IATTBYB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah, I didn't really meet an out-stater until college where I roomed with a guy from Cassopolis. He was always barefoot, in overalls with no shirt. Seriously. A brilliant Lil Abner!Hell, that's not fair. After all, Cassopolis is practically in Indiana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Our superintendent made a comment to a family friend earlier this year saying that he wasn't going to call off school unless it was an absolute emergency. He hates making the days up at the end of the year. He's pretty much stuck to that. That said, we didn't even have a delay today but a lot of the area schools were either delayed two hours or closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They have schools in the UP? /jk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hell, that's not fair. After all, Cassopolis is practically in Indiana.That explains it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Just call us flinty....there is ice all over the joint here in Chicago and has been for weeks. Our sidestreets and alleys don't get ploughed and there are mounds of snow which will be there until well into the spring at this rate. So many mornings I just want to stay home, but alas, I have to get out and brave the traffic, etc. Just one week here in this crap would send the average southerner over the edge. LouieB yeah, everytime i think "chicago would be a great place to live, i should move there" i imagine the winters there and shudder. i am happy to be non-flinty and am definitely one of those wimps obama was making fun of. i think one day in that weather would put a not so average southerner over the edge, i limit my visits to my mom to spring time, and every few years i forget about winter and show up at christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have to say, this winter has been brutal. Last winter was very long in its own way, lots of cold for many months, but when the snow is this high AND it is cold, it is really difficult. It is a constant topic of conversation here. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah, Lou - and to think we're not even halfway through the winter. Evidently last night's snowfall here was the 5th largest in history. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah, Lou - and to think we're not even halfway through the winter. Evidently last night's snowfall here was the 5th largest in history.How much did you guys end up getting? We missed this one for a change, but it stretched from Texas to the east coast....it was a big one. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilco Worshipper Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yup, no school here again. Apparently the 5th out of the past six Wednesdays we've had severe snowstorms. In my daughters' school system, we just officially went into our 1st of non-existent planned Snow Days. Luckily, our town gets out quite a bit earlier than the rest of this area. So this doesn't hurt us as much as it will some of the other locals. They're pulling from their April/Spring vacation now so as not to be going to school in July. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 How much did you guys end up getting? We missed this one for a change, but it stretched from Texas to the east coast....it was a big one. LouieBAbout 13" here. I think I shoveled a ton of the stuff. Glad I did it, though - it's supposed to be 0 tonight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My joke here in Chicago is that with one breath, the weather/transport people say not to go out unless you have to, then with the next say joyfully that the Chicago Public Schools are open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Hell, that's not fair. After all, Cassopolis is practically in Indiana. That explains it! Heyyyyyyyyy! We got 5+ inches here and schools are closed. It was very powder puffy light dusty snow, though. Pretty and easy to shovel! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 My joke here in Chicago is that with one breath, the weather/transport people say not to go out unless you have to, then with the next say joyfully that the Chicago Public Schools are open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Looks like I'm with Isadorah, since I'm about as non-flinty as they get when it comes to cold weather. Not to say it never gets bad here, it's just that it comes and goes quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Heyyyyyyyyy! We got 5+ inches here and schools are closed. It was very powder puffy light dusty snow, though. Pretty and easy to shovel!I kid!5" this morning. Everything open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My joke here in Chicago is that with one breath, the weather/transport people say not to go out unless you have to, then with the next say joyfully that the Chicago Public Schools are open.It should be noted, as it was on the news last night, that the Obamas kid's school was closed yesterday, but the Washington Public Schools were open. The Obama kids have never gone to public school. It is not unusual for private schools to close up at the drop of a hat even up here in the frozen north, but the public schools, which get money per day from government sources, often stay open if at all possible. Also public schools, particularly large urban districts, take it as their mission to have a place where kids can go, be cared for, and get meals, so that closing is really counter to that philosophy. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Just call us flinty....there is ice all over the joint here in Chicago and has been for weeks. Our sidestreets and alleys don't get ploughed and there are mounds of snow which will be there until well into the spring at this rate. So many mornings I just want to stay home, but alas, I have to get out and brave the traffic, etc. Just one week here in this crap would send the average southerner over the edge. LouieB Without a doubt. But, August in Texas ain't a picnic...especially considering it is preceeded by June and July and closely followed by August. There isn't any spring or fall in Texas. Just two months of winter and 10 months of varying degrees excessive heat and humidity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Without a doubt. But, August in Texas ain't a picnic...especially considering it is preceeded by June and July and closely followed by August. There isn't any spring or fall in Texas. Just two months of winter and 10 months of varying degrees excessive heat and humidity.You got that right. I never tire of relating how I was in Brownsville once in the summer and it was over 90 at 8 AM. That shit ain't for wimps either.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenbobblehead Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 One of the reasons public schools also remain open, especially in large urban areas is that many of the kids walk to and from school or they take public transport. Private schools, especially private DAY schools, all the kids are driven in. I can tell you that my niece's private boarding school (where she is a day student) almost never closes because of weather because many of the faculty and just about all the kids live right on campus. Now, having said that, the Obama flinty comment is still getting some serious play around here, complete with TV polls about whether he should apologize for calling us all wussies. Hey, anyone who thinks that three inches of snow in DC isn't a big deal needs to look at the snow removal budget for the area. I thought it was funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I like the word 'flinty'. I'm gonna use it before the end of the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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