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Comments (14)
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Posted by Aaron B. Hockley | January 16, 2007 8:30 AM
Bad planning by PPS. At least go to a 2 hour delay once the snow starts falling to buy yourself some time--that way, when you actually do shut the schools, you don't have people en route. I agree, Jack--Vickie is now 0 for 2.
Posted by Dave J. | January 16, 2007 8:34 AM
Big controversy in Camas (where I 8-5 it) as well. The superintendent here called a snow day after kids were already in school. Parents are more than a little upset as they now have to leave the office to make alternate arrangements for the day.
Posted by Chris Snethen | January 16, 2007 8:36 AM
Definitely 0 for 2. I would have been at the bus stop waiting except I decided to drive the kids to school this morning just in case school was cancelled.
Posted by Travis | January 16, 2007 8:42 AM
These things are so easy to criticize with hindsight. I remember a winter, probably 1978 or 1979, when we were living out near Lewis & Clark College, and our immediate neighbor's teenage daughter, waiting for a bus on highway 43 (at the Breyman Ave. light) to go to school, was struck and killed by, I think, a Tri-Met bus that slid in the icy conditions. It's a difficult decision whether to hold school and set a lot of traffic in motion. Improved communications today are helpful, but weather forecasting seems to be as error-prone as ever.
Posted by Allan L. | January 16, 2007 9:21 AM
With snow a wave of preservation hits the PDC. They are now considering restoration of several street cars line, especially the one's heading east.
Posted by Randy | January 16, 2007 9:52 AM
"...as error prone as ever." I couldn't agree more Allen. Despite the proliferation of satellite coverage and super computers it sure doesn't seem like we've seen a big improvement in the accuracy rate in the last decade or two. I suspect Ted Williams had a better average than what we're seeing from the media's forecasters. Maybe they're not paid enough.
Posted by Ronald M | January 16, 2007 9:56 AM
> Portland Public Schools will be closed on > Tuesday, January 16, as snow continues to > fall steadily in the school district.
Hilarious. I moved here from New Hampshire last year, and in NH this amount of snow barely even gets mentioned in the news, let alone force schools to cancel.
Posted by Turbo | January 16, 2007 11:02 AM
There's the kinds of lies, in Portland:
- Lies.
- Damned lies.
- Statistics.
- Snow forecasts.
Also, in Portland, a "pack of lies" = development deal.
Posted by godfry | January 16, 2007 1:01 PM
Turbo sez: Hilarious. I moved here from New Hampshire last year, and in NH this amount of snow barely even gets mentioned in the news, let alone force schools to cancel.
Yeah, well, it's the folks who moved here from points south with the delusion that four -wheel drive makes you impervious to weather conditions that trap even the best trained and most experienced snow drivers. And there, you're probably outnumbered 20 to 1.
Posted by godfry | January 16, 2007 1:05 PM
The forecasters are LIARS???
Did Bush put them up to this?
Posted by rr | January 16, 2007 4:33 PM
She's now EARLY - PS are all closed tomorrow.
Guess she took the criticism to heart!
Posted by Greg | January 16, 2007 6:54 PM
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_011607_news_sledding_ax.47c60c11.html
Officials said there were 35 sledding related injuries at local hospitals as of Tuesday night.
Good thing those kids were stuck inside a classroom all day long.
Posted by Mister Tee | January 16, 2007 8:50 PM
Their called "chains" people. You don't need a fancy AWD $50,000 Volvo or whatever to drive in this stuff. My '85 Volks Vanagon with posi-trac did great with a set of chains and keeping it under 25 MPH. Give yourself an extra half-hour and it's all good.
With that stated, I have to admit to the guilty pleasure of a few snow days here and there. I know my kids had a blast, and yes Mr. T, I am grateful that there are no sledding injuries to speak of at this point thanks in part to divine provenance and surplus combat helmets.
Posted by UsualKevin | January 16, 2007 11:47 PM