What about this Friday?

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Anonymous wrote:Code Red tomorrow - Schools closed

Got the message many many minutes ago

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4 snow days now when the geniuses at MCPS only planned for 1 snow day in the calendar. And we’re not even in February yet

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Anonymous wrote:And.... we're closed. So much for education

Give me a break.

You've already had a long break. Plenty of time to shovel your car out.

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Anonymous wrote:4 snow days now when the geniuses at MCPS only planned for 1 snow day in the calendar. And we’re not even in February yet

But we got videos!

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I wonder how insanely gouged the quotes from local contractors who offered to assist MCPS were. I cannot imagine anyone offered to assist at a reasonable rate

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I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

Your driveway is your problem. Most people had to go to work a couple of days ago.

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It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

+1 this

Also similar walls blocking walkways

All of those have plenty of footsteps in them demonstrating that they're passable.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder how insanely gouged the quotes from local contractors who offered to assist MCPS were. I cannot imagine anyone offered to assist at a reasonable rate

Yeah the $ they coulda used to pay for cleanup went to trying to research a failed bus tracking app and a long list of others stuff that has been discussed ad naseum on this forum. There is no $ to prioritize for cleanup and safety of schools after an unprecedented snow and freezing rain storm. So they closed.

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It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

+1 this

Also similar walls blocking walkways

All of those have plenty of footsteps in them demonstrating that they're passable.

When a Larla and Larla is injured, are you picking up that care and tab, Elrich County, Taylor MCPS?

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It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

I entirely agree. It's actually fun to walk on top of the ice without sinking in it! But the more pressing issue for most people is/was the snowplow wall at the end of their driveways. It took me days to clear it!

+1 this

Also similar walls blocking walkways

All of those have plenty of footsteps in them demonstrating that they're passable.

Well yes I can climb over them. My 6 yo needs help. Neither of us has any mobility issue. What about the numerous grandparents that are in charge of drop offs/pick ups? My parents are able to walk pretty well but I wouldn't want them climbing over these things. At their age an injury can literally shorten their life.

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In all seriousness, why are the schools not plowed as part of the county plowing? Why are some of the schools still unplowed at this point? Haven’t they contracted with someone to plow?

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Anonymous wrote:They’ll be back Tuesday. Try to stay calm y’all.

If they're not back Monday everyone in office should be voted out. That is a total collapse of the bare minimum government services

This is also a once in a decade storm. Once in a lifetime pandemic. What's next oh?

It was easier to chip away at it on Monday than today. People waited until later hoping for melting but temps remained below or around freezing
And Monday will be over a week since the storm ended. That is a colossal failure if they can't get schools back open in a week.

You would have had a stroke in 2009.

That was back to back storms. This is one storm that they will have had over a week to clear. Christ people, if you can't handle the snow, move south!

It isn’t the soft snow that is the issue which was the case in 2009, just tons of it. This is ICE thick and heavy and packed into the snow so that it is timely and difficult and requires different tools and manpower to remove. Very unusual storm for this area.

Which means you can walk on it when you need to. Yes, you really can-- look at all the footsteps. And since it's cold, you don't need to worry about it melting and refreezing.

You are an idiot. I just walked over the ice to get to the walk path at Suburban outpatient today and it was not easy like you make it out to be. If a grown ass adult was having difficulty can you imagine the little kids - if they slip and fall the same parents who wanted the school to open will be suing the school.

In my neighborhood the county sidewalks have not been shoveled and same goes to the sidewalks in the shopping center near us. My neighbor's son was breaking off ice in their driveway this morning.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

It's quite literally a race to the bottom. Some people might be disadvantaged therefore no one gets whatever it is... I'm so tired of it.

And it’s not like the whole equity parade helps disadvantaged students either. It’s a weird way of levelling the playing field that has no correlation to real life - no one can have nice things because there are some kids who will unfortunately be left out

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I am so happy that our childcare will be open tomorrow. Omg

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Anonymous wrote:You are not talking about equity. Giving everyone the same thing is NOT EQUITY. It may be more fair in some cases but stop pretending it is tantamount to fixing racial disparities. GMAFB and PLEASE use a dictionary before using the word "equity" and tell your friends to do so as well.

As far as child care goes, these programs cost hundreds of dollars a month and some have limited capacity. They also do not serve families that need care during nontraditional hours and those families are disproportionately Black and Brown. These programs are inherently inequitable like so many other things but serve a societal good by keeping kids safe and making it possible for more people to go to work and earn income. Keeping child care closed could mean some children are less safe because their parents can't access proper child care. They are also less likely to be on screens all day, and their parents lose income. Why on earth ANYONE would think it is a better choice to force them all to stay closed just because they all can't open is beyond me. To use the term "equity" to justify such a choice is unbelievably stupid.

It's why that term has fallen so far out of favor and views like this are easily caricatured by Republicans.

I’m a democrat and I’ve come to hate the word equity. So many people use it to just stop any progress. I’m surprised MCPS hasn’t banned AP classes because they are not accessible to all students (meaning that there are some students who are not able to keep up with the AP curriculum or lack the foundation for advanced work).

It's quite literally a race to the bottom. Some people might be disadvantaged therefore no one gets whatever it is... I'm so tired of it.

And it’s not like the whole equity parade helps disadvantaged students either. It’s a weird way of levelling the playing field that has no correlation to real life - no one can have nice things because there are some kids who will unfortunately be left out

Because they aren't leveling the playing field. They are just taking away the playing field instead of putting in the resources so everyone can access it. They dgaf about equity and that is why it doesn't work.