I blocked the right lane of Rockville Pike during rush hour for about 45 minutes a few months ago when my car's fuel pump decided to crap out on my commute. The tow truck that arrived briefly gridlocked an intersection. I wanted to dissolve into the ground from mortification at the inconvenience I caused other drivers and the police officer who had to stay there. If I knocked out power to 100,000 people and potentially kept some schools from opening, I think I'd never leave the house again, and probably move away.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

Why? It was an accident. Obviously he didn’t intend to crash into a power line and remain suspended in the air, with his life at risk, for multiple hours. The entitlement and selfishness on this thread is unreal.

I think they’re mostly ridiculous, too, but I’ll admit, the more I think about it, the less sure I am where the line is. If I accidentally crash my car into someone’s home, my car insurance is supposed to pay for the damages, right? I've never heard of that applying to the damage done to public structures or roads, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't.

And why isn’t Pepco to blame? Doesn’t seem like they are acting very expeditiously. I remember the 24 hours it took them to restore power in MoCo during a snowstorm. In Virginia, the lights would be on by now.

Did you see the pictures?

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Anonymous wrote:If teachers and bus drivers live in that area, it will affect other schools.

Huh? Why? You don’t think it’s going to be possible to drive out of that area?

Without power, I could not shower, blow dry my hair and get ready for work. So, no - I am not going in.

I honestly can’t tell if this poster is serious. You can’t go to work if you can’t blow dry your hair? Where I grew up (Midwest) this would clearly be a joke, but people in the DMV are… special.

Plus, water isn’t off— power is.

No Metro service at Wheaton, apparently.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

Why? It was an accident. Obviously he didn’t intend to crash into a power line and remain suspended in the air, with his life at risk, for multiple hours. The entitlement and selfishness on this thread is unreal.

I think they’re mostly ridiculous, too, but I’ll admit, the more I think about it, the less sure I am where the line is. If I accidentally crash my car into someone’s home, my car insurance is supposed to pay for the damages, right? I've never heard of that applying to the damage done to public structures or roads, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't.

And why isn’t Pepco to blame? Doesn’t seem like they are acting very expeditiously. I remember the 24 hours it took them to restore power in MoCo during a snowstorm. In Virginia, the lights would be on by now.

New topic: how weren’t they electrocuted?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

Why? It was an accident. Obviously he didn’t intend to crash into a power line and remain suspended in the air, with his life at risk, for multiple hours. The entitlement and selfishness on this thread is unreal.

I think they’re mostly ridiculous, too, but I’ll admit, the more I think about it, the less sure I am where the line is. If I accidentally crash my car into someone’s home, my car insurance is supposed to pay for the damages, right? I've never heard of that applying to the damage done to public structures or roads, but I'm not sure why it wouldn't.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

Why? It was an accident. Obviously he didn’t intend to crash into a power line and remain suspended in the air, with his life at risk, for multiple hours. The entitlement and selfishness on this thread is unreal.

Truly unreal! It’s an important lesson in the fact that we’re all connected. People may think they only have to worry about what happens to their home and their school and their workplace, but they’re wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:If teachers and bus drivers live in that area, it will affect other schools.

Huh? Why? You don’t think it’s going to be possible to drive out of that area?

Without power, I could not shower, blow dry my hair and get ready for work. So, no - I am not going in.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

Why? It was an accident. Obviously he didn’t intend to crash into a power line and remain suspended in the air, with his life at risk, for multiple hours. The entitlement and selfishness on this thread is unreal.

Anonymous wrote:If teachers and bus drivers live in that area, it will affect other schools.

Huh? Why? You don’t think it’s going to be possible to drive out of that area?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…

MCPS just sent out a communication that notes 44 schools without power, plus 6 central office facilities. Sounds to me like they are planning for a closure.

Lawyer pilot should be fined to cover all these costs.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

According to the recent message 44 out of 200 schools. So, not a handful. And facilities that deal with buses and food services.

Last year the teachers said it would be no big deal to hold classes outside. If that was true, it should be no big deal to hold them inside without power.

If teachers and bus drivers live in that area, it will affect other schools.

Anonymous wrote:MCPS wouldn’t close all the schools in the county due to a handful of schools without power, right?

Way more than a handful…