Crazy Winter

Good grief! Another snow event! I'm putting my request in now for how I think the weather should function. Really, if it's going to be enough to cause havoc, could it please do so before 3AM so that decisions regarding school closings could be made before people leave for school? Or, work? Fortunately, for me, Chesterfield announced a 2 hour delay for elementary and middle schools before we had to leave, and then they announced the decision to close before I even went out to clean off the car. Some of the school systems that were open and had kids already in school announced they were closing and then wanted the parents to come pick up the kids....while it was still snowing and the roads icy and covered with snow...no chemicals yet on most of them. I don't understand that -- the forecast is for clearing conditions and snow exiting the area by 10AM. I would think that they would keep the kids in the schools until the afternoon when the roads could have been treated and anyone driving would be better able to get to the schools. But, nobody asked me. Then, of course, the forecast originally was for 1 to 2 inches at the most and "shouldn't cause problems" because of the rain last night and temps weren't expected to get low enough for long enough to cause major issues in the metro area. Wrong! So, maybe the school officials thought they couldn't trust the forecast for today (that it would be getting better). Guess that's why the schools closed and the parents had to get the kids. So, I'll say it again, Good Grief!!!!