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To: yankeedame
Most of the area schools here (east central Indiana) are on a two hour delay due to the wind chill and sub zero temps. My daughter's school however doesns't have a delay as there are no buses...we parents are responsible for getting the kids to school and we are always told to use our best judgement as to whether to take the kids to school in inclement weather. Rule of thumb is if the local university is closed then so is our school...but that rarely ever happens much to the student's chagrin!!!!
32 posted on
02/05/2007 5:26:47 AM PST by
slugbug
To: yankeedame
My school close on account it not very far.
33 posted on
02/05/2007 5:27:10 AM PST by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: yankeedame
Standing and waiting for a school bus in single digit weather and below could be hazardous. My daughter had to actually buy a new coat because her school locker is too small for her heavy winter coat.
36 posted on
02/05/2007 5:30:45 AM PST by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: yankeedame
Ours did this morning, first time in my memory. We are in mid Wisconsin, and the temp was -18 this morning, with wind chills of -35 to -40, so I think it is ok. Most of the kids in the district live out of town, and stand at bus stops, so I think they made the right call on this one.
In fact, I work out of my home, so I am only working 4 hours today, and enjoying my own "frigid cold" day.
BTW.... Screw Al Gore, I love global warming!!!!!
37 posted on
02/05/2007 5:30:47 AM PST by
codercpc
To: yankeedame
I'm in Cleveland. The radio station stopped reading the school closings because there were too many. Minus 2 degrees right now.
39 posted on
02/05/2007 5:32:29 AM PST by
OhioSA
To: yankeedame
Duno..butt Dewer you haf a cold?
40 posted on
02/05/2007 5:32:46 AM PST by
Osage Orange
("The man who most vividly realizes a difficulty is the man most likely to overcome it.")
To: yankeedame
-24° right now, about an hour north of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Haven't heard anything about school closures.
42 posted on
02/05/2007 5:33:39 AM PST by
Egon
("If all your friends were named Cliff, would you jump off them??" - Hugh Neutron)
To: yankeedame
Here in central PA we have a 2 hour delay. Mostly because of problems related to getting buses started and buildings heated on a Monday.
43 posted on
02/05/2007 5:34:06 AM PST by
zook
(America going insane - "Do you read Sutter Caine?)
To: yankeedame
Somewhere, Al Gore is ignoring us.
44 posted on
02/05/2007 5:34:19 AM PST by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: yankeedame
My school cancel grammer on account of cold.
46 posted on
02/05/2007 5:35:53 AM PST by
Tinian
To: yankeedame
A whole mess of counties here in North Central WV are closed and a few have 2hr delays. We haven't had many 'snow days' here yet and since they are built into the schedule anyway...
At 8:35 AM it is 0 degrees here but not much wind until the sun gets a little higher.
47 posted on
02/05/2007 5:36:28 AM PST by
Roccus
(Able Danger??? What's an Able Danger????)
To: yankeedame
Around here, Massachusetts, allot of schools generally lower their heat over the weekend to save money, so whenever there is a delay or closing because of extremely cold temperatures, it usually happens on a Monday.
50 posted on
02/05/2007 5:39:08 AM PST by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: yankeedame
"Do do do
A dah dah dah
Is all I have to say to ya"
51 posted on
02/05/2007 5:39:58 AM PST by
Diddle E. Squat
(An easy 10-team playoff based on the BCS bowls can be implemented by next year. See my homepage.)
To: yankeedame
When I went through K-12 in Colorado, in 13 years they closed school maybe twice, on account of *real* blizzards. We frequently WALKED to school through snowdrifts in zero-or-below weather. And we loved it! We just dressed warmly, like Kenny... Kids these days, such weaklings (shaking head)
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To: yankeedame
I'm going to pass on the too-easy cheap shot. Once a year, I do something nice.
I agree with you that it is downright silly to close school on account of cold. Just bundle up the kiddies and send them off. If they're not at school, they'll be playing outside anyway.
Besides, eight degrees is not cold. Jacket weather, sure. But that's not really cold.
A district near me (New York, perhaps) had "Energy Conservation" days a while back, where they would close schools to save on heating bills when it got too cold. The net result, of course, is that hundreds of thousands of apartments throughout the city were kept heated all day as parents stayed home with their children. You can bet that no energy was saved.
At the end of the day, it's just another day off for the teacher's union. They probably have negotiated a certain number of snow days, and you haven't had enough snow yet.
56 posted on
02/05/2007 5:44:15 AM PST by
bondjamesbond
(Have you ever noticed that whatever the problem, the government's solution is always "more taxes"?)
To: yankeedame
Yes, the entire district in Holly Michigan (northwest of Pontiac)
59 posted on
02/05/2007 5:44:47 AM PST by
PGalt
To: yankeedame
I have a question do you think the closures might be to cut down on fuel use and costs?
61 posted on
02/05/2007 5:46:49 AM PST by
lastchance
(Hug your babies.)
To: yankeedame
we closed our schools thurs and fri because of the flu...
62 posted on
02/05/2007 5:47:01 AM PST by
meanie monster
(I am not a racist,,I hate everyone equally)
To: yankeedame
I lived in Helena, MT for 5 years. To my knowledge, schools only closed early once for weather in that time. Lows got down to -41.
63 posted on
02/05/2007 5:47:54 AM PST by
CholeraJoe
(Spork weasels ain't afraid of nuthin' but running out of sardines.)
To: yankeedame
You're talking about government employees. If it looks like rain, they may decide to close the schools.
By the way, you need an "S" after SCHOOL in your headline.
Do your schoolS close on account of cold?
64 posted on
02/05/2007 5:48:17 AM PST by
Fawn
(Vista stinks)
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