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

[ChaoticKraus]

Now i have to ask why schools in america closes down when it's snowing? It's not like it y'know, actually does anything.

We had 6 feet of snow for like 4 months last year in Sweden but zero schools closed down.But the buses and trains are all late so everybody gets a mark for late arrival every single day.

I've only head about schools closing down once, the big brother of one of my pals told me it was closed down about 13 years ago. But at the time there was 13 feet of snow and a blizzard going on so it was kinda understandable.

 

[NoseDigger]

I live in Brussels. It's not the snow that causes the problems, but the road chaos. Seems that this city wasn't made to deal with cars and snow. Everything just locks up here.

 

[MattRooney06]

In britain we rarely get bad snow, so when we do all the goverment does is run around panicking, then when the snow clears they spend thousands on grit and safegaurds, then when snow falls they never see it coming

 

[therandombear]

I'll be honest, I have never experienced that the schools have had to close because of snow where I live, Norway, even though we do get lots of snow.

Appearantly there is a rule though if the school can't heat the classroom up to atleast 18 degrees celsius, 64.4 ºF, the students are allowed to leave.

And usually outside where I live it's -4 ºF to -13 ºF

But at my grandparents who live 2 hours away, they had -29.2 ºF and tons of snow xD

Dang, where do they live? I rarely get to see anything below -13F where I live. Is Kirkenes a far off guess?

OT: As he said, Norway doesn't close schools based on weather, and well, I don't really think any of those who get a lot of snow do, it's natural so we don't think of it as a crisis. Of course if you go to Oslo they'll usually flip out if there's snow even though it's December...

Far away from Kirkenes, I live in the vicinity of Jessheim, and my grandparents live near Tønsberg, but it's true, we and they had it that cold not long ago.

 

[binvjoh]

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.

Huh? It's not snowy at all right now.

 

[Adremmalech]

I live in Los Angeles, where it never snows, but it sometimes rains.
And when it rains, everyone flips the fuck out.

LA cannot even handle rain. The roads crack. Potholes form everywhere. The malls leak because you can't tell there's a leak until it rains and that never happens so by the time it does rain, the leak is a pretty big one.

and no one is prepared for driving in the rain. LA traffic is bad on a perfect day. When it rains, there's hundreds of accidents.

 

[MrShowerHead]

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

Yeah, tell me about it

In my 10 years of school, I've never had a free day from school because of snow...

 

[RobCoxxy]

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!

Bloody hell, I'm in England, it's usually 2inches to a foot, plus? And we've only had my schools closed twice, uni once. Two times due to burst water pipes, once because of transportation issues. Lucky sod.

 

[Snake Plissken]

EDIT: Huh, didn't know there were so many N.C. member around here.

Born and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Now I live right next to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Closing anything due to snow is non-existent. You have no idea what snow is until it covers your 6 foot security fence.

 

[Doclector]

England's authorities reactions to snow;

Right, we've had plenty of forecasts saying when the snow will arrive, so we have prepared prope-OMFG it's snowing! It's actually happened! The white death has arrived! everyone stay at home, lock all doors and windows, save the children! (Goes into feotus position under desk).

Seriously...some countries thrive with conditions ten times worse all year round, but when we get just a bit of snowfall, the entire country grinds to a halt.

 

[Cozmicfrog]

In England? 4 inches... "HOLY SH*T STOP EVERYTHING. WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!"

 

[Timeslament]

I live in Colorado, but pretty much on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Because of that, we get sheltered from a lot of bad weather. Denver and Pueblo will be buried, and we'll only have a couple inches. Because of that, we don't get a lot of closings because of snow unless the roads really are iced up. People don't really care a whole lot about snow here actually.

This. I live in the county south west of Denver and its like "What 5ft of snow!? Pfff there fine" I can't imagine closing a school for only 2 inchs of snow, I mean come on man up, its just snow, I promise.

 

[cynikles]

I'm pretty sure if the local authorities saw snow, they wouldn't have a frigging clue what to do, and i'm pretty sure by that time the world would have stopped turning.

Being from Queensland gives you a guarantee of no snow in the state, ever. If it does, I'm having frigging snow cones.

 

[lokun489]

Oh today is -3 degrees, about three feet of snow and I'm stil walking to school.

 

[Antari]

Where I live in general, when the snow prevents you from getting out of your house, you can call in sick. Otherwise, grab the shovel and start digging.

 

[The_Maltese_Raven]

heh yeah i'm in TN, we had our first snow of the year Monday and the first day of finals week was canceled because of it...all half inch of it, so...yeah lol

oh and i'm from western NY originally so i find it absolutely hilarious

I think we go to the same school, savage. I've actually seen this place shut down for less, including one time we closed in anticipation of snow that never arrived. Fun times.

I'm also from Maryland, and drivers from both states proceed to freak the hell out when the snow starts to fall.

 

[manaman]

Washington State over here. Nobody does anything when it snows. No I don't mean people don't leave their houses. Everyone leaves their houses. Yeah the schools might shut down, but otherwise buisness goes on as usual. Except nobody bothers to bring out the plows, at least not on the surface roads, they usually plow at least one lane of the freeways. Then after everyone drives on the snow it turns to a sheet of ice the next night. That is the source of all the wonderful videos of vehicles pirouetting down the steep roads in Seattle every year. Or we have charter buses full of kids hanging over the freeway. Either way it gives me some entertaining news to listen to one the radio as I pass all the cars in the ditch. I never seem to have a problem. Put some good all season tires on my truck and I manage just fine. Rarely even use the chains unless I need to get up a particularly challenging hill.

Hell I drove around for several winters in Utah without chains or snow tires, and I pretty much only drove the Saturn I also owned at the time.

Now i have to ask why schools in america closes down when it's snowing? It's not like it y'know, actually does anything.

Odd that someone that could butcher that statement so badly would be willing to make it.

 

[Kair]

Are you secretly the president of Madagascar?

Nice reference.

 

[Guffe]

Finland reporting in.
Here we have to go to school even if (record for me) is minus 38C outside. I had to bike 2 kilometers so I felt a bit cold after that ride. Also there was just under 1 meter of snow in many places and half the roads were blocked so I had to "swim" my way through on a couple of places, mainly because I have some weird ways I walk/bike to school ^^

 

[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.

Huh? It's not snowy at all right now.

Only ice then? GP had awesome articles of people needing surgery for them falling on their arses.