Wow This Is Official...ALL New York Schools Are Closed Monday
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
March 2, 2009 5:12am CST
We're being hit with a major snowstorm here in the Big Apple..and you know it's bad when the news officially announces that ALL NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED....I don't even remember the last time that has happened here..like years and years
We all seem to be experiencing wacky weather here in the US...a lot of southern states are being hit by major storms too...snowstorms that is...almost unheard of.
Anyway...wherever you live...if the weather is really bad...do you have schools close down? Other institutions? Mmmm..wonder if there will even be any mail deliveries?? Or deliveries in general. Glad I stocked up on food and stuff...think I'll stay home too, and sleep late...uh, no..haven't even been to bed yet...restless...and even my cats are going nuts...LOL..think they are being affected by the wacky weather
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40 responses
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I saw this on the news today and being a New Yorker myself, though now I live in the South, I said the same thing. You know it's bad when New York shuts down. I remember we were walking to school in blizzards back in the 90's in the Bronx. In fact I often tell people down here about it when they close down our public schools for an inch of snow flurries! It must've been something if they shut down the schools today! Wow I miss NY!!!
@shamsta19 (3224)
• United States
4 Mar 09
I had a friend from back home (NY) tell me he thought it didn't snow hard enough for the schools to shut down. He grew up with me and we both remember trekking to school in the snow in the 90's. Things are changing I guess.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
2 Mar 09
We here in minnesota our pretty used to snow storms so it takes blizzard like conditions or like 50 below zero temps before our schools will close down.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
2 Mar 09
A MAJOR blizzard usually is what it takes. Schools close early or start late is about it. Unless like 1991 when we got 48 inches in a 24 hour span that is. That major storm shut down Minneapolis even.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
2 Mar 09
Damn. Not only am I NOT in New York, I don't go to school either, so I couldn't have lucked out more on the day off front if I tried! 
I remember many years ago in Australia where schools shut down for over a week because of temperatures that ran 45 degrees celcius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) and above for 8 or 9 days or so. It was unbeliveably hot and people were dropping like flies everywhere! It kinda makes you realize how inisignificant we really are in the overall scheme of things when you see Mother Nature shutting whole cities down like this!
I remember many years ago in Australia where schools shut down for over a week because of temperatures that ran 45 degrees celcius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) and above for 8 or 9 days or so. It was unbeliveably hot and people were dropping like flies everywhere! It kinda makes you realize how inisignificant we really are in the overall scheme of things when you see Mother Nature shutting whole cities down like this! 2 people like this
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
8 Mar 09
Yikes I've heard how hot it gets in Australia...I definitely could never take weather that hot..not a hot weather fan to begin with. Well talk about wacky weather though....we had that blizzard....now six days later we had a temperature of 70 degrees fahrenheit..figure that one out
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
3 Mar 09
they close schools on the threat of snow now here.
it's ridiculous.it had to be at least 6 inches when i was going.
heaven forbid lil' timmy fall on his butt and break his ipod.
@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
2 Mar 09
wow it's that bad eh? i wish we had something like that here so that i dont have to go to work haha. we dont get snow over here, i wish we did! my country is warm all year round and today it was sunny and then it rained heavily in the evening. i miss the snow, got to experience it when i went overseas to study.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Yup, it's that bad here. Any major snowstorm seems to put good old New York City to a screeching halt. Kind of nice though, as it tends to be quieter and more peaceful...LOL
@hotsummer (13837)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
that is really bad weather. but i don't have any idea how bad a snow really is in real life cause i have not seen any snow but i have seen one on the news though. it pretty looks scary though what i see on the news. but before i really love to see snow one day. but i guess still like to but i don't look forward to snow this strong.
anyways, so you say that your cats are getting restless. guess they can't get out of your home and just stay there at home always.
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@Sparky5115 (244)
• Australia
3 Mar 09
Here in Australia there are only limited areas that have snowfall, and that is only during Winter.
I am not aware of anything being closed down due to cold weather.
We have recently had school closures due to bushfires and way back when I was in school, we got sent home once because it was over 40 degrees celcius.
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
3 Mar 09
Well today was my day off from work, but I had to pick the grandkids up at school, and pick up my paycheck at work, then off for fun shopping. It snowed pretty much all day here ( I'm in Troy NY, right next to Albany), but all in all the roads were not to bad, the city was really good with the plows, so the drive was pretty good. I really thought we were past all this snow for the season.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
3 Mar 09
Hi pyewacket! Oh my, I hope that everything is alright with you at this time and so with the people in New York too. I have a friend who lives in New York. She has two children who are going to school there. I hope the children will be alright. We also have major storms, very strong typhoons and it always destroys many houses and plantations in most areas here. Being used to this kind of calamities, each local government have taken measures to cushion the blow and private organizations help the government too in helping the people affected.
Take care and be safe!
lovelots..faith
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@dropofrain (1167)
• India
3 Mar 09
With the sudden change in the weather conditions every one is being affected by the same. It is really great that kids are being affected by the weather but this affect must be positive for them as they must be enjoying this break.
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@dropofrain (1167)
• India
3 Mar 09
With the sudden change in the weather conditions every one is being affected by the same. It is really great that kids are being affected by the weather but this affect must be positive for them as they must be enjoying this break.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
3 Mar 09
See! I knew it all along. The school district here is paranoid. I'm telling you, if the snow flurries just a little on the mountain top here they will close the schools. We haven't had snow that stuck to the ground at my house for more than a couple of hours, and the snow on the mountaintop only stuck to the ground where there was ground. I mean it didn't stick to the roads at all, but the schools have closed here about 10 days total so far and let out early about three times.
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@Chrono1210 (13)
• United States
3 Mar 09
I heard it was pretty bad. I live in NY, but I'm in California now in college. But, it has to be a pretty big storm if all the city schools are closed. But what about like Buffalo, you need to be in like the north pole for that place to shut down.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
3 Mar 09
It sounds like it is going to be a big storm. Glad you could stay home. Stay safe.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
2 Mar 09
My cats are just super cuddly today. We are not getting the extreme temperatures or the snow. Even when we do, we almost never close the schools. It just is not done. Last year they did close the little school I was working as well as several others, because of ice storms. As it was, the school was closed maybe one day or perhaps two.They opened back up even when the town still only had half of its power. The thought was that kids needed to be in a familiar place, even if they could not be in their home. I am restless today, though.
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@Aurone (4755)
• United States
3 Mar 09
In Arkansas, if it even thinks about snowing they close the schools. They just aren't equipped to deal with the snow, plus a lot of people live in the mountains--Hard to get in and out. Where I live now, it would have to flood to close things down I think. I haven't ever heard of schools closing here. Although, my friends and I took the day off from Graduate school one day because our office flooded because of the rain. Some drain backed up and we got rainwater and sewage in our office. Glad all my stuff was off the floor. It was nasty. We were relocated because of the health hazard and things stayed crazy for a week.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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2 Mar 09
Wow seems like you have got some bad weather on the way then. We have had pretty calm weather in UK and it even started to warm up a bit too, but this week it has been forecast to turn colder with wintry weather on the way so not impressed about that as I had saved quite a lot in gas the past couple of weeks and will have to put it back in now hehe!!
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