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re: School Closures 1/17
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:18 am to trussthetruzz
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:18 am to trussthetruzz
quote:Go on....
We’ve known for about a week now an arctic blast was coming. They should have taken the necessary precautions to prevent any issues.
What precautions should've been taken exactly?
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Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:19 am to WillieD
quote:
Like what?
Burning textbooks for warmth. Kids ain’t reading em anyways
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:20 am to WillieD
quote:The same things everyone does when there is a potential freeze.
Like what?
At bare minimum, have maintenance confirm that exposed pipes are properly insulated/wrapped.
Make sure heating systems are functioning properly.
This isn’t the first time Louisiana has had cold weather.
Last time snow stuck to the ground was in 2008.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 11:24 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:21 am to Locoguan0
This morning I talked to my daughter in Chicago. They were at -7, wind chill at -20. And schools were open.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:22 am to doublecutter
quote:”Can you imagine kids waiting for the bus in -7 degree weather?!” - OT
This morning I talked to my daughter in Chicago. They were at -7, wind chill at -20. And schools were open.
“Umm…yes.” - Chicago, and probably every else in the world
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:23 am to Locoguan0
They don’t want kids waiting for busses in single digit weather? Seems logical for a population that is not accustomed to that type of cold nor has the proper gear to withstand it.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:24 am to Locoguan0
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This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:25 am to trussthetruzz
quote:
We’ve known for about a week now an arctic blast was coming. They should have taken the necessary precautions to prevent any issues. Now everyone gets an extra day off because a few people were lazy
Actually, DOTD has apparently gotten ready for the weather in that they have been salting the bridges overnight. I can't recall that ever happening in Louisiana.
The I-10 Basin Bridge is still closed due to sheets of ice.
I don't normally agree with most of these closings in advance, but with the ice storm last night, this one was probably a good idea.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:29 am to Old Man and a Porch
quote:
Do you want 4, 5 and 6 year old children standing in potentially 15 degree weather to catch a bus?
I have a 6 year old and he'll be fine. You do realize kids up north go to school this time of year as well?
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:30 am to notbilly
quote:All these southern baws are weaker than the northern city dwellers.
You do realize kids up north go to school this time of year as well?
No wonder the north won.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:33 am to Scruffy
Driving around up north and out west in the winter is pretty eye-opening. Those people go full send regardless of what's going on outside. Foot of snow and 50mph winds and the plows haven't passed yet? F'it, going to subway for lunch.
I also got to see a truck smashed into a guardrail, one wrecked into a gigantic rock, and one that sent himself off a cliff. Those people are fricking nuts.
I also got to see a truck smashed into a guardrail, one wrecked into a gigantic rock, and one that sent himself off a cliff. Those people are fricking nuts.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:34 am to Locoguan0
Y'all don't forget to tip your kid's bus drivers next time you see them.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:35 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Drive through BR on a random Thursday and you see that too…including the hurtling off a cliff.
I also got to see a truck smashed into a guardrail, one wrecked into a gigantic rock, and one that sent himself off a cliff. Those people are fricking nuts.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:36 am to Scruffy
quote:
Last time snow stuck to the ground was in 2008.
2017. But point taken.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:37 am to fr33manator
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Well I've certainly given some an inch
nice subtle "i have an inch in freezing temps" brag.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:38 am to Odysseus32
quote:
Is this a parent thing?
I actually think its a non parent thing, which is more weird
Anyone complaining is welcome to drive a bus tomorrow while its dark to pick up kids on probably frozen roads
quote:
Driving around up north and out west in the winter is pretty eye-opening
People in those areas dont drive on ice either, no one does...Not sure why some cant make that distinction here
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:39 am to doublecutter
Do they deal with it all the time? Do they have appropriate clothes? We have had 10,000 wrecks in the south when the same weather produces no wrecks in Midwest. The 2 aren’t the same.
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:40 am to GrammarKnotsi
Probably because students have to get on buses with no heat and sit at a transfer point on that same bus with no heat
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:40 am to notbilly
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This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 11:40 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 11:41 am to LouisianimaI
quote:See.
Do they deal with it all the time? Do they have appropriate clothes? We have had 10,000 wrecks in the south when the same weather produces no wrecks in Midwest. The 2 aren’t the same.
Southern man is weaker than his northern brother.
How disappointing.
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