Another winter storm

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1978 --- dad comes home from work sits in his chair and has a cool one ---- asks son how did the snow blower work ---- son says great.

2023 -- dad gets home and snowblows; while kid plays more call of duty
Odd my kid had the drive way shoveled when i came home for lunch and he didnt us any new fangled snow blower. Less to do at one time even though it was still snowing he told me.
 


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I don't totally disagree with you and I think they had to cancel based on the forecast (that isn't quite holding up), but we're getting pretty soft on these. A few inches of snow doesn't need to shut the world down, it's ND after all. You can always choose to keep your kids home if you wish, I know teachers are happy to email (or whatever platform) work home.

I disagree on one being able to keep their kids at home if they wish. Schools keep track of attendance for a reason, it's to be held against them...kind of preparing them for the workforce in that sense.

A "few inches" of snow on our somewhat warmed road surfaces quickly turns into a sheet of glare ice. I ran into exactly that last Friday heading home from work. We didn't get but one-tenth of an inch of snow and it had created a couple inches of ice on the pavement going to my place, all because the 3+ ft of cut through a snow drift that still exists serves as a snow trap, and then it melted and froze into some really crappy rutted up ice.

I'd rather find other ways to toughen up the kids than having them travel the 11 miles each way to school. Fender benders are expensive and they are still on my auto and health insurance.
 

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Blizzard Warning Issued for winter storms with sustained or frequent winds of 35 mph or higher with considerable falling and/or blowing snow.

15mph wind speed currently .


Snowflake warning!!!!
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1978 --- dad comes home from work sits in his chair and has a cool one ---- asks son how did the snow blower work ---- son says great.

2023 -- dad gets home and snowblows; while kid plays more call of duty

1978---grandpa still working or has a side business after retirement to keep busy

2023--grandpa sits on the internet (NDA) to bitch about the youth
 


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I don't blame the schools for closing.

School bus slides in the ditch or gets in an accident and the parents sue the school.
 


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1979: Dad comes home from work: “How much did you kids make shoveling driveways today?”
Kid: $1.75!!
Dad:a $1.75?! How many did you shovel?”
Kid: 4! We did ours and three others, but one lady gave us a 25 cent tip!”
Dad:”make sure you give half to your little brother”
 

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1978 --- dad comes home from work sits in his chair and has a cool one ---- asks son how did the snow blower work ---- son says great.

2023 -- dad gets home and snowblows; while kid plays more call of duty
Sounds like the kid from 1978 has failed as a parent
 

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Roof falling in is an add on in most insurance policy. Make sure you have it. db
 

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1978---grandpa still working or has a side business after retirement to keep busy

2023--grandpa sits on the internet (NDA) to bitch about the youth
2023 --- greatgrandpa is having a cold beer and looks at his grandkid and says what a worthless sob same with his great grandson
Sounds like the kid from 1978 has failed as a parent
Bingo
 


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So what if the forecast was overblown. It's absolutely the best thing that could have happened. How bout quit bitching and enjoy the fact that it wasn't what it was supposed to be. Let's move on to spring now damn it!
 

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So what if the forecast was overblown. It's absolutely the best thing that could have happened. How bout quit bitching and enjoy the fact that it wasn't what it was supposed to be. Let's move on to spring now damn it!
Overblown?! Where do you live? We get hammered here by Jamestown!
 


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