Got snow?
02-06-2013, 05:31 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Got snow?
Looks like a storm is brewing...... 
We're not in the bulls eye but are now in the 16-24 range. Just what I don't need.
Stay in touch, let us know how you fare in the storm.
We're not in the bulls eye but are now in the 16-24 range. Just what I don't need.
Stay in touch, let us know how you fare in the storm.
02-07-2013, 04:29 AM
#5
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Reports are all over the place.
winter. It should only snow at the ski resorts.
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02-07-2013, 12:00 PM
#8
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02-07-2013, 12:54 PM
#9
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I just find it incredibly frustrating the older I get. It seems that like anything else "safety" becomes the easy fallback excuse to not go to work, to close schools and day cares, and for governors to shut down the highways. If people don't want to go to work, fine... take a day off and stay home if you feel more comfortable. But more and more, people seem to think that some bad weather means normal routines and responsibilities no longer apply.
"Safety's sake" can be used to justify almost anything remotely dangerous, and everything in life is full of risk. Driving to work when a 75° and sunny is a risk, but add some snow and it crosses the danger threshold for enough people to deem it as unacceptable.
To be clear, I'm just saying there's a distinction between making a choice to be cautious vs. claiming that something is inherently too risky and that you shouldn't have to be responsible for that choice. Just because the weather is beyond your control does not mean anyone is absolved of their responsibilities.
And while it hasn't happened yet, I know we're going to get a call from Day Care saying that they're going to close early, even though the kids are perfectly fine in the building. It's because the employees don't want to stay at work any later.
Quite frankly, if someone is physically capable of shoveling/snowblowing their driveway, or willing to go the store or the mall or the movies this Saturday evening, their idea of "acceptable risk" needs re-evaluation and their priorities questioned.
"Safety's sake" can be used to justify almost anything remotely dangerous, and everything in life is full of risk. Driving to work when a 75° and sunny is a risk, but add some snow and it crosses the danger threshold for enough people to deem it as unacceptable.
To be clear, I'm just saying there's a distinction between making a choice to be cautious vs. claiming that something is inherently too risky and that you shouldn't have to be responsible for that choice. Just because the weather is beyond your control does not mean anyone is absolved of their responsibilities.
And while it hasn't happened yet, I know we're going to get a call from Day Care saying that they're going to close early, even though the kids are perfectly fine in the building. It's because the employees don't want to stay at work any later.
Quite frankly, if someone is physically capable of shoveling/snowblowing their driveway, or willing to go the store or the mall or the movies this Saturday evening, their idea of "acceptable risk" needs re-evaluation and their priorities questioned.
02-07-2013, 01:00 PM
#10
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Just want to clarify that my rant does not apply to Lainey or anyoene else here - mostly the people who just decide to close up shop (or school) and screw everyone else because they don't think they should have to deal with it like the rest of us.