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[quote=Anonymous]I also grew up in a cold climate (Alaska), but I don't think that's a fair comparison.

People in cold climates - individual families and communities - invest in cold-weather preparation because it is needed frequently.  Engine block heaters, enclosed bus stop shelters, good coats/hats/boots.  You know that life will shut down for three months every year if you don't.

Here, those things are "needed" maybe once or twice a year.  Some years, not at all.  Should FCPS really spend money on engine block heaters that'll be used once a year?    I'd be first to call that a waste of money in this climate.

And by the way, none of our buildings in Alaska had air conditioning.  People complained when the temperature exceeded 75 degrees.  But even though we complained, nobody bothered to install A/C, because it just isn't worth it for the one or two occasions per year that it would be turned on.  Here, I have A/C because I'd be miserable all summer without it.  Different equipment for different circumstances.

Anyway, my personal philosophy for THIS region is that I'd support a 2-hour delay when it's really cold, simply so that you don't have lots of kids waiting in the dark for buses that may not show up.  But most importantly, whatever the policy is, I wish it were a standard, published, objective policy.  Something like "when actual low temperatures over the county average 10 F or less", or "when the NWS forecasts 5 F of lower for a majority of the county, including windchill", so that families and schools can plan for it.  The only really annoying thing is not having any idea what they'll decide to do on any given super-cold day.[/quote]

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