I got a good idea for TC!

[A Black Falcon]

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Once upon a time, here in Virginia, school would be canceled for less than just a few inches of snow. I remember two seperate occasions when I was in the sixth grade (ten years ago, whew!) when we had school canceled (once after we had already gone!) on the suspicion of snow. One of the two times we got nothing.

When the Blizzard of 96 hit, we were out of school two weeks... most of the roads were clear after about five days, but they would not re-open school until they ALL were.

Today they aren't nearly so snow-scared, but if there's an inch on the road, school's out. Thing is, usually when it snows here, it doesn't accumulate on the road because the ground temperature is still too high.

There was this one time in elementary school they cancelled school when we only had like three or four inches... I still remember it because I was so surprised that school was cancelled. They thought it'd snow more obviously... or maybe there was ice or something... but other than that snow days are only called when it actually snows. So most winters you get maybe four or five... and given that they build five into the schedule, five is usually the max. :)

I know global warming exists, I also know that it's a natural pattern that has repeatedly occurred countless times in history, this being but another cycle.

But let's not turn this political again. It was a joke, honestly. The use of the smiley should have tipped you off.

A lot of people of your persuasion still don't understand that...