Why can't DC have it's act together like NYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people keep comparing the resources of a city with 10 MILLION PEOPLE and a city with the ability to set a budget without having to kowtow to UNELECTED overseers for a bleeping needle exchange in the city with highest HIV rates....

Just had to blow off some steam there.

What I meant to say was that on Friday, our DCPS school's regular weekly notice had in the first paragraph was a warning that school might be closed both days and all the ways to stay in contact via twitter, text, FB, good ol' phone, etc.

There are a lot of things to complain about with DCPS, but this is not one of them.

Stay safe all!

There is a difference between a note that your school put out, and DCPS making a statement. I work in a DCPS school and we did not say/send home anything- because we had no word from DCPS.

[Anonymous]

The weather isn't static. A lot of new information came out today about the trajectory of the storm. No-one wants to close schools unnecessarily. Note, also, that DCPS spoke before the feds, metro, etc.

[Anonymous]

DCPS sent out a text around 3:00pm

[Anonymous]

And as it would be, the storm was a dud. Everything closed and it's just a rainy day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And as it would be, the storm was a dud. Everything closed and it's just a rainy day.

You are just being silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK I am the OP and I am eating some crow. Kaya must read this board.

OP, I admire your crow-eating ways. Most of us aren't big enough to admit when we got something wrong.

[Anonymous]

Back in the Barry era, DC stood for Dysfunctional City.

Much improvement since then under Williams and Fenty, but government under Mayor "One City" more and more does seem like a retro throwback to that earlier sorry time.

[Anonymous]

I know we come across as weather wimps but I would rather be that than a weather victim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the Barry era, DC stood for Dysfunctional City.

Much improvement since then under Williams and Fenty, but government under Mayor "One City" more and more does seem like a retro throwback to that earlier sorry time.

+1!!!

[Anonymous]

because D.C. is corrupt.