Fifth Avenue Forum

The alert says 1-3 inches for me, but like - this isn't something that's even a blip on the radar. Who cares.

It amused me how people were complaining about schools going virtual on the chance of it being crappy during bus/rush hours. Like what's the big deal even if it doesn't snow? Virtual learning is easy and convenient now for most school districts. Why run the risk?

It amused me how people were complaining about schools going virtual on the chance of it being crappy during bus/rush hours. Like what's the big deal even if it doesn't snow? Virtual learning is easy and convenient now for most school districts. Why run the risk?

My guess is two-fold:

1. People that aren't equipped at home to do the virtual learning... typically poor people that don't have easy access to the internet and computers.

2. People that don't have flexibility with work. They either can't work from home or can't take off, whichever.

If you're anything other than those two, then you're just a whiner.

It amused me how people were complaining about schools going virtual on the chance of it being crappy during bus/rush hours. Like what's the big deal even if it doesn't snow? Virtual learning is easy and convenient now for most school districts. Why run the risk?

My guess is two-fold:

1. People that aren't equipped at home to do the virtual learning... typically poor people that don't have easy access to the internet and computers.

2. People that don't have flexibility with work. They either can't work from home or can't take off, whichever.

If you're anything other than those two, then you're just a whiner.

1 --- I totally get.

2 --- What did those people do when kids just had a delay or a snow day back in the day? It would be the same thing just no actual learning being done.
My mom just went to work and I either walked to school if there was a delay, or when there was a snow day I just stayed home by myself (even in elementary school). I know things are different these days, but it's not that different.

It amused me how people were complaining about schools going virtual on the chance of it being crappy during bus/rush hours. Like what's the big deal even if it doesn't snow? Virtual learning is easy and convenient now for most school districts. Why run the risk?

My guess is two-fold:

1. People that aren't equipped at home to do the virtual learning... typically poor people that don't have easy access to the internet and computers.

2. People that don't have flexibility with work. They either can't work from home or can't take off, whichever.

If you're anything other than those two, then you're just a whiner.

1 --- I totally get.

2 --- What did those people do when kids just had a delay or a snow day back in the day? It would be the same thing just no actual learning being done.
My mom just went to work and I either walked to school if there was a delay, or when there was a snow day I just stayed home by myself (even in elementary school). I know things are different these days, but it's not that different.

You'll go to jail now if you leave a first grader home for the day by themselves.

My mom was a stay at home mom when we were growing up, so we didn't have these issues. But in today's world you have both parents working most of the time. My wife and I are fortunate that we have flexibility and it's not an issue, but I dont' think everyone has that luxury.

Whole lotta nothing at home and at the top of the runway, Mooooooon twp.

Might want to check again. I'm down the road in Robinson and it's coming down pretty good.

26 below zero at Lake Placid this morning. Wind chill hit a record low of 110 degrees below zero on Mount Washington.

That's 45 below with 95 mph winds.