OT: Off-Topic, again.

[Bye Bye Blueston]

they are canceling school in Niagara Falls because it’s too cold. Yes, too cold in Niagara Falls.

Did the Falls freeze?

 

[BigFatCat999]

Did the Falls freeze?

Oh yes.

3 weeks ago

 

[PredsV82]

My horseless carriage drinks 93 octane. What I do miss however is when the grades were a dime apart.

Oh yeah this 60 to 80 cent surcharge is just pure greedy. You know the gas wholesale cost isn't that different

 

[Legionnaire11]

I think that's best. I know it seems strange for northerners but weather related closures probably save a few lives.

I've been pleasantly surprised with our local school district, They've cancelled 4-5 times already this winter, once for cold temperatures. It helps now that every kid has a school issued chromebook and they have to do online classes when school is cancelled. It depends on how much notice the teachers have, they either do it fully on their own with lessons that the teachers have loaded up, or they will do a zoom class. Plus there are no makeup days at the end of the year thanks to this setup.

 

[Armourboy]

I've been pleasantly surprised with our local school district, They've cancelled 4-5 times already this winter, once for cold temperatures. It helps now that every kid has a school issued chromebook and they have to do online classes when school is cancelled. It depends on how much notice the teachers have, they either do it fully on their own with lessons that the teachers have loaded up, or they will do a zoom class. Plus there are no makeup days at the end of the year thanks to this setup.

That would suck if you were the kid. The best part of snow days is not having school

 

[adsfan]

I think that's best. I know it seems strange for northerners but weather related closures probably save a few lives.


Gas at "my" Thornton's was $2.79. Last week it was $2.67. It just jumps around and I try to time my driving to get the sale weeks.

Most gas stations have lower prices on Monday and/or Tuesday and increase it on Thursday morning at 10 AM local time.

I will guess that is supply and demand. People will fill up before a weekend trip.

That doesn't mean that prices don't go up for holidays or if terrorists in Nigeria blow up a pipeline and cause a change in the world market for oil.

 

[PredsV82]

I've been pleasantly surprised with our local school district, They've cancelled 4-5 times already this winter, once for cold temperatures. It helps now that every kid has a school issued chromebook and they have to do online classes when school is cancelled. It depends on how much notice the teachers have, they either do it fully on their own with lessons that the teachers have loaded up, or they will do a zoom class. Plus there are no makeup days at the end of the year thanks to this setup.

I hate this. It makes it far too easy to cancel class and then the parents have to both scramble for childcare and be the teacher for the day. Our school system has cancelled several days where there was really no problem, basically just to get a long weekend. It's a free day off for them since they don't have to make it up at the end of the year. Used to be if they would be more circumspect about canceling because every missed day was made up in the spring

That would suck if you were the kid. The best part of snow days is not having school

See above. It sucks worse for the parents

 

[Viqsi]

I hate this. It makes it far too easy to cancel class and then the parents have to both scramble for childcare and be the teacher for the day. Our school system has cancelled several days where there was really no problem, basically just to get a long weekend. It's a free day off for them since they don't have to make it up at the end of the year. Used to be if they would be more circumspect about canceling because every missed day was made up in the spring


See above. It sucks worse for the parents

Best workaround I'm aware of is going back to having extended families together. But given my personal biases towards that sort of thing that may very well be me going "I know what the solution is! Extended families! What was your problem again?"

 

[PredsV82]

Best workaround I'm aware of is going back to having extended families together. But given my personal biases towards that sort of thing that may very well be me going "I know what the solution is! Extended families! What was your problem again?"

Alas, my wife and I are both only children and our elderly mothers are too frail to watch our autistic son

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Best workaround I'm aware of is going back to having extended families together. But given my personal biases towards that sort of thing that may very well be me going "I know what the solution is! Extended families! What was your problem again?"

My solution is I just use up most of my vacation days every year on kids sports/sickness/school days/whatever. Because with kids I can't afford vacationy vacations anyway, so...

 

[BigFatCat999]

Well, hell froze

 

[Legionnaire11]

Actually, Hell is about an hour west of Detroit

Hell, Michigan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Adz]

I hate this. It makes it far too easy to cancel class and then the parents have to both scramble for childcare and be the teacher for the day. Our school system has cancelled several days where there was really no problem, basically just to get a long weekend. It's a free day off for them since they don't have to make it up at the end of the year. Used to be if they would be more circumspect about canceling because every missed day was made up in the spring


See above. It sucks worse for the parents

Certainly child care is a problem. Even the usual methods often don't work when weather is too bad for travel. However, I also know there are parents who aren't as conscientious as you are regarding what they'd be wearing when waiting for the bus. When I taught PreK and we never closed for weather I remember a kid whose dad would just let her wear whatever. It was 4 degrees outside and she wore summer shorts and shirt and a pair of Jellies. No coat. Granted he was not the primary caregiver and a pushover but he allowed the 4 year old to make that decision! "No school" would have kept her home, though honestly I can't be sure he wouldn't have sent her out to play in that, you can't fix stupid, but if even one kid is spared frostbite due to a stupid parent I'm "for" that.