Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:46     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:Woodson pyramid here and we have thick sheets of black ice on most roads except the main one. Bus stops have black ice and have only gotten thicker through the day. Delay is the safest choice.


Black ice is not thick and does not get thicker.

What you are seeing is just regular ice, not black ice.

Black ice is very thin. It looks like wet spots on the pavement.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:45     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Woodson pyramid here and we have thick sheets of black ice on most roads except the main one. Bus stops have black ice and have only gotten thicker through the day. Delay is the safest choice.


This is not accurate


Hard to argue delay isn’t the safest choice. Can’t see black ice before the sun comes up
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:45     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All our neighborhood roads are ice with a rare patch of bare asphalt. Main roads are fine, ordinary. On all of our neighborhood roads, we are sliding all over the place. Even in low gear going slow.

- outside the beltway. Woodson HS pyramid


Same pyramid and agreed. Our neighborhood is rough.


I drove around Woodson this evening.

Roads are fine over there.


I'm betting that you didn't drive near my house, which is about 15 minutes away in the pyramid, because all we have is ice.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:44     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:Woodson pyramid here and we have thick sheets of black ice on most roads except the main one. Bus stops have black ice and have only gotten thicker through the day. Delay is the safest choice.


This is not accurate
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:43     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All our neighborhood roads are ice with a rare patch of bare asphalt. Main roads are fine, ordinary. On all of our neighborhood roads, we are sliding all over the place. Even in low gear going slow.

- outside the beltway. Woodson HS pyramid


Same pyramid and agreed. Our neighborhood is rough.


I drove around Woodson this evening.

Roads are fine over there.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:42     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think that the call will probably occur around 8pm, no matter if it is a delay or closure or no change.

Which is silly because nothing will impact decision in the next half hour. Just update already.

+1
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:33     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:By now a decision should be made. I hate this crap about not saying anything. Even if we are going on time tomorrow they should say so. Parents need time to make plans.


No change is a decision. Schools will open on time tomorrow. Honestly? We got a slight dusting of snow. The kids will be fine.


I’m usually the first to criticize FCPS for closing for small amounts of snow, but the super-cold temps have left large swathes of ice on neighborhood streets. I don’t see how kids or busses will be able to navigate them safely. I think a two-hour delay would be reasonable.


+1 This--all of it.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:29     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:By now a decision should be made. I hate this crap about not saying anything. Even if we are going on time tomorrow they should say so. Parents need time to make plans.


No change is a decision. Schools will open on time tomorrow. Honestly? We got a slight dusting of snow. The kids will be fine.


I’m usually the first to criticize FCPS for closing for small amounts of snow, but the super-cold temps have left large swathes of ice on neighborhood streets. I don’t see how kids or busses will be able to navigate them safely. I think a two-hour delay would be reasonable.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:29     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:I think that the call will probably occur around 8pm, no matter if it is a delay or closure or no change.

Which is silly because nothing will impact decision in the next half hour. Just update already.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:28     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
I think that the call will probably occur around 8pm, no matter if it is a delay or closure or no change.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:25     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Last time they made the call at 730 so we will see. There really should be a message either way based on surrounding counties decisions.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:21     Subject: Re:Bets on late start Monday
You all want them to text/email every time someone speculates that there could be a delay or closing? I do not. No news means no change - that's clear to me.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:21     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:By now a decision should be made. I hate this crap about not saying anything. Even if we are going on time tomorrow they should say so. Parents need time to make plans.


No change is a decision. Schools will open on time tomorrow. Honestly? We got a slight dusting of snow. The kids will be fine.

It’s icy which is worse than the dusting of snow that caused a delay earlier this month.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:20     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
So the decision should still communicated. Surrounding counties are delayed because of weather and icy roads. If on time, fine. But tell us.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2025 19:17     Subject: Bets on late start Monday
Anonymous wrote:By now a decision should be made. I hate this crap about not saying anything. Even if we are going on time tomorrow they should say so. Parents need time to make plans.


No change is a decision. Schools will open on time tomorrow. Honestly? We got a slight dusting of snow. The kids will be fine.