The Snowstorm(s)

It's Monday night. The kids haven't been to school since Wednesday.

Last Wednesday night, they predicted a Snowstorm that would leave 4-6 inches of snow on the ground. They canceled school at 5am, before the first snowflake fell. We got about 4 inches. The pavement was warm, so it melted the snow. Then it got cold, so it froze the water.

So they canceled school Friday morning. Then, by about 10:30am it warmed up to about 45 degrees and melted any ice and most snow. Then, on Friday's evening news they had parents bitching that school was canceled again.

Saturday and Sunday were beautiful. Sunny, near 45 degrees.

Then Sunday night, they predicted another Snowstorm that could dump about 4-8 inches on us. They canceled school for Monday by 5am, before the first snowflake fell. We got about 2 inches. The pavement was warm again so not much accumulation on the roads.

Now it's Monday night and the only question on every parent's mind is:

"When will these kids go away???"

What does it say about Washington DC that they cancel school BEFORE it actually starts snowing? I grew up in Indiana. The only way we got out of school was if there was 8 inches of snow on the ground when we woke up...

And, it was still coming down...

And, drifting was likely.

Of course, there were only 45,000 people in my town, and no such thing as a commute. Still, I have to wonder.

Canada is probably laughing at us.