Snow Day Monday, January 6?

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

This was a response to the poster saying the roads aren't slick. They WILL be slick at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning as they will have refrozen. And therefore they will be dangerous. Not sure what game shows and big boy pants have to do with it.

Depends entirely on how much gets plowed today and also factors like how warm/wet it gets today (refrozen slush is way worse than snow pack that never melted). I don't get the PP's "big boy pants" comment but it's not a given that roads will be slick tomorrow at 7am. The city has actually really stayed on top of the plowing and the snow is actually really cooperating with the break this afternoon and then it looks like even this late band will be done by late evening with time to run the plows again while it's still cold and before things can get slushy.

I think a 2 hour delay tomorrow is inevitable but don't think a closure is a forgone conclusion. Commutes might be fine tomorrow. This is not actually that much snow and the city was well prepared.

Some DCPS buildings don't have heat. Take that into consideration too.

DC pays elementary school gym teachers six figure salaries, but somehow your school doesnt have heat? Please. Liar.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

You sound just some angry loser who had to work today and youre pissed others got it off. So brave and tough of you to walk outside though!

Schools are pretty shitty here. We spend a ton of money on them and don't get much in return. Even kids who do well at the "good" schools seem to only get into ho hum colleges. I just think we should expect more. People here seem to search for excuses to cancel school. It's not like this in many other parts of the country.

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Anonymous wrote:The gyms are open and the schools are closed. Reminds me of the pandemic.

Private gyms or DPR? Because rec centers are closed and surely you're not suggesting the government should force private businesses to close due to snow?

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

This was a response to the poster saying the roads aren't slick. They WILL be slick at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning as they will have refrozen. And therefore they will be dangerous. Not sure what game shows and big boy pants have to do with it.

Depends entirely on how much gets plowed today and also factors like how warm/wet it gets today (refrozen slush is way worse than snow pack that never melted). I don't get the PP's "big boy pants" comment but it's not a given that roads will be slick tomorrow at 7am. The city has actually really stayed on top of the plowing and the snow is actually really cooperating with the break this afternoon and then it looks like even this late band will be done by late evening with time to run the plows again while it's still cold and before things can get slushy.

I think a 2 hour delay tomorrow is inevitable but don't think a closure is a forgone conclusion. Commutes might be fine tomorrow. This is not actually that much snow and the city was well prepared.

Some DCPS buildings don't have heat. Take that into consideration too.

DC pays elementary school gym teachers six figure salaries, but somehow your school doesnt have heat? Please. Liar.

Do not talk about things you know nothing about. You sound like an MCPS parent more than a DCPS parent-definitely not a compliment either.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

This was a response to the poster saying the roads aren't slick. They WILL be slick at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning as they will have refrozen. And therefore they will be dangerous. Not sure what game shows and big boy pants have to do with it.

Depends entirely on how much gets plowed today and also factors like how warm/wet it gets today (refrozen slush is way worse than snow pack that never melted). I don't get the PP's "big boy pants" comment but it's not a given that roads will be slick tomorrow at 7am. The city has actually really stayed on top of the plowing and the snow is actually really cooperating with the break this afternoon and then it looks like even this late band will be done by late evening with time to run the plows again while it's still cold and before things can get slushy.

I think a 2 hour delay tomorrow is inevitable but don't think a closure is a forgone conclusion. Commutes might be fine tomorrow. This is not actually that much snow and the city was well prepared.

Some DCPS buildings don't have heat. Take that into consideration too.

DC pays elementary school gym teachers six figure salaries, but somehow your school doesnt have heat? Please. Liar.

Do not talk about things you know nothing about. You sound like an MCPS parent more than a DCPS parent-definitely not a compliment either.

DP but I am also skeptical that there are DCPS schools without heat. If there are, people should talk about it and get it fixed. It's very easy to make claims like that on here but unless you are willing to say which schools, I can't take that seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is closed so if DCPS opens I won’t be going to work. It sucks but that’s part of the consequences of living and working in different jurisdictions, and also of not following what other jurisdictions do. It’s just how it is.

What do you mean consequences? Is your thought that to teach in DC teachers must establish residence? It's an interesting policy idea...but they'd need to pay for it.

Obviously one jurisdiction can't just blindly follow their neighbor or you'd have snow days across the country in perpetuity so that's just an odd statement imho.

Consequences meaning I chose to live outside of dc so I have to use leave when they don’t close.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

This was a response to the poster saying the roads aren't slick. They WILL be slick at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning as they will have refrozen. And therefore they will be dangerous. Not sure what game shows and big boy pants have to do with it.

Depends entirely on how much gets plowed today and also factors like how warm/wet it gets today (refrozen slush is way worse than snow pack that never melted). I don't get the PP's "big boy pants" comment but it's not a given that roads will be slick tomorrow at 7am. The city has actually really stayed on top of the plowing and the snow is actually really cooperating with the break this afternoon and then it looks like even this late band will be done by late evening with time to run the plows again while it's still cold and before things can get slushy.

I think a 2 hour delay tomorrow is inevitable but don't think a closure is a forgone conclusion. Commutes might be fine tomorrow. This is not actually that much snow and the city was well prepared.

Some DCPS buildings don't have heat. Take that into consideration too.

