Storm fallout

Thanks to a bit of a windstorm on Saturday night, everything has come to a screeching halt in Fairfield county and beyond.  I was oblivious to the fact that trees were topping that night, taking down power lines and houses with them.

But now it's gorgeous and sunny. The streets around us and our school have been clear for a day or two. Some people are still without power and taking showers at the Y but many homes have been restored.

But the schools... the schools have been closed for three days now! (No one knows what to call it exactly, a snow day? Meanwhile, it's 60 degrees.) They say it's because they're concerned about kids walking on power lines. ??? Where, on the playground? The first two days, the explanation was that the busses couldn't get through. Fine. Understandable. Yesterday, word was that one or two schools were still without power. But why not lest the rest of town resume normal life? It's getting a bit excessive.

We've had a ridiculous number of snow days this year, all of which have to be made up at the end of the school year. The kids were supposed to get out on June 18, which has been kicked back to June 23. But at this rate, they're going to be in school until July 4th.

Even QB said to me last night: "It's actually a little bit boring when there's no school."