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Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

I guess I've missed the posts where people think schools should be closed, but I've been following this for quite a while.

I think some schools and surrounding areas have been cleared more than others, that people in the better cleared areas cannot comprehend anything else, and these people therefore assume those of us in areas where there are real, significant risks are babying our kids by saying the county should clear their own sidewalks.

Where are the better cleared areas? I saw this low-level N Arlington diss at some point in recent days. Langston Blvd and Wash Blvd are a mess. Both main walkways for kids for multiple schools.

Also both these roads have stretches where a kid could be walking on an uncleared sidewalk or climbing over mounds of snow and is right next to rushing traffic or would need to step directly into a traffic lane with busy traffic to get around an obstacle. Many people are dealing with this.

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Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

I guess I've missed the posts where people think schools should be closed, but I've been following this for quite a while.

I think some schools and surrounding areas have been cleared more than others, that people in the better cleared areas cannot comprehend anything else, and these people therefore assume those of us in areas where there are real, significant risks are babying our kids by saying the county should clear their own sidewalks.

Where are the better cleared areas? I saw this low-level N Arlington diss at some point in recent days. Langston Blvd and Wash Blvd are a mess. Both main walkways for kids for multiple schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

I guess I've missed the posts where people think schools should be closed, but I've been following this for quite a while.

I think some schools and surrounding areas have been cleared more than others, that people in the better cleared areas cannot comprehend anything else, and these people therefore assume those of us in areas where there are real, significant risks are babying our kids by saying the county should clear their own sidewalks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

I guess I've missed the posts where people think schools should be closed, but I've been following this for quite a while.

I think some schools and surrounding areas have been cleared more than others, that people in the better cleared areas cannot comprehend anything else, and these people therefore assume those of us in areas where there are real, significant risks are babying our kids by saying the county should clear their own sidewalks.

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Anonymous wrote:One of the biggest causes of broken arms in kids is monkey bars, yet we have these on elementary playgrounds.

One of the biggest causes of death in kids is car accidents, yet kids ride in cars every day.

I know a kid who broke his leg tripping over the curb, yet we still have curbs.

You can't live your life with zero risk or based on anecdotes.

Nobody is talking about zero risks. Reading comprehension on DCUM. SMH

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Anonymous wrote:One of the biggest causes of broken arms in kids is monkey bars, yet we have these on elementary playgrounds.

One of the biggest causes of death in kids is car accidents, yet kids ride in cars every day.

I know a kid who broke his leg tripping over the curb, yet we still have curbs.

You can't live your life with zero risk or based on anecdotes.

Nobody is talking about zero risks. Reading comprehension on DCUM. SMH

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

Anonymous wrote:One of the biggest causes of broken arms in kids is monkey bars, yet we have these on elementary playgrounds.

One of the biggest causes of death in kids is car accidents, yet kids ride in cars every day.

I know a kid who broke his leg tripping over the curb, yet we still have curbs.

You can't live your life with zero risk or based on anecdotes.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

It does happen. It happened to my teen a couple of years ago (we weren’t in Arlington at the time). He is a big kid, so the idea that all kids are low to the ground doesn’t track in our case, but he managed to break his arm. Not sure why you’re so resistant to the reality that people (including kids) can slip and get injured on the ice. I entirely support going back to school but I will push back insistently against the contention that kids aren’t at risk of falling and getting hurt on icy pathways.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.