mappy

.61" tonight, .92" for the month

Awesome! Enjoy! weather related: pouring rain, lots of T&L and crushed my personal best on the bike tonight. Hell yeah.

Congrats!

Well, I feel your pain...

I know you teach in Howard but Balt Co recommending 100% virtual through end of first semester (Jan 2021). Set hours per day of teacher learning, attendance will be taken daily... etc. Hybrid for second semester, or virtual if a family wants... nothing final until State Board of Ed approves of course.

The cell near Hanover?

Can hear rumbles from the cells in PA (Red Lion southwest into MD)

Hit 96 here briefly

A horrible tease. My acre of land is a dust bowl right now.

thank you! ill root for your 80F low.

the last recorded rainfall we have had up here was the pathetic .07 from that passing tropical storm. I can't even recall when that happened. last week? the week before? honestly it all runs together at this point

I'm hugging the shit out of that HRRRRR run. Look at that IMBY. sorry DCers.

mayyyyybe

Good for you!! I'm jealous of 1. the temps and 2. all the trips your taking (please kidnap me and take me with you next time)

95 for a high so far today

good conversation, friend. i think we can handle it

And what you say is perfectly rational and within reason, and makes sense based on how well carroll county is doing. but please dont diminish teachers who are genuinely concerned for their well being by saying their actions are crap. it doesn't look good. Yup, I understand. We are lucky that our kid is going into second grade. Being her home-school teacher isn't hard. Its a juggling act between work and her, but its not tough to keep her on track and making sure she's learning the things she needs too. I'm hopeful that BaltCo will handle any virtual learning in the fall better than they did in the spring, because it was terrible.

I wholeheartedly agree that not every place is the same. Some counties are in much much better places than others. And any school decision should be county based, hell even district based (as an example, in my area cases are SUPER LOW (less than 20 in my zip code) while areas near the city are much much higher.) Will it be safer in Hereford Zone schools than say Catonsville? Maybe... but it only takes one person to be sick and it spreads. We know damn well kids, especially younger kids, cannot and will not do all the things they need to do keep their germs to themselves. But we also cannot just generalize the decision based on that. Its a tough situation all around and I for one am glad I am not in the position to have to make that decision. FWIW: we went with a hybrid school year for our kid in the survey that was sent by BaltCo. We want our kid in school. Virtual learning sucks, and she was only finishing first grade. I can only imagine the trials parents went through for older kids. And I feel for those parents and kids alike. Its a sucky ass situation all around, with no right (or easy) answer. I just wish people had more empathy for others even if they themselves are not directly impacted by the decisions being made. I dont think there can be a perfect system in place that can ensure kids, teachers, staff alike don't get sick, or spread it. It's impossible. Everyone has a level of risk they are okay with, and we all need to be respectful to that without calling our teachers dramatic or saying creating a will is crap.

No there isn't an easy answer. And honestly, if people would just do their part (wear masks, stay socially distant) we would probably be in an overall better place that school can open safely even if its a hybrid version. But it sucks to see people have complete disregard for those who teach our children. As if their lives aren't worth a damn.

teachers are dramatic. got it. i'm sure our resident teachers here will appreciate that sentiment.

low risk of what? getting it? About how passing it on to teachers, staff, administrators. Who then pass it on to those at home. Just because kids don't get severely ill doesn't mean that those they come in contact with don't get sick. I want my kid in school as much as the next parent, but doing so safely needs to be done.

You have no idea who has or hasn't created a will, don't be quick to assume. Just because there isn't a news story on it doesn't mean it hasn't happened. And just because you are okay with the risk, doesn't mean others are. Perhaps you should talk to the numerous teachers we have here in our own subforum and whether they feel creating a will out of fear of a virus, is crap or not?

I get that not everyone has the same level of risk, but learn to have some empathy before you say teachers may be overreacting and its crap. thanks.

as are you, but you don't see me telling you your thoughts are crap.