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75Plus:
Bernd, I am always amused that North Central NY gets all the snow while Buffalo gets all the press!! :lol:
Joe
AdeV:
--- Quote from: Bernd on January 05, 2010, 09:52:32 AM ---6" of snow shuts you guys down. :lol:
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Make that 1"! Sometimes, even the threat of snow is enough to close schools & other public "services"...
Of course, part of the problem is, severe snow is not a common problem over here; and in places where it is frequent (think: Scotland, North Yorkshire, etc.) they're generally much better prepared for it. The UK media is notoriously "southern centric" - so the only time snow really makes the news is if it's due in or around London - when it's a catastrophe...
John Hill:
Sunday was another scorcher and we had a six hour drive just when the air con decided not to work (Ford of course). It was a nice warm 38 degrees C in the cabin most of the way. :coffee:
raynerd:
I`d just like to make a point in defense. It isn`t the lazy arse teachers who can`t get into work, I was there at 7am shovelling snow! It is the health and safety brigade that close the school. The school H&S officer makes a decision as to whether it is safe for 1300 kids to be walking around the pathways and also they take into consideration wheather parents will be able to collect students after school! Especially a high school, some of our students live up to 10 miles away which is fair treck. Last thing they want is kids stuck at school with parents not able to get their cars out to collect them. It is also much harder to close a school during the day when kids have been dropped off and that is why they have to make an early decision.
If I`m being honest, they decided at 4pm today that our school is also closed tomorrow! I have to say, I`m not complaining, would you be? :ddb: :ddb:
Gerhard Olivier:
State of our country-
I drove in to work 1hour no probs
Sat there while most of my patients canceled or just didnt bother to show up. And drove home 1 hour no problems.
The bit worth thinking is the 4 that did show up on time for their appointments where between 70 and 81 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And all of them could ---The rest couldn't.
Gerhard
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