I mean, I grew up in Montana, snow days weren’t a thing unless the power was out. Which happened exactly once between 5th and 12th grade; even then it was only an early release.

I really don’t think there is a plow issue here. I drive most of the day for work and I’ve been out all week. The roads are basically fine, can’t really plow ice, they salted the fuck out of everything.

I moved here in 2016 and the first thing I noticed was the weather hysteria. I had a buddy that’s a local call me once to warn me of a tornado 50 miles away. I mean, 50 miles away, nothing happened. But the dude was so worked up about it 🤷🏼‍♂️.

I think ultimately the school cancelations are weather hysteria and an lawsuit avoidance.

Edit: Montana didn’t really use salt, they has some kinda dirt sand mix. I guess I just don’t get the panic, it’s pretty okay out there. I literally only fishtailed once in the last two days and that was in a pile of slush at a yield sign.

Have you looked into the historical Fox Theatre downtown? I know they have a space but am not sure how big it is

It's not great for the plants and waterways either.

That’s what unions are for is it? I know other countries have it better, but we will never be like those countries. The US is just too big of a country with too many greedy rich people.

That is far from enough. Laughable what we put up with in the US, especially here in the Midwest.

Koriya and K Fried Chicken, are the two places I know. The former is more pricey, the latter is strictly a Korean fried chicken place

I think a lot of the outdoor stored diesel busses have a difficult time starting when it's this cold as well.

It is tough I agree, I also have kids. but that is more than some people get. I try to always have two backup baby sitters in case i need one. Also any good company won’t count snow days against you.

4-6 days for snow this year, 1-3 sick days for children and then try to plan other contingencies. Yes it makes it tough.

It's 100% applicable. Have you even been outside in the past 24 hours? You can slip and fall on the fucking grass right now because it's so icy.

I’m confused, Is that not enough?

I44 and Hwy 13 not clear?

How about multiple employers that only give two weeks off.

I tried salting the patio yesterday so my old and sick dog can get in and out easier, and the salt has done jack shit on the ice (especially with it being so cold.)

I don’t know what kind of event this is - and this is further than 45 minutes

But based on what you are saying I would 100% reach out to the owner of this place and see if he would be up to rent it out - it awesome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozark_Medieval_Fortress

There are some Asian churches in town…Chinese, Korean, etc. Maybe call or message.

Also maybe try and get ahold of Asian American student groups at the colleges here…they surely have this question come up regularly.

The decision that the schools have to make is that if they don't get a certain percentage of attendance in a particular day they don't get credit for that day from their state and/or federal funding. Sure, schools don't want to be to blame if a bus goes off the road, but the main reason is funding.

It's not just expensive to buy and spread, but also on the damage it does to our cars. I would ban salt use in Springfield if I could.

I am curious what job doesn’t give you time off.

There are a lot more kids walking to school since they had to cut back bus routes due to a shortage of drivers. That goes for K-12. The kids missing a few days of school is well worth the safety of them walking or waiting for a bus. The bus routes are on more residential roads than main roads. For kids standing out waiting for a bus or walking there are too many risk factors to bring them back. Call school off for a few days, let the roads clear, and they can make it up at the end of the year when it's not as dangerous for the kids.

I understand the question might seem weird. I'm an asian person and asian hair is different than caucasian hair.

Funny how people live in Missouri where we get ice but don’t know that every year MoDOT says salt doesn’t work on ice and actually makes things worse bc it will melt during the day and refreeze overnight.

Showing a good example for the kids about working class families? What good example? Risk your life for a job/school? This isn’t snow, it’s ice. You can’t just plow ice.

I get that it’s inconvenient. I’m losing my mind with my kid at home while I’m also trying to work. I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but I’d rather be in the office so I could actually unwind on my breaks rather than having her right in my ear every time I get up to try to go to the freaking bathroom. But it’s also incredibly unsafe for a whole bunch of people to be driving in this and dangerous for kids like mine who ride their bike or walk to school with cars sliding on these back streets. I understand it’s even worse for those who can’t work from home, but I think a good lesson to teach your kid is that sometimes weather happens and we have to adjust to it and shouldn’t always be on the roads.

The very best. But I was lucky enough to have a stay-at-home mom… so childcare wasn’t an issue.

I'm not saying they shouldn't, just that they should get the criticism when they call it off and the next morning the roads are clear vs blaming the road crews when they can't clear them fast enough.