DC pays elementary school gym teachers six figure salaries, but somehow your school doesnt have heat? Please. Liar.

How much do you think heat costs? Or do you still send wood into school with your kids for the teacher to throw in the fire?

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They haven’t plowed the snow emergency route in my neighborhood yet. So I think it’s going to be full closure tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

This was a response to the poster saying the roads aren't slick. They WILL be slick at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning as they will have refrozen. And therefore they will be dangerous. Not sure what game shows and big boy pants have to do with it.

Depends entirely on how much gets plowed today and also factors like how warm/wet it gets today (refrozen slush is way worse than snow pack that never melted). I don't get the PP's "big boy pants" comment but it's not a given that roads will be slick tomorrow at 7am. The city has actually really stayed on top of the plowing and the snow is actually really cooperating with the break this afternoon and then it looks like even this late band will be done by late evening with time to run the plows again while it's still cold and before things can get slushy.

I think a 2 hour delay tomorrow is inevitable but don't think a closure is a forgone conclusion. Commutes might be fine tomorrow. This is not actually that much snow and the city was well prepared.

Some DCPS buildings don't have heat. Take that into consideration too.

DC pays elementary school gym teachers six figure salaries, but somehow your school doesnt have heat? Please. Liar.

How much do you think heat costs? Or do you still send wood into school with your kids for the teacher to throw in the fire?

If a DCPS school is without heat (which I doubt), it's not because of lack of resources. DCPS has plenty of money and heat is a basic building function.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is closed so if DCPS opens I won’t be going to work. It sucks but that’s part of the consequences of living and working in different jurisdictions, and also of not following what other jurisdictions do. It’s just how it is.

MCPS already called it? I don’t know where yall live but roads aren’t plowed where I am. I think kids are off again tomorrow. (Also, teacher, get off DCUM and enjoy your damn snow day! Pull up a hallmark movie! Why be here of all places?)

Lots of DC kids get their only meals of the day at school, but, sure, let's cancel school for the second straight day because you prefer not to drive in snow.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is closed so if DCPS opens I won’t be going to work. It sucks but that’s part of the consequences of living and working in different jurisdictions, and also of not following what other jurisdictions do. It’s just how it is.

MCPS already called it? I don’t know where yall live but roads aren’t plowed where I am. I think kids are off again tomorrow. (Also, teacher, get off DCUM and enjoy your damn snow day! Pull up a hallmark movie! Why be here of all places?)

Lots of DC kids get their only meals of the day at school, but, sure, let's cancel school for the second straight day because you prefer not to drive in snow.

It's not PP's decision, or yours. So your anger is misplaced. The mayor makes decisions according to what's safe vs. how to feed kids. It's a very difficult decision. If you feel strongly about it, try to contact her office.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Mmkay. Enjoy having your kids home tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone pointed out earlier, the reason MCPS closes more often is because the county is so huge and staff tend to work much farther than they live, so commuting isn’t tenable. That being said, Bowser needs to consider many, many dcps staff don’t live in DC…. Therefore, she should be considering their safety rather just assuming everyone can public transport in.

It is possible for people to drive in the snow. I visited another state once in the winter and people were doing it like it was no big deal. They weren't even, like, mountain men. It was just regular people.

Thanks, genius. Just because your area is plowed and safe, doesn’t mean everyone’s is. Clearly all you seem concerned with is yourself and your conditions (and attempting snark on the internet vs basic common sense)

PP here. Nothing is plowed in my neighborhood. The roads aren't slick either. If the roads aren't dangerous, then kids belong in school.

Everything will refreeze overnight. Foresight isn't in your wheelhouse, huh?

It's winter. It's snows. Things freeze. It's what happens and it doesn't have to be traumatizing if you don't want it to be. You can just turn off the game shows, put on your big boy pants and walk outside and see for yourself.

You sound just some angry loser who had to work today and youre pissed others got it off. So brave and tough of you to walk outside though!

Nailed it.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is closed so if DCPS opens I won’t be going to work. It sucks but that’s part of the consequences of living and working in different jurisdictions, and also of not following what other jurisdictions do. It’s just how it is.

MCPS already called it? I don’t know where yall live but roads aren’t plowed where I am. I think kids are off again tomorrow. (Also, teacher, get off DCUM and enjoy your damn snow day! Pull up a hallmark movie! Why be here of all places?)

Lots of DC kids get their only meals of the day at school, but, sure, let's cancel school for the second straight day because you prefer not to drive in snow.

No. Sorry. You all tried this line during COVID. You don’t give a damn about The Poor Kids. You want YOUR OWN KIDS in the building, and think playing the bleeding heart card bolsters your case. It does not.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS is closed so if DCPS opens I won’t be going to work. It sucks but that’s part of the consequences of living and working in different jurisdictions, and also of not following what other jurisdictions do. It’s just how it is.

MCPS already called it? I don’t know where yall live but roads aren’t plowed where I am. I think kids are off again tomorrow. (Also, teacher, get off DCUM and enjoy your damn snow day! Pull up a hallmark movie! Why be here of all places?)

Lots of DC kids get their only meals of the day at school, but, sure, let's cancel school for the second straight day because you prefer not to drive in snow.

Because school food is disgusting, they just throw it away anyway and somehow always have money for junk food. This argument is played out and tired.