Friday's "snow?"

[Anonymous]

Looks like it’s getting nasty out there a portion of 270 around Montrose is shut down due to multiple collisions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher and MCPS parent here. With opening on time, now we’re supposed to leave earlier than normal to clean off our cars and account for snow on the roads. I’m leaving at the normal time and I hope my colleagues do too.

Yes, you’re supposed to clean off your car and account for snow like every other working professional out there.

[Anonymous]

Worst call ive ever seen during all my years at mcps. The roads arent plowed. At high schoolers drop off Staff was outside trying to melt and clear snow instead of directing traffic. Sand/salt truck was adding their material while students were trying to walk across the lot. I nearly wiped out pulling out if the school. Really dangerous and bad call. A delay was the obvious choice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many teachers can’t make it in and all the subs are canceling. What a bad call.

Why is the rest of the world able to report to work in this snow but not teachers?

Businesses stay open to make money, so their employees have to try to make it to work, but what makes you think they aren’t having any trouble getting there? Schools are also different because places of employment that draw 1000+ employees daily don’t usually have a high percentage of walkers (sidewalks are untreated) nor a bunch of inexperienced drivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

A lot of accidents being reported by Mr Piringer. Two hour delay for rain but no change for legit snow and ice………….. an “educated” decision?

Look at his post history. Accidents happen without snow, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The county should always err on the side of caution. If the snow isn’t significant, oh well, no one was in danger. However, if the snowfall is dangerous like it is today, people are put at unnecessary risk. Anyone who complains about a “bad call “when there wasn’t enough snow to justify a delay is a jerk.

People complain about "bad calls" when the forecast clearly indicates that conditions will be reasonable to drive on. Today's conditions are in a middle zone. They ended up being reasonable to drive on, but if it had been much worse than predicted, then it may have been advisable to delay.

But, if the school is only going to build in a single snow day to the calendar, then we really need to open on days like today. It would be different if we added another 4 days to the year.

+1. I think it was fine to open today, but a delay would have been within the zone of reasonable. Even without considering the calendar days issue, kids have to go to school. We can't "err on the side of caution" every time. That doesn't properly balance the limited safety issues from driving in a small amount of snow with the need to educate kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher and MCPS parent here. With opening on time, now we’re supposed to leave earlier than normal to clean off our cars and account for snow on the roads. I’m leaving at the normal time and I hope my colleagues do too.

Yes, my MCPS HSer left early to clear their car and drive slowly and carefully to school. That’s what every car commuter does when it snows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im bethesda chevy chase area it has already snowed at least an inch and is still snowing

So am I, but the roads are fine to drive as little has accumulated and there’s less traffic than usual. I don’t understand the people who think that any form of precipitation warrants school delay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Looks like it’s getting nasty out there a portion of 270 around Montrose is shut down due to multiple collisions

lol. That video just shows the roads are fine. It's the people that are the problem. Delays don't fix people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

A lot of accidents being reported by Mr Piringer. Two hour delay for rain but no change for legit snow and ice………….. an “educated” decision?

Look at his post history. Accidents happen without snow, too.

What a moronic response. We arent talking about drunk drivers we are talking about children being pit in harms way by the school

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have updates on bus crashings?

[Anonymous]

Y'all complain either way, and you don't make any better calls than MCPS. It's the only actually-predictable call: no matter what, people will be whinging on DCUM about it.

Yes, the "rain delay" earlier in the week was overly cautious, and closing childcare was a major obstacle for parents. But because y'all whined and complained and lit up the way you always do, they made a far less cautious call today and here we are. It's a slippery mess out there, at least one of the buses to Blair crashed on University (my kid is still sitting in another one, stuck in traffic with nowhere to go).

Maybe if parents didn't whine like toddlers over weather delays, we'd get better calls? You live in MoCo. We don't do plowed or properly salted roads here. Your kid's school WILL close for weather. Budget that into your life and stop complaining, because the alternative, the crap we're seeing today, is actually dangerous for our kids.

[Anonymous]

The person who's responding to every post as devils advocate sure ain't at work

[Anonymous]

Clarksburg is EXTREMELY icy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher and MCPS parent here. With opening on time, now we’re supposed to leave earlier than normal to clean off our cars and account for snow on the roads. I’m leaving at the normal time and I hope my colleagues do too.

Yes, my MCPS HSer left early to clear their car and drive slowly and carefully to school. That’s what every car commuter does when it snows.

I can’t fathom a working professional who refuses to account for changing conditions so that they can be at work on time. If it rains, even in the summer, I leave earlier because I know people drive more slowly. We teach our kids to think not about the time events start but rather to think about the time they need to leave the house to get there on time when an event starts.