Thurs Feb 13 predictions: delay closed open on time?

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

This is an exaggeration. If you look at the MoCo circuit court for example, they’ve closed on 3/4 days the schools closed and on that third day of closure in early January when everyone was losing their minds, they still had a delay. They’re not the only place. Many workplaces are very open all the time but there is a range.

Oh good lord.

The Circuit Court is conservative because of people don't show up for court (perhaps because they have to stay home with their kids?) the consequences are really bad.

Now do the county government. And look at delays too.

I have personally found many local businesses to be closed 3 out of these 4 days. The schools are more conservative, but not wildly so. Yesterday they weren’t at all.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

Most of those non school workplaces don't have 200+ parking lots to clear.

There are many more than 200 parking lots in private businesses in the county and they each manage to clear them without a multi billion dollar budget

I'm sure you understand that MCPS has centralized crews for clearing snow, not one dedicated to each school. It takes some time.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

This is an exaggeration. If you look at the MoCo circuit court for example, they’ve closed on 3/4 days the schools closed and on that third day of closure in early January when everyone was losing their minds, they still had a delay. They’re not the only place. Many workplaces are very open all the time but there is a range.

Oh good lord.

The Circuit Court is conservative because of people don't show up for court (perhaps because they have to stay home with their kids?) the consequences are really bad.

Now do the county government. And look at delays too.

I have personally found many local businesses to be closed 3 out of these 4 days. The schools are more conservative, but not wildly so. Yesterday they weren’t at all.

Lol that is funny. I actually commuted to work on most of those days. Tons of people out and about, businesses open while DCUM claimed roads were impassable.

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Anonymous wrote:It's going to be on-time. I don't think people realize how warm it is supposed to be tomorrow and Wednesday night. It's going to be above freezing by 10am. And it will stay above freezing. Ice won't be an issue on Thursday.

Why is freezing rain predicted this afternoon?

It's not. Rain is.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

Most of those non school workplaces don't have 200+ parking lots to clear.

There are many more than 200 parking lots in private businesses in the county and they each manage to clear them without a multi billion dollar budget

I'm sure you understand that MCPS has centralized crews for clearing snow, not one dedicated to each school. It takes some time.

Are you under the impression typical businesses have dedicated crews for each site?

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I predict ice turning over to rain making for a mess in the AM

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

Most of those non school workplaces don't have 200+ parking lots to clear.

There are many more than 200 parking lots in private businesses in the county and they each manage to clear them without a multi billion dollar budget

I'm sure you understand that MCPS has centralized crews for clearing snow, not one dedicated to each school. It takes some time.

Are you under the impression typical businesses have dedicated crews for each site?

+1 exactly
The reality is businesses open because if they don't they lose revenue and can't survive. MCPS will get its tax revenue either way so what's the problem with keeping administrators home until every single parking lot is completely cleared. Who cares about parents that have paid for and rely on child care provided in schools? That's not their problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I predict ice turning over to rain making for a mess in the AM

Same. I’m assuming there will be a 2 hour delay tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:I predict ice turning over to rain making for a mess in the AM

Rain makes it sloppy, not dangerous. Worry about getting your pants wet isn't a reason to delay or close.

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Anonymous wrote:I predict ice turning over to rain making for a mess in the AM

Is it actually supposed to be under freezing anywhere in the county overnight? I don’t see a delay. And I am not one to have an issue with delays.

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Have they ever had a code red day followed by an on-time opening day? I don't recall.

[Anonymous]

It's going to be above freezing from now through the end of the school day tomorrow. I think they will open on time.

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It’s above freezing now and will stay that way through tomorrow. Roads are already cleared in many places and snow is melting (it was already the type prone to quick melt). It’s going to be 53 Thursday - there’s really no excuse for a delay.

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I predict a 2 hour delay.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't think of any time when it opened on time following a closure. I think they will be worried about ice and have a delay.

That would be an irrational fear. It is going to be well above freezing in the morning.

But why make the employees go to work on time if you don't have to?

Just stop!
~not a teacher, but so tired of the ignorance

It's not ignorance to look around and notice how many days this year MCPS offices have been closed or delayed for "weather" while all non school workplaces have been open on time.

Most of those non school workplaces don't have 200+ parking lots to clear.

211 to be precise.
7 bus depots from where busses go to
13,024 stops.
County in charge of 500 square miles.