Will DCPS be closed tomorrow (Wednesday)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone here actually driven around today? The side streets are not great, but everything else is fine. You can go the speed limit on streets like Georgia Avenue without any problem.

I saw multiple near miss accidents on my block alone. Really not a good idea. Sure Georgia Ave is okay but the rest of the city is iced over.

Not really. Your cul-de-sac is not a representative sample.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone here actually driven around today? The side streets are not great, but everything else is fine. You can go the speed limit on streets like Georgia Avenue without any problem.

I saw multiple near miss accidents on my block alone. Really not a good idea. Sure Georgia Ave is okay but the rest of the city is iced over.

Not really. Your cul-de-sac is not a representative sample.

Who do you think has a cul-de-sac in Washington, DC? There are, like ten in the city.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone here actually driven around today? The side streets are not great, but everything else is fine. You can go the speed limit on streets like Georgia Avenue without any problem.

I saw multiple near miss accidents on my block alone. Really not a good idea. Sure Georgia Ave is okay but the rest of the city is iced over.

Not really. Your cul-de-sac is not a representative sample.

Who do you think has a cul-de-sac in Washington, DC? There are, like ten in the city.

I think the point is that the roads that people actually use to go places that aren't their homes are clear. Hit and miss on the side streets.

[Anonymous]

The decision about school closure tomorrow has been made. I don't understand these people that continue to beat a dead horse. There's no school tomorrow. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone here actually driven around today? The side streets are not great, but everything else is fine. You can go the speed limit on streets like Georgia Avenue without any problem.

I saw multiple near miss accidents on my block alone. Really not a good idea. Sure Georgia Ave is okay but the rest of the city is iced over.

Not really. Your cul-de-sac is not a representative sample.

Who do you think has a cul-de-sac in Washington, DC? There are, like ten in the city.

I think the point is that the roads that people actually use to go places that aren't their homes are clear. Hit and miss on the side streets.

When I drive to go a place that isn’t my home, the sidestreet I live on is a road I actually drive on. What am I missing?

[Anonymous]

OMG people look at a weather report.

Yes, I'm sure Georgia Avenue was easy to drive down at 4pm this afternoon after multiple passes with snowplows and spending much of the day in the sun with cars driving over it to heat up the road.

And overnight, the melted snow on the road is going to freeze solid into black ice, the snow plowed in the parking lane is going to freeze solid into slippery little mountains obstructing cars and pedestrians. Any sidewalks that were fully cleared on Monday will be good, every other sidewalk will be a slippery mess. And it will be 10 degrees during morning rush, in a city where it rarely dips below freezing more than a handful of times in the winter, so plenty of kids don't even own proper snow boots or waterproof mittens.

Y'all do not understand how bad it was going to be tomorrow if they reopened. Even with a two hour delay, school's would be half empty and kids would be doubling up classrooms with teachers out and subs unable to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG people look at a weather report.

Yes, I'm sure Georgia Avenue was easy to drive down at 4pm this afternoon after multiple passes with snowplows and spending much of the day in the sun with cars driving over it to heat up the road.

And overnight, the melted snow on the road is going to freeze solid into black ice, the snow plowed in the parking lane is going to freeze solid into slippery little mountains obstructing cars and pedestrians. Any sidewalks that were fully cleared on Monday will be good, every other sidewalk will be a slippery mess. And it will be 10 degrees during morning rush, in a city where it rarely dips below freezing more than a handful of times in the winter, so plenty of kids don't even own proper snow boots or waterproof mittens.

Y'all do not understand how bad it was going to be tomorrow if they reopened. Even with a two hour delay, school's would be half empty and kids would be doubling up classrooms with teachers out and subs unable to get in.

AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! You could just go out and drive around and see for yourself. It's not that bad. This all seems a tad silly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Three schools in my neighborhood are serviced by a bus route that is not operating today. None of the sidewalks are cleared and it’s a brisk 20 minute walk from the metro station on a good day. So even if we assume that the teachers are able to drive in, I’m not sure how the majority of students will get to school.

You really want to close schools because kids are going to have to stomp through 20 minutes of snow?

It's not snow. It's ice. Have you been outside???

Clearly this was written without actually going outside or considering that not every neighborhood has clear sidewalks and streets. In NE, many streets are only plowed to one lane, sidewalks are a solid sheet of ice, and people are walking in the road because they have no other option. I watched multiple snow plows try to clear the ice and fail. This isn’t about kids stomping through snow — it’s a safety issue and a liability nightmare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone here actually driven around today? The side streets are not great, but everything else is fine. You can go the speed limit on streets like Georgia Avenue without any problem.

I saw multiple near miss accidents on my block alone. Really not a good idea. Sure Georgia Ave is okay but the rest of the city is iced over.

Not really. Your cul-de-sac is not a representative sample.

Who do you think has a cul-de-sac in Washington, DC? There are, like ten in the city.

