Quit Closing the F..... Schools!

geez, a little snow
a little ice
big deal

I grew up with that and lots of it

people act like they are afraid of it here

and closing schools means we have to figure out what to do with our kids too! School may not be a "babysitter" but its where they are expected to be and when they close without a bit on any major roads or even minor roads, just some dirt roads back in the hills, I think that sucks!

Therefore they don't know how to drive or walk on it. Last night a pickup truck tried to get fancy in front of me, slid sideways, and literally did a 360 around me. If there had been anyone else on the road, he'd have wiped out a few of them. This morning I drove into work and saw several cars spinning out or sliding across lanes of traffic. The only reason there weren't more accidents is because there were so few people out.

Even so, I passed at least four crosswalk signs lying crumpled on the side of the road, and countless street signs, and one of those large light posts that had to be hit with a lot of force.

All that in a few miles on a day when 70% of the traffic stayed home.

That's why they close the schools. Too much risk, too much property damage, to much damage to the streets and signs, and too much chance that someone will lose control and slide into a bus stop. It's not about the snow, it's about what people know how to drive on.

Now, send an 80 degree heat wave to Chicago and people start dying, though the same temperature here is considered brisk. But send us ice, and I'm keeping my kids at home, whether they close the schools or not. I don't want their lives to depend on the driving skills of thousands of people who have driven on ice less than three times in their entire lives.