School's closed due to....?!?

2008-02-22 05:57:43

#1

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6442|Washington DC

So the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area was supposed to get raped by a snowstorm last night. It was supposed to snow from 12AM to 6AM, and then there's supposed ot be freezing rain all day.

So I wake up at 530 or so, and I look out the window. Barely any snow, but it WAS raining... freezing I presume. I check the itnernet an hour later and, sure enough, school's closed! But then I screwed around on BF2s for a bit, took a shower, and then noticed that the streets were completely clear! I even went outside and there was barely any ice.

I'm not complaining, any day off (except if it was a day off due to some sort of terrorist attack, etc) is great. But damn, my school usually isn't so keen on closing.

Street's (not) closed due to (no) snow

https://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/anthraX2009/IMG_0747.jpg

Pool really IS closed, however... due to winter in general

https://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/anthraX2009/IMG_0748.jpg

Last edited by HurricaИe (2008-02-22 05:59:56)

2008-02-22 06:02:36

#2

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7046|Area 51

Lulz, only time my school ever closes is either with a bomb thread or vacation

2008-02-22 06:07:24

#3

argo4: Stand and Deliver; +86|6414|United States

yeah, I live in the dc area too, and I woke up at 8, thought I was gonna be late for school (since I didn't see any snow or rain) and then heard that school is cancelled

i think it might be icy on some roads though

2008-02-22 06:07:50

#4

lavadisk: I am a cat ¦ 3; +369|7311|Denver colorado

this week has been a short one..

2008-02-22 06:09:44

#5

avman633: Member; +116|6845

It's snowing like hell in NY but we already had the week canceled for President's week. It never snows when we need it too

2008-02-22 06:09:56

#6

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7219|Massachusetts.

Is that a giant slab of ice in the background on the right in the top picture?

2008-02-22 06:11:20

#7

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6442|Washington DC

cablecopulate wrote:
Is that a giant slab of ice in the background on the right in the top picture?

Not sure where exactly you mean? Only things I can think of are the dead bushes there, the wall of that house, and the driveway

And wow, you guys in NY get a whole week off for president's day?!

2008-02-22 06:12:18

#8

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7198|Riva, MD

Yay, Prince George's County got out and that never happens. The reason the roads look so clear is because they thoroughly salted every street and parking lot, otherwise it would've ended up like my backyard patio currently is, which is iced almost completely over. I think they did a whole upgrade of this area's anti-winter weather stuff, on the news they ordered as many trucks as they already have so the number of trucks is now double what it was, which is 700. They also dyed the salt a green color, probably to differentiate between it and the ice, or pebbles. I didn't think I would see it so soon but the new green salt was all over my school parking lot yesterday when we got let out.

2008-02-22 06:13:40

#9

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6442|Washington DC

_j5689_ wrote:
Yay, Prince George's County got out and that never happens. The reason the roads look so clear is because they thoroughly salted every street and parking lot, otherwise it would've ended up like my backyard patio currently is, which is iced almost completely over. I think they did a whole upgrade of this area's anti-winter weather stuff, on the news they ordered as many trucks as they already have so the number of trucks is now double what it was, which is 700. They also dyed the salt a green color, probably to differentiate between it and the ice, or pebbles. I didn't think I would see it so soon but the new green salt was all over my school parking lot yesterday when we got let out.

I hate winter in this area. It rarely snows hard enough to close school, so usually you just get slush and ice and horrid temperatures with hurricane-strength winds.

2008-02-22 06:14:48

#10

T1g3r217: Perpetual; +124|6903|My room

It's closed in NJ for snow...it's pretty bad

2008-02-22 06:14:56

#11

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|7219|The Hague, Netherlands

good to live in The Netherlands, whole winter no snow and now 10 degrees Celsius.

https://bf3s.com/sigs/36eac2cb6af70a43508fd8d1c93d3201f4e23435.png

2008-02-22 06:15:29

#12

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7219|Massachusetts.

https://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/cablecopulate/iceicebaby.jpg

2008-02-22 06:16:14

#13

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|7046|Area 51

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
good to live in The Netherlands, whole winter no snow and now 10 degrees Celsius.

Lots of wind though today, and some rain too. Even though, next weeks is supposedly going to be sunny again

2008-02-22 06:21:40

#14

bennisboy: Member; +829|7127|Poundland

My school didnt even close when it was like this

https://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v63/201/14/504028570/n504028570_19468_3564.jpg

N this is England where any snow causes havoc. We we're the only school in the borough not to shut

2008-02-22 06:23:58

#15

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|7004|...

