***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
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I remember that one like it was yesterday. I went to grocery store with my mom. Just to keep her company, and I wanted to get out in it. I remember being in the dairy section when all of a sudden there was a huge flash of bright light and loud, loud thunder.
Everyone is the store stopped and looked around with the “ohhhhhhh ****” face. It was incredible.
Yeah, dry attempts at humor often fall flat.The **** jokes are not as funny as you guys think.
Current forecast has 3-5" for Thursday evening in my area. Wee!!!! More sledding with the kids!
I grew up in Des Moines and went to a metro school. It had to be apocalyptic for DSM to close.
Agreed. Humor is another thing that shouldn’t be attempted dry.
Just giving you a hard time.
I do think people are quite a bit softer nowadays than in the past, but maybe also just more rational too? Some things are just not important enough in the scheme of things to put your life at risk for. Or they are things that can just be done from home now too... including school.
I'm guessing school gets called sooner so parents can figure out child care needs for the upcoming day.
Not to mention...it ain't the kids making the decision to school off!
I wish I went to the school where the kids get to make the call on snow days lol!
Another thing to mention with DSM proper vs suburbs, there are cars all over the streets in DSM, snow ordnance or not, it just adds extra time to everything.
For sure. My neighbor has a car they didn’t move.
Honestly, if you think about it, it’s amazing how fast cities and counties can clear things up. All those miles of roads.
Wondering if liability is more of a concern these days and school districts not wanting to get sued for kiddos or drivers getting hurt, getting frostbite while waiting for the bus, etc.
Schools are cancelled earlier today for two reasons, childcare for many is a major problem when school in not in session, that was less of a problem 40 years ago as most moms were not working, so someone was at home to watch the kids.
Litigation is the 2nd reason, no supt. wants to get sued for student's getting injured on the way to school, and then sit there and be asked in court, "Why did you go to school, when all the neighboring schools let out or cancelled?"
Litigation is the 2nd reason, no supt. wants to get sued for student's getting injured on the way to school, and then sit there and be asked in court, "Why did you go to school, when all the neighboring schools let out or cancelled?"
That was the worst one in my lifetime. Got out of school for five days. Had to help my dad on his rural mail route scooping out the mailboxes.
A lot of the concern is these days many school bus drivers are 75-80 years old.
Lived on Friley all four years. Won an intramural wrestling championship because of a 4 inch snow fall. My competitor lived in Boone and chose not to make it for the finals, which were held in Beyer. So won by forfeit. I never complained about a 4 inch snow fall after that.
I think it has to be sustained noise. I'd have to read through again, but I believe that's the case
Yeah, 30 years ago when I was in grade school, it was very common for school buses to get stuck in snow drifts, peoples driveways, and even go in the ditch when you'd have the ditches full and there were borderline white out conditions.
It's a minor miracle no one got hurt, and even more miraculous that school districts never got sued over it.
It's a minor miracle no one got hurt, and even more miraculous that school districts never got sued over it.