Wait for it... wait for it... wait for it..... CLOSE EVERYTHING!!!

[runedeadthA]

Hello dear Escapist, a little background information 1st. Live in the southern united states, just north enough to get snow/sleet, but just south enough for the shcool board to *Pun not intended* freeze up when it does finally hit. Today, December 17, we had less than an inch of solid snowfall. The school system shut down all schools in about 10 counties.

So here is the question, my friends, how do those in positions of authority near you react to snow? Do you live in an area where you never recieve it and dont have to worry about it? Do you live where snow is a constant, something that simply becomes part of the norm? Do you live where any amount of snow causes almost complete sociotal breakdown? Share with us your tales of intrest!

"President Madagascar, A man in new jersey felt cold this morning..."

"SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING!!!"

 

[Muumbaba]

Greetings from Finland!
When I look out of the window I see snow.

No schools are closed. Ever.
Of course, just like in Sweden, public transport is delayed a little, that's all there is to it actually.

When I was a kid and still in the elementary, and it had snowed in, all it meant was "bring skis". Snow in here changes nothing but the P.E classes.

 

[Jodah]

I got a foot and a half of snow overnight...three nights in a row. Nothing got closed. Where I live, anything short of two feet is a light dusting.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

Last year we had 75 centimetres of snow, which is about 30 inches of snow or two and a half feet if you want.
We also had -12 degrees Celsius which is about 12 degrees Fahrenheit.
Schools were not closed.
We've had hurricanes.
Schools were not closed.

So far this year, we've got 15 centimetres of snow (6 inches) and -6 degrees celsius.

 

[mr-fix_it]

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I live in Stockholm in Sweden and we got snow fucking everywhere but I've never even heard about schools closing in my entire child hood (I'm in my tent year of school).

Awesome, you get a year where you spend the time in tents?

nah my English just failed(it was 2 o clock in the morning when i wrote it lokal time) I mean that I this year is the 10:nt one so sorry no tents.

 

[nuba km]

this is the UK reaction to 5cm of snow HOLY F*** WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE IT IS THE END OF THE WORLD PRAY AS RAPTURE IS NOW me living in Germany as a child we we normally got 10-15cm of snow (when I lived there but I think now there is less snow fall) I will say get over yourself but then again my school is closed today because of the snow so I won't complain.

 

[Rickyvantof]

I'm from the Netherlands. Schools here pretty much stay open al the time.
We barely ever get more than 2 inches of snow, anyway.

All the trains have delay though, which is a pain.

 

[Steven True]

Where I live the standard is the train system.
If the trains decided to shutdown then all the businesses and the schools take their cue from that, despite the fact that most students walk to school.
I think the point is to have everybody on the same page.

But, where I grew up (sunny California) people are so frightened of weather of any kind heavy rain will causes delays.

 

[Lordmarkus]

I live in Gothenburg, Sweden and nothing will shut down unless there's like a meter of snow outside. Which, during my lifetime, has only happened once.

You mean like now?

Anyway, my school only closed once because of the amount of snow we had on the roofs. That was two glorious days of extra vacation.

 

[killcheese]

I have never had a snow day and i live in minnesota. I dont think anyone believes in them here, once about a foot and still class... damn

 

[psychowatcher]

Right now I live in an area that, as far as I know, hasn't seen snow since the Ice Age. However, back when I lived in the Midwest, it usually depended on the roads. If it snowed a bit, school wasn't canceled. If the roads iced up and the buses couldn't get to were they needed to get, it was canceled until something was done about the roads. You'd watch the morning news and the little news ticker at the bottom listed all the schools that would be closed.

 

[Nvv]

I'm from Norway, we've had about half a metre ++, nothing has closed yet. Not even the airports.

 

[Turbulenssi]

As a Finnish person I have never had problems with snow. Nothing has ever been closed during my life because of snow. Same goes for cold temperatures. Everything works pretty much as usual during winter.

 

[SomeBoredGuy]

I live in London, and when it snowed nearly every school closed except mine. Seriously, my principal is goddamn adamant about not letting up for snow.

 

[Arkzism]

ive lived in one of the random valleys of california.. too low for snow... so if snow ever fell we would not know what to do, but we did have foggy days... yay for the tule fog

and an extra hour of sleeping in

oh and power outages

 

[The Afrodactyl]

I live near London. If it snows, the country shuts down.

 

[paragon1]

I live in South Carolina, and if there is so much as a half-inch of snowfall, someone somewhere will shut down a school.

We simply don't know how to handle ice on the road.

 

[David_G]

Right now, we have 30cm of snow. But I remember when I was little I might have had 7 years, there was a lot of snow, and the students from grade 1 to 7, so from 7 years to 13 didn't go to school. But that leaves kids from 14 onwards going to school.

But today, our school was closed because of the really low temperatures. For example now, it's -8 degrees outside, and the heating had frozen up.

 

[bartholen_v1legacy]

I live in Vermont. In the hilly/mountainous parts, and we get lots of snow. If its below 4 feet, there's school.

I've heard Finland takes a hardcore approach to it though. Like if there's 10 feet of snow, bring skies.

HAhhaaaaahaa! Goddamn right. It's not even Christmas here yet and we have like 4 feet of snow everywhere already. -18 degrees celsius (that translates as goddamn cold) and snowfall everywhere. And nothing gets shut down.

And yes, I live in Finland. And for once I can feel superior to your pussy american system BWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!