Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Snow in Your Nation's Capital: Panic!

UPDATE: We got probably less than an inch of snow. I biked home with the snow softly falling and it was beautiful. I've wanted to bike in a snow shower all winter and now that I've got my wish, come on spring! Of course, we're supposed to get a bit of a winter storm tonight and tomorrow and right now it's 21 degrees. Look for more panic and turmoil here tomorrow after the white stuff falls.

Everyone who lives here in DC knows we overreact to snow or the threat of snow. It's a common inside joke. And though we know we overreact we keep doing it.

The weather service has issued a snow advisory for this afternoon meaning we might, just might get snow. A whopping one to two inches.

We're one hour into the advisory period.

It has not started snowing.

But we're already losing our minds. Here's what's already been canceled (read this list and know, if terrorists really wanted to bring Washington to its knees, forget dirty bombs. Drop a couple of inches of snow on us):

MARYLAND:

» Calvert County Public Schools- No after school activities (Wednesday) » Charles County Public Schools, Charles County - No afternoon and evening activities. (Wednesday) » Charles E Smith Jewish Day School, Rockville - 2 hr. delay - All afternoon and evening activities cancelled. (Wednesday) » Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery County - No after school activities, evening school and community activities. Day care program will remain open as scheduled. (Wednesday) » Prince George's County Public Schools- Cancelling all after-school and evening activities. (Wednesday) » The Newport School, Silver Spring - All evening activities are cancelled. (Wednesday) » Woodstream Christian Academy, Mitchelleville - No afternoon activities and no after care. (Wednesday)

DISTRICT:

» Naylor Road School, Washington - Closing Early - Closing at 4 p.m. No after care. (Wednesday)

OTHER:

» Adat Shalom Torah School, Bethesda - Hebrew school cancelled. (Wednesday) » Church of the Atonement, Silver Spring - All evening activities cancelled. (Wednesday) » First Baptist Church, Upper Marlboro - All evening activities are cancelled. (Wednesday) » Har Shalom Religious School, Potomac, MD - No religious school (Wednesday) » Ironworkers Local 5 Apprenticeship School, Upper Marlboro - All evening activities are cancelled. (Wednesday) » Musical Theater Center, Rockville - No classes held tonight. (Wednesday) » Ohr Kodesh Religious School, Chevy Chase - closed - No classes. (Wednesday) » Quality Time Early Learning Center, Silver Spring - Closing Early - Closing at 5:30 p.m. (Wednesday) » Temple Sinai Religious School, Washington, D.C. - No classes this evening. (Wednesday)

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