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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?![/quote]

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.[/quote]

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

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Buses are still covered in ice.[/quote]

Probably. They don't take that long to clear.  I can't imagine they would do much until the morning-of.  I don't know how MCPS does it, but where I grew up, each driver cleared their own bus.[/quote]

LOL  You think a 5’ tall bus driver can clear 20 feet of ice off the top of a bus at 6 AM. [/quote]

There are a variety of long-reach hand tools and equipment for that job. Some places have buses drive under something that clears the top. I haven't seen those at MCPS bus depots, but there's a lot I can't see.

There's also the "thermal release" method.  You may do this with your car.  Start the heaters well in advance.  After an hour or so, a thin layer above the roof will melt, and the snow will slide off more easily. Not OSHA approved, but quite effective.[/quote]

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