schools closing to preserve gas Options

[*tweeak*]

Apparently, the governor plans to close schools in Georgia Monday and Tuesday to preserve gas. how retarded is that? I don't want to lose my snow days without getting any snow! Anyone else's state doing this? Opinions?

[*mzkandi*]

Wow..what the hell? I dont know of any other states, this is new to me.

[Aoiro]

What the...!?
On of the most retarded things I know of.
And I just heard it from you!
So it's very new to me.
D:

[jennyjenny]

Also new to me.

That's stupid, though. Cause then you'd have to make it up at the end of the year. We don't have that.

[b0st0ngrl]

They'll probably start doing that in Houston since, like, there's no gas AT ALL with everyone leaving.

[BrokenDream]

Lucky them. School is horrible. But, that is retarded.

[me1issaaaa]

ME TOO, ME TOO!! Yay.

[SillyCourtney]

That is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard of. It only goes to show people only care about money and not more important things like education!

[Chii]

That is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard of. It only goes to show people only care about money and not more important things like education!

it's not really that...gas costs a lot of money these days and some people can't afford to shuffle their kids to school and the schools don't have the money to fill up all those buses...

this whole gas issue is freaking me out...

[Atobe_Keigo]

Aww...If Rita's really horrid, the gas prices might go up to four dollars.
I'd hate if my school closed because of gas. We really have to find a new way to go to school. Maybe we can just walk there or...Bike? Heh...(x__X);; Sorry!
Why can't we just poof ourselves to school like Harry Potter people. (>__<)

[silver-rain]

Wow, I haven't heard about that here. But then again, there's alway mass transit here so gas isn't that much of an issue.

[*jooleeah*]

That is one of the most retarded things I've ever heard of. It only goes to show people only care about money and not more important things like education!

Umm. Not really. You have to provide a LOT of gas for kids going to school on a bus, and it could cause a lo of problems.

Well, I'm one of the kids in Georgia that don't have to go to school. I don't think it's retarded.

[EXPLO5ION]

Aww...If Rita's really horrid, the gas prices might go up to four dollars.
I'd hate if my school closed because of gas. We really have to find a new way to go to school. Maybe we can just walk there or...Bike? Heh...(x__X);; Sorry!
Why can't we just poof ourselves to school like Harry Potter people. (>__<)

People in Harry Potter did just "poof" there. They had to take a train, then take either the boats across the lake or they took a carriage up to the castle. Sorry, I just had a itch to correct you.

This is news to me too. I hope my school doesn't close down.

[PinkTrash]

je suis canadien.
No way my school would close down because of this, but that would suck if it did ><"
I heard about this, but I never really took it into consideration. It wouldn't make much of a difference in my opinion, a lot of people bus and walk to school anyway.. and if they get a ride its because their parents work near the school, which wouldn't make means they'd go near there anyway =/

[shortiiex]

i have heard about that but in New York schools are never colsed nout even teh freakin blizzards

[mai_z]

je suis canadien.
No way my school would close down because of this, but that would suck if it did ><"
I heard about this, but I never really took it into consideration. It wouldn't make much of a difference in my opinion, a lot of people bus and walk to school anyway.. and if they get a ride its because their parents work near the school, which wouldn't make means they'd go near there anyway =/

I'm Canadian too! But when we have snow days, we don't have to make them up, unless there was a lot of days that we missed. I love CANADA! lol

[*tweeak*]

I'm really actually not happy. They canceled our exhibition, which we really need, they canceled practice tuesday, which we also really need, and I don't see why it couldn't have last week when I had 16 tests in 3 days

[hybrid]

I think one day... people shouldn't use their cars and use bikes and trains and buses. Just for one day... I wanna try biking to school. Which is like 3948302 miles away.

[technicolour]

Funny. Our school got cancelled for the hurricane. [evacuee center]

It wouldn't suprise me really if they cancelled it for gas...

But this is interesting.

[*incoherent*]

that sucks, nicki. i was listening to a radio station from kc today and they said they should just build refineries in kansas. sure, its in tornado alley...but how many tornados are there compared to hurricanes?

nicki...btw, we got an 89.5 but it was only a 2 judge thing...
so, i guess we really didnt do that good.

[*tweeak*]

..yeah they cancelled our Tuesday practice too.

So every day..the week after this one..we'll have a 3 hour practice. So instead of practicing 9 hours a week we'll practice 12

That's the only thing I'm sour about.

Ewww. I fully expected them to call practice Monday or Tuesday after tnoight's show (which sucked), but no, we get not extra practices at all

that sucks, nicki. i was listening to a radio station from kc today and they said they should just build refineries in kansas. sure, its in tornado alley...but how many tornados are there compared to hurricanes?

nicki...btw, we got an 89.5 but it was only a 2 judge thing...
so, i guess we really didnt do that good.

well, 89.5 is pretty good, yeah? how did it coming ranking wise?

[demolished]

That sucks. At least you'll 2 whole day in your hand to spend.

