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To: Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; Wneighbor
They're still not sure what it's going to do here.

Weather-dude said this a.m. that we may be getting 5 inches Thursday night. The non-PC person in me hopes we do.

Our county school board has gotten tons of grief over the fact that they scheduled MLK,Jr. day as a snow/sniper make-up day. They've also handled it really poorly, basically saying "if it's important to you don't come to school" (stoopid).

But in Virginia, Friday is a state holiday for "Lee-Jackson Day" (yes THAT Lee and THAT Jackson). Lee-Jackson Day was a state holiday for years. When MLK, Jr. Day came along at the federal level, Virginia had "Lee-Jackson-King Day." Last year, the Governor decided Friday should be "Lee-Jackson Day" and Monday should be MLK, Jr. Day, giving those on the state schedule a four-day weekend. (Even though I benefit from that, I think it's ridiculous)

So, I'm thinking it would be a great bit of poetic justice if they had to declare schools closed for Lee-Jackson Day...

6,540 posted on 01/15/2003 6:59:43 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (But I'm just like that...)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Weather-dude said this a.m. that we may be getting 5 inches Thursday night.

On the same radio station, the weather person says it's going to be a shovel event while the news reporter person says maybe only flurries.

6,543 posted on 01/15/2003 7:03:25 AM PST by Overtaxed (I've got coffee and the cat has Fancy Feast)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Virginia had "Lee-Jackson-King Day."

I like it. I like it a lot.

6,547 posted on 01/15/2003 7:21:44 AM PST by Wneighbor (HHD)
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