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[Anonymous]

I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2 hr delay on Monday?

I’m think that as well. Hopefully it gets announced asap so that people can plan. This snow is not going anywhere before Monday. A delay will at least give folks a fighting chance to get to school in one piece.

They are parents that don't want 18 year old baby driving in the snow because of school..

Baby can take the bus. 🚎 Or they can keep baby home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

This is going to be a mess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

So what’s the current situation? Are they plowed?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

So what’s the current situation? Are they plowed?

I walked by the local elementary school (my kids are in hs now), and the parking lot is only half plowed. Many spots are still covered under mountains of ice, and there is no neighborhood parking.

It’ll be interesting to see if it’s cleared by Monday, because I don’t know where the building staff would park otherwise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

You don’t own a shovel? How long have you lived here?

Five years - I never needed a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted. If I may “whine” a little (for therapeutic reasons), the earliest I can get a shovel delivered is Monday night, my condo association just told me they don’t have any available to loan me, and the maintenance men who are making use of said shovels are not working on unblocking cars from their parking spaces. They’re shoveling the walkways… apparently. My courtyard is still pure ice. I guess I’m going to have to interact with my neighbors so I can borrow a shovel. Ugh. That means I’ll need to have hour-long conversations about someone’s kidney stones or heart problems.

The last two Januarys we had significant snow where you would have needed a shovel. You should always shovel your car out asap in case of emergencies. I’m going to assume you don’t have kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

You don’t own a shovel? How long have you lived here?

Five years - I never needed a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted. If I may “whine” a little (for therapeutic reasons), the earliest I can get a shovel delivered is Monday night, my condo association just told me they don’t have any available to loan me, and the maintenance men who are making use of said shovels are not working on unblocking cars from their parking spaces. They’re shoveling the walkways… apparently. My courtyard is still pure ice. I guess I’m going to have to interact with my neighbors so I can borrow a shovel. Ugh. That means I’ll need to have hour-long conversations about someone’s kidney stones or heart problems.

The last two Januarys we had significant snow where you would have needed a shovel. You should always shovel your car out asap in case of emergencies. I’m going to assume you don’t have kids.

Actually, I didn’t need a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted enough that it didn’t impede my car. Now I know! I’ll be prepared for the next snow/ice fall, for sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

So what’s the current situation? Are they plowed?

DP
About half the buses in the lot are cleared and the other half are blocked in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work at a school that has to have teachers park in the neighborhood. If the streets aren’t plowed to allow for parking, there is no where to park.

So what’s the current situation? Are they plowed?

DP
About half the buses in the lot are cleared and the other half are blocked in.

Will they be able to get people to come in this weekend and clear them?

[Anonymous]

I’m seeing a lot of big trucks with plows and skid steers out clearing piles of snow from turn lanes and parking lots today. I assume those efforts will continue over the next few days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

A shovel won’t work. At least at first. If it’s plastic, you’ll probably break it. Get a crowbar or a broomstick and poke at the snow. You have to break though the layer of ice to get to the power underneath.

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I don’t have a crowbar and my broomstick is plastic! So frustrating! I’ll probably need to uber to work next week.

How about a hammer? Exactly how unprepared and incompetent are you? Seems almost deliberate at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

A shovel won’t work. At least at first. If it’s plastic, you’ll probably break it. Get a crowbar or a broomstick and poke at the snow. You have to break though the layer of ice to get to the power underneath.

Thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, I don’t have a crowbar and my broomstick is plastic! So frustrating! I’ll probably need to uber to work next week.

How about a hammer? Exactly how unprepared and incompetent are you? Seems almost deliberate at this point.

No need to be mean. Sure, I’ll try a hammer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

You don’t own a shovel? How long have you lived here?

Five years - I never needed a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted. If I may “whine” a little (for therapeutic reasons), the earliest I can get a shovel delivered is Monday night, my condo association just told me they don’t have any available to loan me, and the maintenance men who are making use of said shovels are not working on unblocking cars from their parking spaces. They’re shoveling the walkways… apparently. My courtyard is still pure ice. I guess I’m going to have to interact with my neighbors so I can borrow a shovel. Ugh. That means I’ll need to have hour-long conversations about someone’s kidney stones or heart problems.

The last two Januarys we had significant snow where you would have needed a shovel. You should always shovel your car out asap in case of emergencies. I’m going to assume you don’t have kids.

Actually, I didn’t need a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted enough that it didn’t impede my car. Now I know! I’ll be prepared for the next snow/ice fall, for sure.

How could your car have been shoveled out for the last two Januarys? There was quite a bit of snow.

You also should keep ice melt on hand to treat the area around your car. Also, you need an ice scraper and brush to keep in your car.

[Anonymous]

I think the issue on Monday is going to be wind chills (my phone tells me a Feels Like of 0 at 7am) and sidewalks/bus stops. They won't want kids waiting in the cold for buses, and then add in the old logic of "the bus stops aren't clear." My kid walks to school (there is a large walker population at our MS) and about half the sidewalks have been touched, so they'd have to walk on the main road. The MS school lot and sidewalks are clear, FWIW.

Realizing they DO have to go back to school at some point, but it's just a mess between the snow not going anywhere, buses actually getting through on the (now) narrow roads/pathways with the ice piled and walkers.

Tuesday, however, looks substantially better and we might actually see some melting! So yay for that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do teachers really think it's unsafe for them to go to school?
(Not talking about kid and bus safety).

I find it unreasonable and unreal. That's exactly why they get a bad rap for being whiny.

If you want an honest answer, you should refrain from using the unnecessary ad hominem attack.
As a teacher, I’m not worried about my own safety. I’ll work on de-icing my car this weekend, and I’ll get to school early enough to avoid possible parking lot disasters.

I am worried about the kids and the busses, though.

Have you really not had to leave your house yet? Is your street not plowed at all or something?

I can’t back my car out of its parking space and I don’t own a shovel. I’ll figure something out. I’m from the South and just wasn’t prepared for this kind of thing. I didn’t know snow could turn into hard immovable blocks of ice - I hate it.

You don’t own a shovel? How long have you lived here?

Five years - I never needed a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted. If I may “whine” a little (for therapeutic reasons), the earliest I can get a shovel delivered is Monday night, my condo association just told me they don’t have any available to loan me, and the maintenance men who are making use of said shovels are not working on unblocking cars from their parking spaces. They’re shoveling the walkways… apparently. My courtyard is still pure ice. I guess I’m going to have to interact with my neighbors so I can borrow a shovel. Ugh. That means I’ll need to have hour-long conversations about someone’s kidney stones or heart problems.

The last two Januarys we had significant snow where you would have needed a shovel. You should always shovel your car out asap in case of emergencies. I’m going to assume you don’t have kids.

Actually, I didn’t need a shovel before. The snow was soft or melted enough that it didn’t impede my car. Now I know! I’ll be prepared for the next snow/ice fall, for sure.

How could your car have been shoveled out for the last two Januarys? There was quite a bit of snow.

You also should keep ice melt on hand to treat the area around your car. Also, you need an ice scraper and brush to keep in your car.

I have a scraper and brush for my car, thankfully. I live in an apartment complex, so the parking lot is mostly cleared out but there is a large block of ice behind my car that I need to remove. I’ll figure something out. I don’t understand why people need to disparage me for not having a well-developed “home and car repair” skill set, but I’m a teacher and it is my instinct to be kind and encouraging to people who are still learning.