Weather Thread - Jan 10 & Jan 11

FDWxMan

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Ankeny just announced a two-hour early dismissal for the day. Which seems a little weak to me as it looks like we're at least a couple hours away from actual snow falling.
That's just it, if the heavy snow is pushing into Des Moines by 4 pm, get the buses off the road before that gridlock.

Yeah, you can get burned, but it's always made more sense than sending the kids to school, having everything go to crap and release early in the middle of it.
 

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On average its 6 degrees warmer in winter and you get 20" instead of 30" avg snowfall. If you want to call that a lot different ok, but it's not like were talking different wardrobes here.

No wind either. Do you think there’s a noticeable difference between the harshness of winters between DSM and KC?
 

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Ankeny just announced a two-hour early dismissal for the day. Which seems a little weak to me as it looks like we're at least a couple hours away from actual snow falling.

I'm usually on the "pansies easily could have had school today easily" bandwagon but never have a problem with an early dismissal.
That's just it, if the heavy snow is pushing into Des Moines by 4 pm, get the buses off the road before that gridlock.

Yeah, you can get burned, but it's always made more sense than sending the kids to school, having everything go to crap and release early in the middle of it.

This, and I'm usually the "those pansies cancelled school for a 2" snowfall" guy. But yeah, you get in a partial day, counts as a full day with no make up in June and with this kind of timing it's perfect, just get the kids home and error on the side of caution.

Also, even though school got out early and they cancelled the HS bball game coach is making the team practice tonight.
 

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That's just it, if the heavy snow is pushing into Des Moines by 4 pm, get the buses off the road before that gridlock.

Yeah, you can get burned, but it's always made more sense than sending the kids to school, having everything go to crap and release early in the middle of it.

Rationally I understand this, but as a parent it is my duty to act curmudgeonly and shame younger generations as being soft.
 

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Also, even though school got out early and they cancelled the HS bball game coach is making the team practice tonight.

So one of those "not mandatory because it can't be....but I'll make sure to notice who isn't here" practices? Sounds like a coach that is looking to get the school and themselves wrapped up in a lawsuit if a kid crashes tonight.
 
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So one of those "not mandatory because it can't be....but I'll make sure to notice who isn't here" practices? Sounds like a coach that is looking to get the school and themselves wrapped up in a lawsuit if a kid crashes tonight.

Exactly...but maybe someone wiser than him just got in his ear, just got another update that there is no practice tonight.
 

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Not exactly sure.
I'm usually on the "pansies easily could have had school today easily" bandwagon but never have a problem with an early dismissal.


This, and I'm usually the "those pansies cancelled school for a 2" snowfall" guy. But yeah, you get in a partial day, counts as a full day with no make up in June and with this kind of timing it's perfect, just get the kids home and error on the side of caution.

Also, even though school got out early and they cancelled the HS bball game coach is making the team practice tonight.

Days don’t matter it’s hours now for most schools.
 
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Trice

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I still can't get over schools dismissing because it's too hot or too cold. WTF? Next we'll hear, "The kids need to go home, it's too windy."

This I will defend. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think dismissals for heat happen much less frequently now that more buildings have AC. But having grown up in schools without it (and I'm not even that old) it was miserable and it reeked. You aren't going to learn anything in that environment.

As for cold, last winter it got so cold a couple days that buses wouldn't start. That alone pretty much seals the deal.
 

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