Snow, Where Are You?

abc123RN · Jan 14, 2016

I may be in the minority here but I am hoping for 0 snow days this year. 1) I HATE snow. I HATE being cold. This might stem from my time in the hospital, where snow was not an excuse to miss work but I have never liked cold weather. 2) I would rather have no snow days and get out of school the second week in June.
Now last year, before I was a school nurse, I remember hearing on the news that my district had closed school because of COLD. Not even for snow. Not a flake to be seen but it was too cold to send kids to school. That's insane. I never had that when I was a kid! I was wrapped up like Randy from "A Christmas Story" and on my way before you could say "frostbite."
I am currently using the hair dryer reserved for drying pants that met puddles on the playground to thaw my frozen digits. I really am always cold which makes me both annoying to be around and a terrible sleeping partner.

I"m with you! I HATE HATE HATE snow! So far two delayed starts for cold but no yucky white stuff. If this holds we get out the middle of May! I'm good with that, golf trip then last week of April and come back to work for 2 more weeks would be awesome!

Farawyn · Jan 14, 2016

Last year was crazy. We did have 1 the day after the 10th grade trip off, so I was grateful for that.

Then had 4 more. Ugh.

I like 1 or 2 days, beyond that, no.

zombieghoast · Jan 14, 2016

I forgot how many snow days we had last year. I think we had like 2 snow days, 2 cold days, and then several late starts cause of cold weather.

scrubsrn24 · Jan 14, 2016

Also from MA...we had 5 straight snow days last year. Cut way into my beach time in June! I'd be happy with one or two this year, but no more than that! Late starts and early dismissals on the other hand....bring them on! (they count as a full day)

DEgalRN · Jan 14, 2016

I'll take a couple of snow days. Maybe just a Friday or Monday for a long weekend!

Farawyn · Jan 14, 2016

I forgot how many snow days we had last year. I think we had like 2 snow days, 2 cold days, and then several late starts cause of cold weather.

Wow, how cold?

kidzcare · Jan 14, 2016

Wow, how cold?

We had cold days called for temps of -25 with wind chill of -45/-50. Can't have kids waiting for a bus at that temp- frostbite can happen in minutes!

Eleven011 · Jan 14, 2016

We had cold days called for temps of -25 with wind chill of -45/-50. Can't have kids waiting for a bus at that temp- frostbite can happen in minutes!

We have had cold days too. Buses dont run well in -25 degree weather and too dangerous to have them loaded with kids. Also, we have a good population of kids that walk to school, so that's not good to have them outside like that.

zombieghoast · Jan 14, 2016

We had cold days called for temps of -25 with wind chill of -45/-50. Can't have kids waiting for a bus at that temp- frostbite can happen in minutes!

You are from the chicago area correct?

MrNurse(x2), ADN · Jan 14, 2016

I am currently using the hair dryer reserved for drying pants that met puddles on the playground to thaw my frozen digits. I really am always cold which makes me both annoying to be around and a terrible sleeping partner.

My wife always keeps her hair dryer at the ready. She is the only progesterone producer in the house and is much colder than the rest of us.

kidzcare · Jan 14, 2016

You are from the chicago area correct?

Yep! All my life!

Remember the Super Fans from Saturday Night Live? That's seriously how my dad talked. South Side all the way!

zombieghoast · Jan 14, 2016

Yep! All my life!
Remember the Super Fans from Saturday Night Live? That's seriously how my dad talked. South Side all the way!

"THA DOCTA GOT ME ON A LOW FAT DIET I HAVE NEVER FELT BETTER!"

I'm from northwest indiana and I just remember on one of the extremely cold night I had to go to play practice because my director did not want to cancel rehearsal.