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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We recently moved from Boston and things would have been business-as-usual with such a light dusting as today. But here in VA, daycares close and nannies say they can’t travel, even though it’s a light snowfall! We are WFH so that still continues, and we have to juggle kids or cancel meetings. Should we just set our mind to accepting it?[/quote]

I’m from Michigan (6-12” of heavy, wet lake effect snow is normal) and North Dakota (minimal accumulation at times, awful visibility as very light crystals are whipped around, unsafe temperatures).  DC is a totally different climate, with different budgeting needs and different priorities.  They don’t close for fog, worried about kids getting hit at bus stops.  They don’t close when it’s -10 or -20 and too cold for kids to be at the bus stop.  Instead, they worry about so many drivers from even warmer climates trying to tackle roads that experience rain followed by a cold snap, creating visible and black ice.

Rule of thumb in this area: plan ahead.  If the feds call it, nannies for feds don’t go in.  If your school calls it, daycare might be closed.  And this area (more than most) will call a snow day based on expected rather than actual accumulation, that way they don’t have to worry about getting kids home.[/quote]

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