron didn't have any "snow" days last year. Whole thing makes me sick. On the news yesterday they were discussing the weather, and that in several areas schools would likely be closed because of the excessive wind chill and not wanting kids waiting for buses, etc. Evidently in Buffalo they'd already ahd several kids with cold related injuries, and one frostbite. I guess there are a lot of kids at work with the parents - or something. ellice |
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On 2/6/07 8:57 AM, in article , "ellice"
wrote: On 2/5/07 3:37 PM, "Brenda Lewis" wrote: Over 530 schools around here closed today. No snow, wind chills only predicted for -20 (current conditions = temp of +5 and wind chill of -15). Schools in Iowa (where it was colder both in actual temp and wind chill) were mostly open or doing 2-hour delays so no buses would have to run before full sunup. And around here when the public schools close, all the private schools, preschools, and daycares follow suit. Since no businesses or government offices were closing today, all these school closings are a huge disservice--how are parents supposed to go to work when the schools and daycares won't open? And I'll bet dollars to donuts it isn't *really* because they are concerned about kids getting to school in the cold--it is because the school can save a ton of money by having a long weekend and not heating the building up or running buses today. &*$#! unconstitutional school funding issues! The Akron superintendent was actually whining in the newspaper because Akron didn't have any "snow" days last year. Whole thing makes me sick. On the news yesterday they were discussing the weather, and that in several areas schools would likely be closed because of the excessive wind chill and not wanting kids waiting for buses, etc. Evidently in Buffalo they'd already ahd several kids with cold related injuries, and one frostbite. I guess there are a lot of kids at work with the parents - or something. ellice I've heard a lot of complaints about the schools getting cancelled due to weather. Honestly, I think they should be in school, but can see the point if you have lots of kids that are on long bus routes with the wind howling. C |
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The problem too is if the wind chill is -30, and the bus is late, which is
all too frequent, how many parents can sit by the bus stop w/ the car running? Who wants to be standing out waiting for a bus? "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 2/6/07 8:57 AM, in article , "ellice" wrote: On 2/5/07 3:37 PM, "Brenda Lewis" wrote: Over 530 schools around here closed today. No snow, wind chills only predicted for -20 (current conditions = temp of +5 and wind chill of -15). Schools in Iowa (where it was colder both in actual temp and wind chill) were mostly open or doing 2-hour delays so no buses would have to run before full sunup. And around here when the public schools close, all the private schools, preschools, and daycares follow suit. Since no businesses or government offices were closing today, all these school closings are a huge disservice--how are parents supposed to go to work when the schools and daycares won't open? And I'll bet dollars to donuts it isn't *really* because they are concerned about kids getting to school in the cold--it is because the school can save a ton of money by having a long weekend and not heating the building up or running buses today. &*$#! unconstitutional school funding issues! The Akron superintendent was actually whining in the newspaper because Akron didn't have any "snow" days last year. Whole thing makes me sick. On the news yesterday they were discussing the weather, and that in several areas schools would likely be closed because of the excessive wind chill and not wanting kids waiting for buses, etc. Evidently in Buffalo they'd already ahd several kids with cold related injuries, and one frostbite. I guess there are a lot of kids at work with the parents - or something. ellice I've heard a lot of complaints about the schools getting cancelled due to weather. Honestly, I think they should be in school, but can see the point if you have lots of kids that are on long bus routes with the wind howling. C |
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Cheryl wrote:
I've heard a lot of complaints about the schools getting cancelled due to weather. Honestly, I think they should be in school, but can see the point if you have lots of kids that are on long bus routes with the wind howling. A lot of the city kids ride the city buses instead of school-owned buses. Daycares and a lot of preschools don't even have bus service so parents take the kids there. The thing that really gets me is the newspaper is running a big series on the homeless. They really need to talk to some homeless children to find out how miserable their lives are when they don't get to spend a few hours a day in a heated school and get that hot lunch. -- Brenda Help Project Gutenberg--become a Distributed Proofreader http://www.pgdp.net/ |
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On 2/6/07 12:45 PM, in article