[*tweeak*]

And do...what? Such bad timing. Last week I would have welcomed it, now it's useless

[*xcaitlinx*]

pshh...i WISH my school would be closed monday and tuesday. who cares about snowdays? to me, it's not like a couple of days added on to the end of the year is anything to stress over. you don't do shit the last 2 weeks of school...i'd rather have off a lot during the school year.

[demolished]

You can make yourself a snowman! Goes Ice skating! Stay on top of the frozen lake while you’re fishing through the crack.

Sorry, I thought snow would be fun because I never have snow in my whole life.

edit.

[*tweeak*]

I care about snow days. I don't need time off now. But I will damn well want them in February. Then, if we have snow, we'll be making it up in the summer. I want my summer ASAP. I do not believe in year round school, thankyouverymuch

[xklipse]

well, that's booty, how much is gas in georgia now?

[*xcaitlinx*]

I care about snow days. I don't need time off now. But I will damn well want them in February. Then, if we have snow, we'll be making it up in the summer. I want my summer ASAP. I do not believe in year round school, thankyouverymuch

does it snow in georgia much? hmmm..

i feel bad for people in hot climate states liek california and florida...i can't imagine Christmas without being cold and snowy.

[demolished]

does it snow in georgia much? hmmm..

i feel bad for people in hot climate states liek california and florida...i can't imagine Christmas without being cold and snowy.

1. California has awesome cold night after hot daytime.
2. California has snow on mountain (only) such as Big Bear but its man made.
3. It’s really far away from my home.
4. I want the taste of an actual snow and let it fall into my hot chocolate.

I care about snow days. I don't need time off now. But I will damn well want them in February. Then, if we have snow, we'll be making it up in the summer. I want my summer ASAP. I do not believe in year round school, thankyouverymuch

You can pack up and be prepared. I don’t have much to say to you but good luck!
Do you have a friend that has a cellar at the bottom of their home? It can be really useful and safer. You can hide there and hold onto something.

[*tweeak*]

does it snow in georgia much? hmmm..

i feel bad for people in hot climate states liek california and florida...i can't imagine Christmas without being cold and snowy.

we usually get a couple of inches...and they're fun. plus, we always have an ice storm. they pretty much call off school at the sign of a couple of flakes

yeah, suzzette, it really does. tonight was so f**king hot. why won't the humidity go away?!

[*xcaitlinx*]

yeah i knew that california gets cooler at night and such...but it doesn't actually snow does it?

this is one of the reasons why i actually LIKE living in new jersey...

it's hot in the summer (98 or so degrees), cool in the fall/spring, and cold and snowy (atleast 2 feet a year..most of the time) in the winter.

now i want Christmas to come =( too bad it's not for a while.

hey, atleast my brithday is in a week! wooot.

[demolished]

It doesnt snow. The snow in California is man made.

[nhj_2006]

mm, i agree too. i think gwinnett county makes up days and dekalb doesnt =\ sucky, at least we get four day weekend this week, and the week after that.

[LiLEthiopian]

What kind of gas are you saving by closing schools?

[gelionie]

We don't have that in HK.
I guess it's not really a problem here.

[SillyCourtney]

it's not really that...gas costs a lot of money these days and some people can't afford to shuffle their kids to school and the schools don't have the money to fill up all those buses...

Umm. Not really. You have to provide a LOT of gas for kids going to school on a bus, and it could cause a lo of problems.

You both just pretty much proved my point. They care more about money than they do education.

[xscore]

i think that's a good idea, actually.

[Atobe_Keigo]

People in Harry Potter did just "poof" there. They had to take a train, then take either the boats across the lake or they took a carriage up to the castle. Sorry, I just had a itch to correct you.

This is news to me too. I hope my school doesn't close down.

Ahaha! I knew that, but yeah...I was just making it easier for me to say. I couldn't type everything, but it would be nice to apparate! xD

[*AngelicEyz00*]

It snows in California... Well, the mountains at least.

[hall0w]

wtf r they stupid?

[*x____duckii*]

Wow, that's just dumb. Sure, that may preserve some gas, but then again, you can just walk to school.

[SillyCourtney]

^ I think some people are saying it's just stupid without thinking through it first.

And walking to school is pretty unrealistic for some--since my house is a 15 minute drive from my school...and walking would take a pretty long time.

And it's not like I'm walking for fun...I'd be carrying books, and an instrument with me.

Besides, I'm trying to get an education not a work out.

Yea, my school is only about a mile and a half away, not too far in reality.. but considering I have to carry about two heavy textbooks and lal the other stuff in my backpack, an instrument, my water bottle and clothes for marching band, it would get pretty tiring.

[*tweeak*]

You can pack up and be prepared. I don’t have much to say to you but good luck!
Do you have a friend that has a cellar at the bottom of their home? It can be really useful and safer. You can hide there and hold onto something.

why would I pack? I live in Georgia. And yeah, most people here have basements (I do too). No one has "cellars."

