Some of us acted like children yesterday, myself included. I hate when I allow myself to be provoked into losing my grace. Some log onto the Citizen to share ideas, to learn from others, and at times to offer up little pearls of wisdom. There are a few that log on simply to complain about everything.

As far as the missed day of school, we used that time yesterday morning for my son to work on his project that's due in 2 weeks on Rosa Parks. It was nice having them home - now ask me if I'll feel that way by the middle of next week.

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

So the FCBOE chose to preemptively close the schools because 3 inches of snow was forecast. What if the forecast was not perfectly accurate and the snow or ice arrived earlier? At a minimum, the kids could have been stuck at school for a while. The decision makers have to make the call the day before to provide the maximum amount of time for parents to schedule day care etc.

Compare the operational savings from a snow day against a single lawsuit from just one parent due to a bus accident and rational minds will realize that the prudent decision was made.

to always see the good side of things.

Honestly, if it's so bad here, and you hate it so, why not just make like a tree, and get out of here.

Let's start this by comparing apples to apples. Snow days are easier to come by nationwide due to threats of litigation. I grew up in the north and it was unheard of to get a snow day outside of a blizzard. But we did get them for ice storms. Georgia gets more ice than snow, typically. Ohio is tracking with more snow days now for than twenty years ago. And let's look at Fayette County. Fayette County is nowhere near the bottom decile nationally for high school academic achievement. To state that it is and to insinuate that the parents in this county do not value academic achievement is a ridiculous statement. This snow day will affect them very little since Valentine's day parties were scheduled for today and it is the day before winter break. And bussing is not free. I much rather the BOE decide to cancel school today, than send the kids home early. That is a collossal waste of expense and risk.
and this is Georgia. Even my company let its employees go home early. Both for safety and for fun. The snow will be gone by Monday anyway. Goil, have a good weekend. I hope that the stick did not perforate your colon.

get your chimney problem taken care of?

I ran out of time today due to a project and will get working on it on monday. Thanks for your thoughts on it.

Sorry you had to watch your children today, instead of sending them to school. I guess if they became stuck at school or on the FREE bus,because of the weather that would be alright with you. At least you wouldn't be stuck with them.

The Education system in this county is not free, look at your property tax bill. Unless of course you are 65 or older.
You seem angry, seek help.
The Process continues!

Yup, it sure costs more in taxes to educate 'em when it snows at 1PM than it does when it doesn't snow, don't it??

Angry, no,just been out of this county to see people overseas who know the TRUE meaning of risking your children's lives so they can get educated. At any price. Regardless of the weather or the ignorance to the value of an educated mind.
The "help" you talk about could be of value to those at the BOE who literally can't be bothered to step out of their comfort zone to insist on a higher standard here.

Or, perhaps, just needs to take a chill pill and put things in perspective. It is one day, one day. Students attend a certain number of days in the school year and if they have a day off now it is made up later. Isn't it nice that they got to play in the snow and enjoy something that they rarely get to see, or even sit inside with a cup of hot chocolate and watch the snow fall? I am sure they missed having their valentine exchange but that surely will come next year--snow probably won't. If they are lucky the make-up day will be a miserable one where they would just as soon be in a classroom.

As for our educational system here, even though it has been a long, long time since I had students in the house, I do not see where we are in the toilet so to speak--educationally. If you have children in the school system and you are not happy with their progress perhaps you could volunteer to assist in class, run for the school board and help bring things up to 'snuff' (Just a little Southern colloquialism). If none of these suggestions appeal to you perhaps you can home school or send your students to a private school. I know, I know, you pay taxes and they should get a superior education in public school, but if they are not and you are not happy, it is one solution. And last but surely not least, and I hate to mention it because we would hate to lose you--you could relocate.

P>S> Isn't it great that we live in this wonderful country where we do not have to risk our children's lives in order for them to be educated?

There is a set number of days required for all school children. The missed day will be made up at the end of the year.

"don't it??" = do not it (should have read: does it not)

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

I added the "don't it" so you could understand. You're welcome.

Oh, and just FYI (that's "for your information") you COULD be grammatically correct in saying "There ARE a set number of days....." but I wouldn't want to call into question your superior education here in Gawgia.

Now, I'm going to go outside and play in the beautiful snow. Ya'll stay in and keep warm, ok? Toodles.

C'mon Shannon, some of us talk that way just from habit, learned early--not that it's a good habit, just the way it is. Perhaps a little slack==not much, just a little!

I know that last post of mine was a little juvenile....but, she started it.

Enjoy this lovely snow weekend. It's been beautiful.

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

Every time I see the "man on the street" interviews I can't help but think: "Gee, I wish we southerners could be as smart as them there yanks.".

One would think that with all the transplants in the Atlanta area that eventually our ranking would rise. I wonder why that hasn't happened yet?

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

Thats right Dawn. We're stupid because as PTCGOIL says we take a snow day once every 3-4 years when it snows instead of risking the safety of our kids. As you say if only we were as smart as these transplanted Yanks !!!!! *LOL*

that's right, let's get the crying towel out for the big non-southern bullies who come and invade your wonderful lives.

