Winter Angst

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Treeguy

Depends where you are, some places it takes 2 feet of snow, others 2 inches.

Here in the Portland area, if the forecast says we might get some sprinkles that won't stick (which is about the "worst" that happens every few years), all the schools close and some businesses do, too.

Quite a contrast to where I grew up - Chicago. Despite the weather there, in my 4 years of HS, my school was only closed one day - when the boiler broke. I'd walk the four blocks to school in snow that was at least 2 feet deep all the time. No biggie.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Freddy

Do the schools in your area have a "no school, no after school activities" policy?

Yes, in VA. Our county is so huge (how huge is it?), that if it's bad in one part, they have to close if for all, and sometimes it looks downright silly. A few yrs back I lost 19 games due to our snowmageddon!

Originally Posted by Treeguy

others 2 inches.

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

Texas

Here, if the local weather person sees it on radar in an adjoining state the night before, we might as well hang it up. They certainly error on the side of caution here.

For this season, I have my only make-up game left tomorrow afternoon.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Here in the Portland area, if the forecast says we might get some sprinkles that won't stick (which is about the "worst" that happens every few years), all the schools close and some businesses do, too.

Quite a contrast to where I grew up - Chicago. Despite the weather there, in my 4 years of HS, my school was only closed one day - when the boiler broke. I'd walk the four blocks to school (up hill, both ways) in snow that was at least 2 feet deep all the time. No biggie.

Fixed it for you.

[Rich]

It was touch and go whether we'd have school locally -- the wind chill was about -30 last night and when that happens, kids are put in danger standing outside waiting for school buses and many districts close.

We had a snow day area wide on Wednesday, though, so school districts were probably loathe to close -- only 3 districts set a 2 hour delay.

It's still below 0 (it's -3) with a -17 wind chill at 10:30AM. My still wet hair froze between the school and the car last night after about a 200 foot walk.

[maven]

Originally Posted by maven

Don't know if it's an issue, but a number of schools (including the one hosting my game for tonight) are closed today. Second game I've lost this season.

False alarm: the visitors want to play, the superintendent approved. Game on!

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

What the he11 is snow?

Ah, shaddap.

(Although, there's very little left here after two days of rain and 45 degrees.)

Anyway, I don't know for sure whether it's an actual policy here, but I can't recall ever seeing a day where school was cancelled and the games there that day weren't postponed. I've only lost one date to weather thus far.

[rockyroad]

Grew up in Alaska...we had one day in my 13 years of school (counting kindergarten, guys) when school was cancelled. Big blizzard blew through and knocked out power on a weekend and the pipes in the school froze. Back in school on Tuesday.

In Washington State, we have had two days already where they have cancelled school. One inch of snow the first time, and the second day was a FORECAST of freezing rain...it never happened but they cancelled anyway. Geesh...

Liability issues say if school is cancelled, all activities must be cancelled also.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Adam

Imagine every school in a given district having to cancel school due to a gas leak....

Oh, ok. Got it... thanks!

[Raymond]

Ohio U. had to cancel a game this week because an armed robber was on the loose.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by grunewar

Here, if the local weather person sees it on radar in an adjoining state the night before, we might as well hang it up. They certainly error on the side of caution here.

And here, weather in an adjoining state can be A) an indicator of what the weather might be 2 days from now; B) a remnant of what the weather was 2 days ago; or C) completely irrelevant to our weather, past or future.

[SNIPERBBB]

Originally Posted by #olderthanilook

Michigan



Texas

Carolina's.. 0.5 inches

Kentucky... someone thought about snow.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Ohio U. had to cancel a game this week because an armed robber was on the loose.

In Virginia-ese, locally, that would mean "Congress was in session!"

[maven]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Ohio U. had to cancel a game this week because an armed robber was on the loose.

Were you able to pick up something else that night?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by grunewar

In Virginia-ese, locally, that would mean "Congress was in session!"

I was thinking something similar....and he's still in the White House.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

Carolina's.. 0.5 inches

Kentucky... someone thought about snow.

Last Friday's games got cancelled locally because 1 inch of snow was forecast for the afternoon. The inch came and the resulting traffic changed my 30 minute commute to about 80 minutes.