^ I think some people are saying it's just stupid without thinking through it first.

And walking to school is pretty unrealistic for some--since my house is a 15 minute drive from my school...and walking would take a pretty long time.

And it's not like I'm walking for fun...I'd be carrying books, and an instrument with me.

Besides, I'm trying to get an education not a work out.

I thought it through, and still think it's stupid.

But maybe just because the timing is awful and I'm selfish *shrug*

Very few people could walk to my school. It would take forever, no matter which side you live on, and we'd likely all get run over

with a 30lb bookbag and an instrument, no f**king way. especially not in Georgia heat. I would faint. I don't ride the bus anyway, though

[heyyfrankie]

i think it's stupid and texas hasn't done that...yet.=.=

[*jooleeah*]

You both just pretty much proved my point. They care more about money than they do education.

Umm. No...

Look, we're not even missing the amount of education that we're supposed to get each year. We're using the snow makeup days for missing these two days, so we still get the 180 days of school that we're supposed to have each year.

Know your facts before you argue.

[sprezzatura]

Lucky me. Education is more important. I would rather not want the school to be closed because I would have to make up those days in the summer.

[StarryEyedSurpri...]

wow that is retarded. I hope that doesn't happen here

[*tweeak*]

So, a drill officer of my section called me and told me practice was back on for Tuesday, so I assumed they told section leaders to call around. However, 3 of my friends (2 of whom are also drill officers) have already told me they didn't know about it. Was this some kind of joke because I keep skipping sectionals? I am not amused. If we don't have practice, I'm going to kill her.

[*tweeak*]

I wouldn't. If we had sectionals then, I would fall asleep after coming in 20 minutes late. I went to one sectional, we didn't get anything done, so the next one I came half an hour late for, and they were already done doing things. Then I had a doctor's appointment, and the next I had a shitload of homework. This past one, I went, but they were doing passoffs, and I refuse to play for any of my section leaders, so I left. So in reality, I did more than they think I did. Sorry, I don't have 5 hours to waste after school. They can't punish me, either. We never have to run laps. My section has crappy leadership all of whom I share a mutual hate with. A couple sections have to do pushups if they're late, though. My section is too heavily female dominated for that.

[demolished]

^ I think the buses use Diesel...
...I went to Palmdale, California in the winter of 2001 and it snowed.

i mean, it does snow but it's man made snow.

[*tweeak*]

What do you mean by "man made" snow?

[azndork]

i go to school in georgia but i still have to go to school...

[Mulder]

They'll probably start doing that in Houston since, like, there's no gas AT ALL with everyone leaving.

schools have been closed till wed. but not to preserve gas...just to keep people from all rushing back at the same time and clogging up teh freeways.

[*tweeak*]

i go to school in georgia but i still have to go to school...

uh, where? because the governors were requiring all school districts to comply. even most private schools are clsing

[demolished]

What do you mean by "man made" snow?

It’s produced by people. The snow is not made by nature.

I’m surprise you never heard of that phrase.
Interesting. I thought all of U.S states know it.
It’s been used a dozen of times in California.

[doork]

They'll probably start doing that in Houston since, like, there's no gas AT ALL with everyone leaving.

they did do that in houston .. cause of that hurricane Rita .. all the gas station is closed .. and school doesnt start till Weds.

[dahoonpride]

education for kids/teenager should always be one of the first priorities

[demolished]

whaaat ? o.o Are you sure? Did it come from the snow machine?


Is Palmdale a mountain?

[*tweeak*]

It’s produced by people. The snow is not made by nature.

I’m surprise you never heard of that phrase.
Interesting.    I thought all of U.S states know it.
It’s been used a dozen of times in California.

No, moron, I know what man made means. However, I don't understand how you can insist the snow is man made.

[iheartsimba]

I don't mind! I know we'll have to make up the days later--but highschool is STRESSFUL! I neeed a break more than anything right now =[

And wednesday is my birthday...so people will probably forget

I think it was closed because of the hurricane in Texas thing..because the gas couldn't go through the pipes..but it didn't turn out to bad, so some people are angry because it's like closed for no reason..

[simx]

Not in Hawaii, although I have heard about this closing schools thing... =/

[mouse_3k]

Lol i wish Virginia did that, I wouldnt mind

[*tweeak*]

Yeah, forget my previous complaints about not helping me and not wanting to lose snow days. This was really helpful. I had a lot more homework than I thought. Plus, I got to go to the movies. I enjoy this. I vote 4 day weekends always.

[angel-roh]

No I haven't heard about that until you told me. My school wasn't closing to preserve gas. O_O;;

But I'm kinda confuse on what you guys have to do when you have to preserve gas >.<;;;;; You mean you don't come on that day or you have to do something else on that day O_O besides school.

[miss barnes]

OH yea my ex told me that the other day.(he lives in augusta) yall are soo lucky.oh and i saw it on yahoo too