Snow day

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Friday Movie Day is back! Going to watch Hidden Figures for math class.

Yup! If I’m going to be treated like a babysitter than babysitter I will be.

I am happy to babysit my own kids while working a job with deadlines/deliverables in order to not have to deal with driving them back and forth to diff schools on icy hilly roads and dealing with extra HW BS on a weekend.

Exactly!! 2 hour delay makes lives harder for all working parents, teachers, and kids. This was an idiotic move by Reid and the surrounding counties as well

+100 Reid caved to the pressure of the screaming parents who need childcare.

Hi, no she didn't. Because those parents were screaming yesterday and the day before that. The weather / conditions / melt has gotten significantly better today, so they are able to open. It being a Friday is not relevant to the equation.

Reopening for half a day doesn't help parents who work FULL TIME. this is only helping SAHMs who want their kids out of the house for a few hours. It only creates extra work for working parents having to drive kids around at odd times and also dealing with extra assignments that come out of it, which is all burden on parents for zero benefit whatsoever. Again, ladies of leisure win here and working parents get stuck with extra chores.

OMG. First I’ve known quite a few stay at home dads (not more than moms but six I can name off the top of my head). Second, surprise days off make more work for SAHP (kinda like when SOME traveling spouses come home). I’ve been both a working and SAH parent. No need to pigeon-hole anyone with your presumptions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One thing is clear from this thread, we are ALL (myself included) very fragile, lol.

The Snow Day threads always just turn into a huge snake pit.

Agree.

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

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People can’t go 3-4 days without having to go somewhere?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

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People can’t go 3-4 days without having to go somewhere?

Nope. Three teenagers. Our fridge only holds enough food for 2 days max.

[Anonymous]

its embarrassing to think that people could drop into this thread and think it is representative of FCPS parents in any capacity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

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People can’t go 3-4 days without having to go somewhere?

Nope. Three teenagers. Our fridge only holds enough food for 2 days max.

Ok, but not everyone has 3 teenagers and the PP was surprised that some people haven’t left their street since Sunday. Monday to today isn’t that long.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One thing is clear from this thread, we are ALL (myself included) very fragile, lol.

The Snow Day threads always just turn into a huge snake pit.

Agree.

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And 200 pages to boot

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

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People can’t go 3-4 days without having to go somewhere?

Nope. Three teenagers. Our fridge only holds enough food for 2 days max.

Ok, but not everyone has 3 teenagers and the PP was surprised that some people haven’t left their street since Sunday. Monday to today isn’t that long.

I work from home and mainly leave the house on the weekend for groceries and errands. I often don’t need to leave the house during the week.

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So what’s the consensus: not much is happening Friday, so kids can stay home anyway? Then why even have school? Or, Friday is going to contain important instruction that cannot be missed? So why imply that it’s optional in the announcement?

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Anonymous wrote:So some of you haven’t left your home or street since Sunday?

We went to the library today to swap out books but that's the first time we've gone out of our area since Sunday, yes. We WFH, kids can walk to friends houses, no need to get out on the streets in a car and make them worse just for fun.

“For fun”. Keeping the local economy moving. lol.

But I didn't need anything? I buy local if at all possible but I had everything I needed at home until today when my kids finished the last of their library books we picked up last Friday.

+1
People can’t go 3-4 days without having to go somewhere?

Nope. Three teenagers. Our fridge only holds enough food for 2 days max.

Ok, but not everyone has 3 teenagers and the PP was surprised that some people haven’t left their street since Sunday. Monday to today isn’t that long.

I work from home and mainly leave the house on the weekend for groceries and errands. I often don’t need to leave the house during the week.

Your kids don’t do anything during the week that requires driving? How old are they?

[Anonymous]

I’m really surprised by the late night work of moving bus stops and all the other work for a short day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m really surprised by the late night work of moving bus stops and all the other work for a short day.

Surprised that not at any point while planning these new routes to try an accommodate for the obviously unsafe roads did they pause and consider - is this worth it?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m really surprised by the late night work of moving bus stops and all the other work for a short day.

Surprised that not at any point while planning these new routes to try an accommodate for the obviously unsafe roads did they pause and consider - is this worth it?

Yup

[Anonymous]

There was a school board meeting tonight. I think they rushed the decision to get ahead of it, and so part of me still thinks Reid might reconsider.