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And we walked in the snow with no shoes, because we couldn't afford shoes, because it was a Recession.
Let me tell you sonny... let me tell you straight
You kids today ain't never had it tough
Always had everything handed to you on a silver plate
You lazy brats think nothing's good enough
Well, nobody ever drove me to school when it was ninety degrees below
We had to walk buck naked through forty miles of snow
Worked in the coal mines twenty-two hours a day for just half a cent
Had to sell my internal organs just to pay the rent
- Weird Al Yankovic, "When I Was Your Age"
Have I ever mentioned that I am eighty years old? And a curmudgeon? Remember that time I decided that everyone should have to get chicken pox, because I had it? Well now I'm here to talk to you about Kids Today and How Easy They Have It, and how They Never Go to School and That's What's Wrong With the World Today. Buckle your seat belts, everyone! We are going to be trundling down the Information Superhighway at 25mph. Now shut up and eat this linty hard candy I found in my cardigan pocket.
I'm pretty sure the local public school district's headquarters are in Virginia or North Carolina or somewhere, because their school cancellation strategy seems to be "I SAW A SNOWFLAKE! EVERYONE RUN FOR COVER!" When I woke up this morning, they were on a two-hour delay and when I was on my way to work, I heard it was cancelled altogether even though the weather was improving. We may have gotten as much as three inches of snow, but it was insignificant enough that even my rarely-traveled, never-plowed residential street was all broken up and clear by the time I went to work in the morning. This is Ohio! They should be able to stand a little bit of snow!
Back In My Day, we had to go to school all the time! We had to go to school when there was snow. We had to go to school when there were tornadoes. We had to go to school when there were earthquakes. We had to go to school when there were Godzilla attacks. A snow day really meant something in those days! We appreciated them, not like you ungrateful kids nowadays.
Here is a little mnemonic device I have created for the local public school district that might ensure that these kids are in school for more than two days in a row:
If you see snow, to school you must go!
If you see ice, a day off would be nice.
srah - Wednesday, 20 February 2008 - 5:22 PM
Tags: srahtown, weather
Comments (8)
Rachael - February 20, 2008 - 8:50 PM - ℓ
Back in MY day, I was HOMESCHOOLED, so I never got a) sick days, b) snow days, c) days off FOR ANY REASON unless I was throwing up.
And yes, James, the great state of Michigan thanks you for remembering how awesomely not-afraid of snow we are. Well, mostly not-afraid.
Fraulein N - February 21, 2008 - 2:39 PM - ℓ
I agree completely with this post. Seriously, I think at one point I actually did walk uphill in the snow both ways. 'Cause they would almost NEVER close that shit down, not matter how nasty it was.
And now I swear, every time I turn around they're closing the schools for something.
Srah, you are entirely correct. I remember once having to go to school when there was no power or heat at school. We had to read our books by candlelight! I am pretty sure we only canceled if the snow covered your door. Remember that the are generally weak down there in OH, as opposed to the great state of MI.