Wait for it... wait for it... wait for it..... CLOSE EVERYTHING!!!

[hotacidbath]

I'm in Wisconsin and my brother is in Minnesota (Minneapolis to be specific, where snowfall brought down the football stadium). Snow is the norm here so we rarely ever close. We had about a foot of snowfall on Saturday and I was still out walking around and people were out driving. It was also -20F for a few mornings when I was walking to class, but we're now at a balmy 7F. In my entire life in the Midwest, I've only had school canceled 3 times. Once in elementary school, once in high school when it snowed in May, and once last year when it was 14 inches and plows weren't getting through fast enough.

 

[KnifeyMcStaberson]

I live in South Dakota, one inch means we are probably still playing golf. more than 4 feet? well you can stay at a friends house in town.

 

[DazBurger]

Here in Denmark nothing ever closes over a little snow

 

[master m99]

i have a snow day right now =) though i did just walk around all day in knee deep snow (im kinda short) so i guess thats ok, though there was once i got a snow day when there was no snow at all exept in our head teacher backyear lol =P

 

[DenSomKastade]

we got half a meter of snow here in Stockholm, just normal business I guess... =P

 

[Turtleboy1017]

I'm in California, so who the fuck cares.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

I love how an inch or two of snow in the UK can turn the entire country into a scene of turmoil. Scotland's tweleve inches though and I can see the problem...

 

[HotPocket]

Hello dear Escapist, a little background information 1st. Live in the southern united states, just north enough to get snow/sleet, but just south enough for the shcool board to *Pun not intended* freeze up when it does finally hit. Today, December 17, we had less than an inch of solid snowfall. The school system shut down all schools in about 10 counties.

So here is the question, my friends, how do those in positions of authority near you react to snow? Do you live in an area where you never recieve it and dont have to worry about it? Do you live where snow is a constant, something that simply becomes part of the norm? Do you live where any amount of snow causes almost complete sociotal breakdown? Share with us your tales of intrest!

EDIT: Huh, didn't know there were so many N.C. member around here.

We have about a foot and no closed school

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

We get a fair amount of snow fairly regularly up here in Canadia, so it needs to be like a foot or two of snow to consider any closures. Granted some days there should be more closures than others, but we're stubborn like that.

 

[Hemlet]

I live around Edmonton, Alberta, so unless the snow is waist high and the wind-chill drops the temperature to something ridiculous, then school will be open.

 

[ThatLankyBastard]

I live in the Maritimes, (Canada BTW), and if we don't get more than 3 feet of snow in 1 night there's school...

Strange though, considering we got off school for the whole week because of rain...

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

Hello dear Escapist, a little background information 1st. Live in the southern united states, just north enough to get snow/sleet, but just south enough for the shcool board to *Pun not intended* freeze up when it does finally hit. Today, December 17, we had less than an inch of solid snowfall. The school system shut down all schools in about 10 counties.

So here is the question, my friends, how do those in positions of authority near you react to snow? Do you live in an area where you never recieve it and dont have to worry about it? Do you live where snow is a constant, something that simply becomes part of the norm? Do you live where any amount of snow causes almost complete sociotal breakdown? Share with us your tales of intrest!

EDIT: Huh, didn't know there were so many N.C. member around here.

When I was in elementary/Highschool, we'd get a 1 foot snow fall every day for two days, and the buses would be about an hour late. Now both my parents left for work before I even got up in the morning, so it's not like I could ask them for a drive in.

I would still get detention because the bus never showed and I had to walk 30 min to get to school. Their excuse: I should have asked a neightbor to drive me in.

Like I'm going to inconveniance my neightbors because the school's fucking buses are run by idiots

 

[Spiner909]

"Are you secretly the president of Madagascar?"
Sir! A man in Brazil coughed!
Close everything nao@!@!@!@!!!1

As far as I know, it has never snowed in my area of North California. Schools were closed due to some floods once though.

 

[(whitty name here)]

Im near Toronto Canada, last year, we didnt have a single snow day. Which sucks. This year, in the past 2 weeks, we've missed a total of 5 days of school.

Today was a snow day actually.

Really? In Waterloo neither high school or elementary schools have been closed to my knowledge.
The university never closes.

Keyword in this situation is near
Technically part of simcoe/ muskoka area

So snow belt then? That would make more sense. I thought you meant Mississauga.

I want to go to Playdium now. Thanks.
But yes Snow Belt.

 

[Sexy Street]

The people around me are retarded. They don't close the schools even if the people who live far away can't even drive around. They only cancel school if they cannot get to the main office which is MILES away from where I live.

 

[Optimystic]

We don't have snow days in Florida - we have hurricane days instead.

 

[imnot]

England so, Go bat shit bonkers and close everything.

 

[Grufflenark]

I'll be honest, I have never experienced that the schools have had to close because of snow where I live, Norway, even though we do get lots of snow.

This, there can be -20 degrees and alot of snow but the schools wont be closed.

 

[MrJoyless]

Columbus Ohio here, it seems totally random at times here

One day we closed because of the threat of severe snow around noon, kids got off, then no snow awesome

Other times when it gets too cold for children to stand outside and wait for the bus we close, normally if the wind chill is below -15

but normally its because the plows are unable to attend to the main roads enough to make them safe ie 4-6 inches overnight etc.

 

[Bobzer77]

In Ireland if there is any sign of snow on the ground we take the day off whether school is on or not