Play the victim for all to see. It really solves SO many problems of the world. The chips on your shoulders couldn't be taken off by a hammer. Listen to yourselves. "If southerners could be as smart as them there yankees",.. "risking the safety of our kids",... "we're stupid".
The inferiority complex that you love to ingrain in your youth is exactly my point. Poor little me, our poor little younguns couldn't EVUH learn to walk a couple hundred yards in all that white stuff without trippin and hurtin their po' little footsies...Yeah, that risk is MUCH greater a threat to your children than the the threat of actually being EDUCATED today for 6 or so hours. No, let's keep em home and enrich their po little minds in their bedroom or in front of the TV all day today.

Boo hoo, boo hoo.

Once every 3 or 4 years? Might wanna check your facts, sweetie.

Oh, and enjoy the next 10 days or so at home. Bless your little hearts. (And minds)

Lady, if I may call you that, I had a problem with your blanket ignorant portrait of southern stupidity. I had no disagreement with the silliness of keeping the children home from school today.

Just to lighten the mood, here is an old joke you might enjoy:

A northern woman is new in a small southern town.
The first southern woman she meets asks her, "So, where are you from?". The northern woman with her attitude of superiority answers, "I am from a place where we do not end a sentence with a preposition."
Surprised, the southern woman rephrases her question, "O.K. So where are you from, bitch?".

So PTCGOIL, where are you from?

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

"The inferiority complex that you love to ingrain in your youth is exactly my point. Poor little me, our poor little younguns couldn't EVUH learn to walk a couple hundred yards in all that white stuff without trippin and hurtin their po' little footsies"

hahahahahahahahahaha...awesome...thanks for the rant, and laugh, GOIL!

Are you from the North? If you are, and the North is so wonderful, then please leave. Oh yeah, don't let the door hit you in the butt. You seem angry, seek help.

The Process continues!

satisfaction than watching ignorant people come on here to prove my points. Knock yourself out.

You are a trip. But at least you're entertaining !!! *LOL*

What about the rumors that FCBOE wanted a snow day so that it could keep the teachers at home and not pay them (another furlough day). The predicted snow has become a nice cover.

I remember very well years ago 4 brothers all from the same family were killed in Clayton county when the older brother tried to drive them all to school, road was icy,and the car skidded off the road. There was a huge uproar that teen drivers are not experienced enough to drive on icy roads. Ever since then, the schools close at the first sign of bad roads - probably the only decsion made by the BOE that I do agree with.

I remember that incident too. It was so very sad and if my memory serves me, the parents sued the Clayton County BOE. I think that was 1982, the year of the blizzard.

"The most beautiful things in life cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller

Now there's an educated person's headline. Tell me, how much did the BOE pay the family for the murder committed by that icy road? Did the icy road have to get it's own attorney? Was the icy road read it's Miranda Rights?

Since these same inexperienced teens die on dry roads in Georgia by far greater numbers than on icy roads each year, wouldn't it make sense to ban them from driving altogether in order to save teen lives?

How many snow days are we allowed before we man-up and learn to adapt like the rest of the country does? Just sayin.....

Just Like Welfare and Socialized Medicine - You Don't Have To Work For It.... THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Some of it is about our attitude here. IF'N you don't like either, I suggest a nice little town up'North.

Do you know three people in this county, the entire Atlanta metropolitan area, that can drive a car, any vehicle, while seeing a single snow flake?

I was at the IBM training center back in the late 80’s while the east coast was ‘under threat’ of flurries and IBM treated it like a bomb scare.

At that time I was informed that Atlanta had a total of three snow plows and “they weren’t leaving the airport”.

I would imagine if I went to a Korger or Publix, right now, all the milk, bread and cheese would be gone.

I grew up in areas where it was not unusual to have 40+ inches of snow on the ground anytime during the winter months. Over the past 20 years I’ve come to realize that Atlanta simply freaks out if flurries are reported somewhere south of the “Mason-Dixon Line”.

Yes, It’s a fact that there are more 4-wheel drive vehicles here than any other place on earth, but the people that own them cant seem to drive them worth a damn when there is ‘white-stuff’ floating in the air. Go figure.

That you somehow equate the ability to drive a motor vehicle in Atlanta with Oklahoma, as it relates to driving in the “snow”, is beyond me.

People in Atlanta think “snow” is a metaphor for bad TV/cable reception, not frozen water.

In Oklahoma when it blah blah blah. When it snows in Atlanta blah blah blah. The people down here can't blah blah blah. Where I come from blah blah blah. And furthermore blah blah blah. etc etc etc

of a yada yada yada Georgia edumacation.

I have no doubt you are one of those that chose to finance a brand new 4 wheal drive over a college education or food for your three kids but then again, I wouldn't have expected any less of you.

Please tell me you didn't opt for the 18" chrome wheels with the low profile tires and the red/gold pin stripes.

I can only hope you got your 24 pack of Bud-Lite before the streets iced up. If not we'll be sure to find your abandoned ‘pride and joy’ sitting stuck in a ditch, facing backyards, on the side of the road.

sorry

Wasn't belittling the superior Yankee intellect. Indeed, most of us recognize it and look forward, with your guidance, to creating our own rust belt. Thanks for your concern though and yes I did manage to get a 30 pack of Miller light.

What is that a template for snow-day comments? You forgot a line to include some kind of "bread and milk" remark.

Blah blah milk and bread blah blah blah and beer.

Ya'll scared me with the Blah Blah Blah stuff, I thought that Clown Blah,Blah,Blah had crawled out from under his rock.

No snow unless it gets colder--won't see it at 35 degrees!

I have seen it snow many of times at 38 - 39 degrees. It does happen.

Bring on chips, salsa, and margarita mix!