.net, "T Michelle Jensen" wrote: The problem too is if the wind chill is -30, and the bus is late, which is all too frequent, how many parents can sit by the bus stop w/ the car running? Who wants to be standing out waiting for a bus? Oh - I know the joys of waiting for the bus. I've heard in past years, during very cold spells, of high school students having to be treated for frostbite. The buses were late and the idiots don't always wear coats. C |
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Cheryl Isaak ) writes:
The problem too is if the wind chill is -30, and the bus is late, which is all too frequent, how many parents can sit by the bus stop w/ the car running? Who wants to be standing out waiting for a bus? Oh - I know the joys of waiting for the bus. I've heard in past years, during very cold spells, of high school students having to be treated for frostbite. The buses were late and the idiots don't always wear coats. C Surely this is the real point; knowing what to do when the weather gets cold. If schools closed when wind chills got to -40 in Iqaluit, or Whitehorse, or Yellowknife, they would be closed "half" of the school year. Here in Ottawa, we never have snow days. Schools stay open as much as they can. Buses occasionally get cancelled when the weather is very bad indeed. But parents and children are expected to know how kids need to be dressed in winter. |
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F.James Cripwell wrote:
Cheryl Isaak ) writes: The problem too is if the wind chill is -30, and the bus is late, which is all too frequent, how many parents can sit by the bus stop w/ the car running? Who wants to be standing out waiting for a bus? Oh - I know the joys of waiting for the bus. I've heard in past years, during very cold spells, of high school students having to be treated for frostbite. The buses were late and the idiots don't always wear coats. C Surely this is the real point; knowing what to do when the weather gets cold. If schools closed when wind chills got to -40 in Iqaluit, or Whitehorse, or Yellowknife, they would be closed "half" of the school year. Here in Ottawa, we never have snow days. Schools stay open as much as they can. Buses occasionally get cancelled when the weather is very bad indeed. But parents and children are expected to know how kids need to be dressed in winter. The point is that the expectations vary by region. It's one thing to expect people to be prepared for very cold weather where it happens frequently. It's another thing to expect people to be prepared for very cold weather when it happens once a decade. I would expect the school systems to soldier on in the northern hinterlands. When Atlanta gets below zero wind chills, I'm not terribly surprised if their families and infrastructure aren't up to the job. Best wishes, Ericka |
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Ericka Kammerer wrote:
The point is that the expectations vary by region. It's one thing to expect people to be prepared for very cold weather where it happens frequently. It's another thing to expect people to be prepared for very cold weather when it happens once a decade. Precisely. During the worst winter in the previous 50 years, I was long-distance dating a guy who'd spent his whole life in warm places. One day, he caught up with me at lunchtime, absolutely frantic that he had been calling for hours, where was I? They had 2" of snow and the entire county was shut down. My response was that we "only had two feet, so I have to get to class", and hung up leaving him wondering who in their right mind would say "only" two feet of snow. I clarified after class, that the person who would call it "only" two feet was the person who'd shoveled THREE feet of the bleeping stuff the week before. Poor boy still could not fathom how we were able to get around town with 12 times as much snow as had brought his county to a standstill. Well, lessee, we had a fleet of snowplows mobilized with the first flake (their county didn't own a single plow), we had snow shovels (their local Sears didn't order any), we had snow tires, we had winter clothes.... We did not even discuss the fact that at one point that winter, my area had daytime highs in the negative numbers. I couldn't have possibly explained to him that if you know how to dress for it, and you're acclimatized to it, it's not that bad to go out in something 30 degrees colder than your freezer. OTOH, now I try to explain, with equal lack of success, how it is that I can say "cooling trend to 108" with a straight face. -- Karen C - California www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Finished 1/26/07 -- Classy Lady in Coral (JCS) -- done in purple to match the companion piece WIP: housewarming gifts, July birthstone, Flowers of Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!! Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe Editor/Proofreader www.KarenMCampbell.com Design page http://www.KarenMCampbell.com/designs.html |
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On Feb 6, 12:06 pm, Cheryl Isaak wrote
Oh - I know the joys of waiting for the bus. I've heard in past years, during very cold spells, of high school students having to be treated for frostbite. The buses were late and the idiots don't always wear coats. C Or button them up. I watched a clip on the weather channel of high school kids getting off a bus this morning. I could see them wince as they stepped into the cold air but they were cool. Their coats remained unzipped. Dora |
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