I think the point is that the roads that people actually use to go places that aren't their homes are clear. Hit and miss on the side streets.

When I drive to go a place that isn’t my home, the sidestreet I live on is a road I actually drive on. What am I missing?

If you're like me, the street you live on isn't great, but you're within a block or two or streets that are clear, and which can be taken to lots of other streets that are clear.

[Anonymous]

I hate the constant school closures. We ve had like 10 since December (NY private), they’re missing so much instruction time. It sucks..

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC isn't open tomorrow, and it's because the streets haven't been cleared. Which in turn is because the snow/6 inch ice pack is unusually heavy, I assume. Whatever the reason, plowing is much less pervasive than usual.

I was blase about it until I killed my back trying to dig my car out this afternoon. It's never been this hard to dig out a car for me in DC before. I could easily make an igloo with the 10x10x6 blocks of ice I pried up and threw in a five foot pile next to the sidwalk.

Regardless, the city has called it, so, it is what it is.

Seriously. It is crystal f-ing clear that the people complaining haven't tried to clear any of this crap themselves.

Today was a no brainer. Tomorrow is justifiable. Our city has too many entitled a-holes.

Eh, you should get off your couch, put away the giant bowl of potato chips, turn off Wheel of Fortune and go outside. The streets aren't that bad. There's people on bikes and scooters out.

Long line at Popeyes. Not too dangerous for fried chicken.

And they all have children!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor just said all the crosswalks are blocked by several feet of snow dumped by the snow plows. So kids can’t cross over to the school. It needs to be cleared by a machine but that won’t happen. Is there anywhere to report this needs doing or is it futile?

I walked to the grocery store today, stepping over snow piles at crosswalks. I survived. Those piles shouldn't keep anyone from going to school.

These are CHILDREN. For the love of God think about someone outside of yourselves for once.

Children love snow! Playing, walking, sledding…

Slipping on it and falling into busy streets!

Feel free to write your representative about having school open in the summer rather than the winter so your precious snowflake doesn't have to risk going outside in the snow and ice.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Three schools in my neighborhood are serviced by a bus route that is not operating today. None of the sidewalks are cleared and it’s a brisk 20 minute walk from the metro station on a good day. So even if we assume that the teachers are able to drive in, I’m not sure how the majority of students will get to school.

You really want to close schools because kids are going to have to stomp through 20 minutes of snow?

It's not snow. It's ice. Have you been outside???

Clearly this was written without actually going outside or considering that not every neighborhood has clear sidewalks and streets. In NE, many streets are only plowed to one lane, sidewalks are a solid sheet of ice, and people are walking in the road because they have no other option. I watched multiple snow plows try to clear the ice and fail. This isn’t about kids stomping through snow — it’s a safety issue and a liability nightmare.

Uh, no one is coming to clear your sidewalks. That's on you and your neighbors. Most will probably be bad for some time, until it warms up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC isn't open tomorrow, and it's because the streets haven't been cleared. Which in turn is because the snow/6 inch ice pack is unusually heavy, I assume. Whatever the reason, plowing is much less pervasive than usual.

I was blase about it until I killed my back trying to dig my car out this afternoon. It's never been this hard to dig out a car for me in DC before. I could easily make an igloo with the 10x10x6 blocks of ice I pried up and threw in a five foot pile next to the sidwalk.

Regardless, the city has called it, so, it is what it is.

Seriously. It is crystal f-ing clear that the people complaining haven't tried to clear any of this crap themselves.

Today was a no brainer. Tomorrow is justifiable. Our city has too many entitled a-holes.

Eh, you should get off your couch, put away the giant bowl of potato chips, turn off Wheel of Fortune and go outside. The streets aren't that bad. There's people on bikes and scooters out.

Long line at Popeyes. Not too dangerous for fried chicken.

it's funny how in dc schools are always the very last things to open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG people look at a weather report.

Yes, I'm sure Georgia Avenue was easy to drive down at 4pm this afternoon after multiple passes with snowplows and spending much of the day in the sun with cars driving over it to heat up the road.

And overnight, the melted snow on the road is going to freeze solid into black ice, the snow plowed in the parking lane is going to freeze solid into slippery little mountains obstructing cars and pedestrians. Any sidewalks that were fully cleared on Monday will be good, every other sidewalk will be a slippery mess. And it will be 10 degrees during morning rush, in a city where it rarely dips below freezing more than a handful of times in the winter, so plenty of kids don't even own proper snow boots or waterproof mittens.

Y'all do not understand how bad it was going to be tomorrow if they reopened. Even with a two hour delay, school's would be half empty and kids would be doubling up classrooms with teachers out and subs unable to get in.

AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! You could just go out and drive around and see for yourself. It's not that bad. This all seems a tad silly.

No, what is no big deal is just keeping kids home an extra day.

But by all means, I encourage you to go drive around tomorrow morning and see for yourself. Enjoy! I'm gonna sleep in.