Had An 'Aarrgghh' Moment This Morning

[tiggerblue10]

Got up at 6.30 like I usually do on a weekday, fired up the laptop ready for work, and got little Tigs up to get dressed for school. Whilst I worked for half an hour, he had his breakfast then we left to go to school. When we got near the gate we noticed that there was no one around. I checked an email from the school that was sent last Friday saying that the school would be closed due to new restrictions and that the students would move to online working for the remainder of term.

I did open the email on Friday but just skimmed through as I was so tired from work. And it completely went out of my mind to read it again properly. Both of us could've had a lie in this morning! Aarrgghh!

[naomi24]

The school hasn’t closed for Christmas, has it? Ours have.

[tiggerblue10]

He finishes tomorrow at 12.30.

[naomi24]

If the school’s closed for the remainder of the term enjoy your lie in tomorrow, tigger.

[Buenchico]

I'm reminded of a time when there was heavy snow in Sheffield, with all bus services having been cancelled. Students and teachers (like me) were told to check the lists of school closures that were being broadcast on BBC Radio Sheffield each morning. (No internet in those days!). I tuned into he station and listened as loads of school closures were announced but the school I taught at wasn't listed. So I set out walking.

The eight mile walk to work was through snow that was always at least ankle deep, and closer to thigh deep in places, with a wind chill temperature well below zero. It took me nearly three hours to get to the school when, just like you this morning, I noticed that everything was unusually quiet. It turned out that I'd left home just before the closure of our school was announced on the radio. Fortunately the cleaners had come in early, so I managed to get a cup of tea from them before having to start out on my 8-mile walk back home again!

[tiggerblue10]

Definitely, Naomi. I can get up just before 7.30 when I officially start work and he can get up at 8 :o)

OMG Chris, 16 miles through thick snow.........crikey!

[davebro]

I don't recall my schools ever being closed for bad weather even in the hard winters pre-global warming. Sometimes only a handful of pupils & teachers made it in but the school remained open. Best we got was to go home an hour early.