Dcps 2 hour delay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

[Anonymous]

For what it's worth, our preschool, which follows DCPS for inclement weather decisions, decided to close instead of opening late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

You had 5 days notice to develop a solution to a totally foreseeable challenge. Maybe next year a little less time on the chat board and more time working on improving your life skills?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am confused... I had no issues walking around with my dog this morning. Not slippery at all. As for sidewalks... give people some time! We shoveled ours at 7am and all our neighbors were out doing it as well. That's what a 2 hour delay is for! I also got to work fine by driving, roads were clear and buses were running on my driving route as normal.

Well, lucky you.

I left our house at 10. I walked down Porter to the Metro in Cleveland Park.

2 houses had shoveled other than us and the elderly neighbor we shoveled out. Snow was pushed up on the curbs by the plows making crossing the street difficult. I take my toddler with me, so this was a rather challenging commute. Then, on the corner, only Walgreens and the Fire Department had shoveled. The urgent care, Siam, Subway, and Dolan were not shoveled.

Husband reports 34th was not much better as he walked our oldest to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

You had 5 days notice to develop a solution to a totally foreseeable challenge. Maybe next year a little less time on the chat board and more time working on improving your life skills?

Holy crap you are nasty! New poster but seriously stunned at your tone. Really hope you're not a parent or teacher. Maybe a walk in the snow will cool you off a little bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

You had 5 days notice to develop a solution to a totally foreseeable challenge. Maybe next year a little less time on the chat board and more time working on improving your life skills?

What a nasty nut job you are. I'm not talking about MY kids specifically, I'm talking about ALL kids who face the compromised bus situation, and there are a lot of them. But of course, a person like you who is completely self centered would think that others are too.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

You had 5 days notice to develop a solution to a totally foreseeable challenge. Maybe next year a little less time on the chat board and more time working on improving your life skills?

What a nasty nut job you are. I'm not talking about MY kids specifically, I'm talking about ALL kids who face the compromised bus situation, and there are a lot of them. But of course, a person like you who is completely self centered would think that others are too.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?

THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.

It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.

No, with detours and delays it takes the bus 45 minutes to an hour to arrive while kids are standing in the freezing cold. And then if you have to transfer there's another block of waiting time. You'd have to LEAVE one to two hours in advance just to get there "on time" for the delayed time.

You can't figure that out?

You had 5 days notice to develop a solution to a totally foreseeable challenge. Maybe next year a little less time on the chat board and more time working on improving your life skills?

What a nasty nut job you are. I'm not talking about MY kids specifically, I'm talking about ALL kids who face the compromised bus situation, and there are a lot of them. But of course, a person like you who is completely self centered would think that others are too.

Good luck.

Agree with PP minus the nut job part. Seriously let's all relax!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Metro is not closed, FYI.

Kids in the city tend to take the bus, not the train. 75% of bus lines are shut down.

where did you get that stat? I dont think that is accurate at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Metro is not closed, FYI.

Kids in the city tend to take the bus, not the train. 75% of bus lines are shut down.

where did you get that stat? I dont think that is accurate at all.

Which stat? About the kids or the bus percentage?

[Anonymous]

And now we just got an email from our kid's school that aftercare is cancelled. Anyone else?

Luckily we're working at home and live near the school, but how inconvenient for parents who actually had to go into work today after the 3-hour delay. They basically have to turn around and come right back since no aftercare. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now we just got an email from our kid's school that aftercare is cancelled. Anyone else?

Luckily we're working at home and live near the school, but how inconvenient for parents who actually had to go into work today after the 3-hour delay. They basically have to turn around and come right back since no aftercare. Ugh.

This is Shepherd, btw.

[Anonymous]

DCPS canceled all after school programs. So dumb. Why did they open in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Powell aftercare canceled as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And now we just got an email from our kid's school that aftercare is cancelled. Anyone else?

Luckily we're working at home and live near the school, but how inconvenient for parents who actually had to go into work today after the 3-hour delay. They basically have to turn around and come right back since no aftercare. Ugh.

Same here. This is a complete fiasco.