Two people @job worked form home today because of the apparent ice storm. lol

2008-02-22 06:24:04

#16

Ben0: The Last Gunslinger; +38|6856|Southampton

bennisboy wrote:
My school didnt even close when it was like this
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos- … 8_3564.jpg
N this is England where any snow causes havoc. We we're the only school in the borough not to shut

sux2butbh

Couple of years ago, there was a big blizzard dahn sarf', and the college didnt close. So we took the day off anyway and slid down hills on skateboards with the trucks removed/bins/car bonnets. Good times.

2008-02-22 06:53:35

#17

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7198|Riva, MD

HurricaИe wrote:
_j5689_ wrote:
Yay, Prince George's County got out and that never happens. The reason the roads look so clear is because they thoroughly salted every street and parking lot, otherwise it would've ended up like my backyard patio currently is, which is iced almost completely over. I think they did a whole upgrade of this area's anti-winter weather stuff, on the news they ordered as many trucks as they already have so the number of trucks is now double what it was, which is 700. They also dyed the salt a green color, probably to differentiate between it and the ice, or pebbles. I didn't think I would see it so soon but the new green salt was all over my school parking lot yesterday when we got let out.
I hate winter in this area. It rarely snows hard enough to close school, so usually you just get slush and ice and horrid temperatures with hurricane-strength winds.

Fortunately those things usually net us a two-hour delay (well, P.G. County anyway, I don't know which one you're from).

Edit: I just looked at your profile and we have the same first name and we live in the same area, lol.

Last edited by _j5689_ (2008-02-22 06:54:34)

2008-02-22 06:59:15

#18

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6442|Washington DC

cablecopulate wrote:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/ … cebaby.jpg

Hmm, come to think of it, that does look like a slab of ice. Wouldn't totally surprise me... downward slope = water accumulates... add freezing temperatures...

@j56, lol really? Cool I'm in Montgomery County, but right next to the DC border so to speak. I go to school in DC, it's very rare that we get more than a two hour delay unless it's the Blizzard of 96.

2008-02-22 07:13:30

#19

Megalomaniac: Formerly known as Missionless; +92|6809|105 RVK

bennisboy wrote:
My school didnt even close when it was like this
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos- … 8_3564.jpg
N this is England where any snow causes havoc. We we're the only school in the borough not to shut

i cycle on those conditions allot. but also allot of winds with the snow.

We dont cancel schools in iceland as long as you can get out of your house.

Last edited by Missionless (2008-02-22 07:13:51)

2008-02-22 07:16:08

#20

Switch: Knee Deep In Clunge; +489|6944|Tyne & Wear, England

bennisboy wrote:
My school didnt even close when it was like this
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos- … 8_3564.jpg
N this is England where any snow causes havoc. We we're the only school in the borough not to shut

Fuckin hell, we aint even had snow this year, and I live in the cold North.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

2008-02-22 07:16:20

#21

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6754

Same stuff here in Greece.Not a lot of snow,but our minister of education ordered to close the schools!

Though,I dont really mind

2008-02-22 07:16:36

#22

_j5689_: Dreads & Bergers; +364|7198|Riva, MD

HurricaИe wrote:
cablecopulate wrote:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/ … cebaby.jpg
Hmm, come to think of it, that does look like a slab of ice. Wouldn't totally surprise me... downward slope = water accumulates... add freezing temperatures...

@j56, lol really? Cool I'm in Montgomery County, but right next to the DC border so to speak. I go to school in DC, it's very rare that we get more than a two hour delay unless it's the Blizzard of 96.

Yeah, I notice D.C. gets screwed a lot when it comes to delays/closing/anything abnormal. Even compared to P.G. County.

2008-02-22 07:23:12

#23

HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6442|Washington DC

_j5689_ wrote:
HurricaИe wrote:
cablecopulate wrote:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/ … cebaby.jpg
Hmm, come to think of it, that does look like a slab of ice. Wouldn't totally surprise me... downward slope = water accumulates... add freezing temperatures...

@j56, lol really? Cool I'm in Montgomery County, but right next to the DC border so to speak. I go to school in DC, it's very rare that we get more than a two hour delay unless it's the Blizzard of 96.
Yeah, I notice D.C. gets screwed a lot when it comes to delays/closing/anything abnormal. Even compared to P.G. County.

We're all jealous of PG County, Fauquier County, Spotsylvania County etc

2008-02-22 08:10:24

#24

Titch2349: iz me!; +358|6833|uk

Is it just me, or is both photobucket and imageshack broke?

(all images from them (i.e all but 1 picture in this thread), or not loading..... )

2008-02-22 08:13:59

#25

Microwave: _; +515|7136|Loughborough Uni / Leeds, UK

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