Reply #5: Ok, you've pushed my button now. [View All]

[Pale Blue Dot]

A month ago there was a forecast of a major snow storm starting around news. It was forecast to be EXTREMELY heavy right at the start. Schools were cancelled all over the state, and threads were started here complaining about it.

You know what? It happened EXACTLY as forecasters predicted. If schools had been in session, they would have been dismissed early. Buses can't be coordinated instantly, so that meant that students would have been riding home 1) when the storm was at its worst, and 2) when all of the "grown-ups" would also be trying to head home. It would have been a very dangerous situation for the kids, and for what? To prove that we are "macho"? To show that we know best?

This society can't slow down for one second. Why not play it safe? I'm a teacher in a public school so my school year will be longer thanks to the snow day. So what? It's the right thing to do.

Rant off.