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[SnowMachine]

Oh, well you were "ok" with schools teaching how to cook. Tell us more. We're all dying to hear more insightful thoughts on how schools should be run. What's your teaching or admin experience again?

IIRC, You are in some type of school administration or a teacher. I'm not trying to shit down your throat. I think our schools do a good job, particularly our local schools. As a tradesman, I would love to see more emphasis on skilled trades rather than the "every kid needs to go to college" mentality. No man in my family has graduated college. We have all, back to my grandfather, run very successful businesses. My brother, probably the most successful, got his GED his sophomore year of high school.

My son has missed 6 days of school this year because of a mix of a few vacation days that he couldn't make up and delayed start days that landed on ski team days (I apologize for not bringing him to school for 40 minutes). The threatening truancy notices are a joke. He tests at the next grade up in math and above average in English. What are they going to do? Kick him out of school?

My brother is playing the same game with his kid's school in the bay area. His response has been to threaten back with enrolling him in private school. They're at a stalemate.

Regardless, I never said that our schools are doing a bad job or that I thought that I could do it better. I do think that some of the priorities are warped and could be re-evaluated.

[SnowMachine]

https://www.ttusd.org/Page/136

That's a start, but..... 1/2 of the high school kids I meet have no clue how a credit card works. They know nothing about saving or investing money. Probably more than 1/2 couldn't change a flat tire.

Parents fault or stuff that would be great to learn in school?

Any how, back to snow.......

[SnowMachine]

It was a ghost town in Truckee last night. Kinda nice, honestly.

Game on over here on the east side at 7k. Power went out at 11pm last night. Still out.

I cleared the deck, then driveway. 6” on the deck by the time I got back into the house. It’s dumping. I’m pondering a walk in the woods. I need to burn some energy.

[powdork]

56" as of 2 hours ago here in Tahoma. Roads are currently almost impassable

[old goat]

This storm is certainly significant but hardly unprecedented although maybe the worst is yet to come. What is unprecedented is the intensity of the warnings. Whether the warnings are sincere or, more likely, a reaction to people driving in the storm who shouldn't be remains to be seen. Among other things, I'm sure there are a lot of people with uncancelable rentals who need some convincing to stay home. (See above)

[mmmm...pow!]

Figured maybe with the ski area shut down and backcountry options not really ideal I would check out the Snowfest parade. Canceled due to snow. Blasphemy.

[SnowMachine]

This storm is certainly significant but hardly unprecedented although maybe the worst is yet to come. What is unprecedented is the intensity of the warnings. Whether the warnings are sincere or, more likely, a reaction to people driving in the storm who shouldn't be remains to be seen. Among other things, I'm sure there are a lot of people with uncancelable rentals who need some convincing to stay home. (See above)

Completely agree. It's been a pretty average "big storm." I do think that wind speed has been pretty exceptional.

I'm sure I'm not the only guy here that loves these storms. Sitting here in silence in front of the fireplace is perfect. I don't even mind the snow clearing.

[SnowMachine]

This storm is certainly significant but hardly unprecedented although maybe the worst is yet to come. What is unprecedented is the intensity of the warnings. Whether the warnings are sincere or, more likely, a reaction to people driving in the storm who shouldn't be remains to be seen. Among other things, I'm sure there are a lot of people with uncancelable rentals who need some convincing to stay home. (See above)

Completely agree. It's been a pretty average "big storm." I do think that wind speed has been pretty exceptional.

I'm sure I'm not the only guy here that loves these storms. Sitting here in silence in front of the fireplace is perfect. I don't even mind the snow clearing.

[priapism]

Looks like Caltrans says 395 is closed from Bishop to Bridgeport so yurt guy's wife is getting her refund?

[powdork]

I think it had to be friday

[powdork]

This storm is certainly significant but hardly unprecedented although maybe the worst is yet to come. What is unprecedented is the intensity of the warnings. Whether the warnings are sincere or, more likely, a reaction to people driving in the storm who shouldn't be remains to be seen. Among other things, I'm sure there are a lot of people with uncancelable rentals who need some convincing to stay home. (See above)

Who said it was unprecedented? Biggest storm in four years was what I was hearing from most outlets. I think it will live up to that

[dookeyXXX]

Good Luck Macbeth, one of the theater companies in Reno, just cancelled tonight’s scheduled performance due to weather, so guessing “The Biggest Little Town” is getting hammered a bit, too.

On the Hwy tip, looks like 70 is still open…but NVDOT has EB 80 shut at Gold Run

[SchralphMacchio]

Looks like Caltrans says 395 is closed from Bishop to Bridgeport so yurt guy's wife is getting her refund?

They were specifically told it had to be closed all Friday morning (preventing ingress) to get the refund.

Didn’t seem that there were any concerns about egress or EMS access in case of a severe injury … let alone just maintaining digging out the yurt all weekend. I’d love to keep hearing how windy T storms are comparable.

[bodywhomper]

Snowing down to at least 2500' now.

Truckee CHP FB page indicates that all that were stuck on 80 last night were taken to "a safe location" while their vehicles were left behind. There's gotta be a few mags that were in that mess... Where'd peeps end up? Boreal lodge? Caltrans maintenance garages? Sounds like a mess.

[old goat]

Seems to me a policy that there are no weather refunds unless road is closed on day of entry or resort is otherwise closed is reasonable. If you rent a condo at Palisades and the resort is closed you don't get a refund. If you want reimbursement for sunk costs you get travel insurance. Travelguard paid us for unused heli hours due to weather when we went with Points North. (Although I suspect post pandemic travel insurers are getting stricter. They wouldn't let my wife use a 2020 voucher for travel insurance because of a pandemic canceled trip where she was reimbursed by the tour company and airline--so no cost to the insurer. They said she waited too long.)

Tough to clear the roads with stranded cars on them. That will delay opening 80 after the storm slows enough for safe travel.