Snowy Monday

[dinahsmum]

Probably Yola - or just grabbing the opportunity for a duvet day! Even if not all the staff and pupils can get in there is still the opportunity for some sort of 'learning experience' to take place surely? Quizzes, films, gym - they don't have to learn Pythagorus today but they could be doing something - and they could put on their boots and coats and play snowballs in the break. If there's no lunch, someone could grab some instant soup and bread to prevent starvation.
I don't know what it is - maybe it's the misguided litlgation/elfin safety thing?

Back in 1981, which was the last major snow event (how I hate that expression that the broadcast news is using) my OH and our across the road neighbour both taught in the same school, about 5 miles from where we lived. They walked into school, in a white-out blizzard. It was closed of course. It was early January, so they finished off the alcoholic remains of the staff xmas party and walked home - still a talking point when they meet again now

[random]

Lovely pictures! We have it here too, about 2-3inches, will post some pics in a minute after my cuppa!

[yola]

Nat, would be interested in hearing how you're OH's doc meeting goes. I've been nagging OH for ages but he just point blank refuses to go. He's read some scaremongering stuff online and is convinced something will either go wrong or it just won't work!

Lovely pictures Angie - I'll post some from home later when cats and boys are scampering in the snow.

School's just called - they're shutting up at 1330 so we will have fun and games in the garden for sure with the boys later

[dinahsmum]

Vasectomy - go for it girls, or rather, send your significant other!
I hated being on the pill - never felt as though I was quite myself. I was lucky in being very tolerant to an IUD, and had 2 of them.
But it's GREAT when you just don't have to even think about that sort of thing ever ever again.
Tell your chaps it makes your love life much easier, more spontaneous and just better all round.
Hurts on day 1 (but only to the extent of needing over the counter painkillers) - no problems thereafter (of course the poor souls have to cope with indignity, stirrups etc etc - just tell them to get over it!)

[MrsH]

I've got to speak up for teachers even though I am now retired.

The truth is that most teachers live a long way from where they work and in many areas, as here in N Hampshire, there is no public transport to speak of, it is of course different if you live and work in a large town. It's not reasonable or fair to assume that teachers are going to ignore all travel warnings/advice and try to drive early in the morning, adding to road difficulties. The decision to close schools is taken by the headteacher or the local authority with the aim of reducing risk to as many people as possible.

It is NOT about having a day off!

[dinahsmum]

Maybe there could be a 'snow plan', so that all teachers go to their most appropraite most local school? It would be a 'different' day at school, but I bet the kids would enjoy and remember it

[Mags]

It's been light snow on and off all morning here and fortunately we only have a light dusting to show for it.

Your photos are beautiful Angie ........ lovely as long as you don't have to go out in it..

[MrsH]

Originally Posted by dinahsmum

Maybe there could be a 'snow plan', so that all teachers go to their most appropraite most local school? It would be a 'different' day at school, but I bet the kids would enjoy and remember it

That might possibly work if there was a totally even population distribution. The reality is that there are areas where there are few teachers resident, either because they cannot afford the property prices or because they choose not to live in what might be a rather undesireable area.

A few years ago we did have such a rule where I lived but because there were lots of teachers in the immediate area, the local comprehensive couldn't cope with the number of teachers who turned up and other schools had too few to operate safely.

[angieh]

Just realised that it's Groundhog Day today in the USA - of course we all remember the film, but if our weather today is anything to go by, I expect the groundhog will be happy to stay in his burrow a while longer and, of course, that means that winter will last another 6 weeks.

It is also Candlemas today.

Edit to say: It can't be a WHOLE YEAR since Eileen and I discussed Groundhog Day on this Forum in 2008!

[angieh]

Just have to say - it's snowing again here - quite steadily!