Super User Lund Explorer Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 When I grew up in Detroit only the main streets were plowed, never the side streets. We walked to school and school was never closed, somehow the teachers always managed to drive to school. In suburban and rural areas kids were bused, I really don't remember if school was closed for them or not. Detroit has enormous salt mines underneath the city, salt no problem, but paying for it today is. Up here in the sticks when I was growing up, the townies were expected to walk and the buses either ran on the main roads, or just didn't bother to. If they did run, you were expected to make your way to a main road to get picked up. These days, if the buses don't run, there's no school and it is made up for in June. It's always funny to see all the country kids playing out in the snow, riding their snowmobiles all over, or ice fishing because it wasn't safe to go to school. Even more fun to pick on the teachers who don't get the day off, but are expected to add an extra week to the school year before they get the summer off! Quote
Milton Waddams Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 These days, if the buses don't run, there's no school and it is made up for in June. It's always funny to see all the country kids playing out in the snow, riding their snowmobiles all over, or ice fishing because it wasn't safe to go to school. Even more fun to pick on the teachers who don't get the day off, but are expected to add an extra week to the school year before they get the summer off! I have a hard time feeling bad for the teachers having to go a couple extra weeks before a 2 month break. Let's see you get to set at home and not work when it snows and is extremely cold and you also get to set at home and not work when it is extremely hot during the summer. You can do this while you make fun of the mechanic and repair men that work on your things because they are not educated and dumb. My sister and s-i-l who are both teachers know not to even try and complain about their jobs or poke fun at those who don't teach. Especially since I work on their cars and do most of the repair work around their houses. Quote
B-Dozer Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 These days, if the buses don't run, there's no school and it is made up for in June. It's always funny to see all the country kids playing out in the snow, riding their snowmobiles all over, or ice fishing because it wasn't safe to go to school. Even more fun to pick on the teachers who don't get the day off, but are expected to add an extra week to the school year before they get the summer off! I have a hard time feeling bad for the teachers having to go a couple extra weeks before a 2 month break. Let's see you get to set at home and not work when it snows and is extremely cold and you also get to set at home and not work when it is extremely hot during the summer. You can do this while you make fun of the mechanic and repair men that work on your things because they are not educated and dumb. My sister and s-i-l who are both teachers know not to even try and complain about their jobs or poke fun at those who don't teach. Especially since I work on their cars and do most of the repair work around their houses. They sit around on their time off, while you fix their cars and houses? That DOES make them smarter than you! : Quote
Super User Tin Posted January 12, 2011 Super User Posted January 12, 2011 A solid 18" here and more coming....was thunder and lightning during the snow this morning. Quote
GTrombly Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 Just got home from 16 hours shoveling. White gold baby! Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted January 13, 2011 Super User Posted January 13, 2011 RW, regarding the list of all the school closings you posted, I'm curious as to which one you attend. Is it Whus University? ;D Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 13, 2011 Author Super User Posted January 13, 2011 Planning to be on the river Saturday and a local lake Monday. I hope Walley-World still has their Gortex Kotex on sale. I'll pick some up for you, too. ;D ;D ;D Quote
lynyrdsky1 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 This is a reason I very much dislike Memphis. 105 in the summer and 15 in the winter. Why can't we have average weather patterns like everyone else :'( Quote
Super User eyedabassman Posted January 13, 2011 Super User Posted January 13, 2011 That is a Wisconsin gift we sent you! Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 13, 2011 Super User Posted January 13, 2011 I don't care about 50-80" of snow we get every winter, but 12° F? COME ON, MAN! Quote
lynyrdsky1 Posted January 13, 2011 Posted January 13, 2011 I don't care about 50-80" of snow we get every winter, but 12° F? COME ON, MAN! Haha ok I get the point :-X. Quote
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