immortalpuppet Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) Remember when there was a couple of inches that fell mid morning a few years ago that caused havoc with the schools closing at lunch time. That was utter chaos so I am glad they made the decision early doors to avoid putting us in that situation again. The satellite pictures don’t look great later on and into tomorrow but I guess we will have to wait and see if that changes much. Edited March 9, 2023 by immortalpuppet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalpuppet Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Can only assume they closed the mountain to lessen the chance of people getting stranded up there rather than waiting until it starts and people are already up there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Call Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 The supreme decision makers on this Island are now praying for a big snow drop. Sign of the times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 8 minutes ago, Banker said: Can’t understand why mountain road is closed? It’s completely clear on webcams, meanwhile sun is out in Douglas Yes, I know - and that's why it's not you making the decision - because you can't understand. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, Holte End said: I don't believe it is the DESC decision to close the schools, Dan Davies does not work in DESC, he CEO of Home Affairs and he has said on Manx radio " We decided to close the Schools". So it looks to me like the emergency services must have made the decision. “we” is government. It’s a cross departmental decision what opens and closes, and when. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Liverpool & Manchester schools open as normal & no government offices closed despite weather warnings for much worse than here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHans Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 34 minutes ago, CallMeCurious said: Lessons learned from the pandemic maybe? A case of guarenteed premature interruption in service to avoid a potential disruption in service. Pretty much I’d say. Let’s just do nothing. Because government has the luxury of doing nothing in the face of it alternatively having to do something that might be a bit inconvenient. It saves money to doing nothing. Douglas is like a ghost town all over nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 minute ago, SuperHans said: Pretty much I’d say. Let’s just do nothing. Because government has the luxury of doing nothing in the face of it alternatively having to do something that might be a bit inconvenient. It saves money to doing nothing. Douglas is like a ghost town all over nothing. Do you have car or house insurance? Why do you pay it? Have you ever made a claim? Some people spend a fortune on insurance to cover their vehicles, their lives, their homes. Some never make a claim, but, if the worst happens they know they are covered. That's what today is like. 😘 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 43 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Stop it. The DESC makes the decision based on information from the meteorological experts. They base their decision on the safety of the children. A day off is never given lightly. The national curriculum is prescriptive to the hour and work missed on one day must be caught up on the next. The weather may be ok right now but if this snow comes in as forecast then you would have thousands of pupils and staff stranded in schools with no way of getting home. It has happened in the past and it’s a bloody nightmare scenario. Try and see past the end of your nose. This. I'm having a very rare day off, and loving it tbh, if still trying to justify it!! Reading Salaman Rushdie's latest,when a potential new client phoned up. Ruined the spell he was weaving. Very, very, selfish behaviour! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 Mandatory winter tyres for all government workers.. they can pay for them in lieu of not paying for parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, SuperHans said: Pretty much I’d say. Let’s just do nothing. Because government has the luxury of doing nothing in the face of it alternatively having to do something that might be a bit inconvenient. It saves money to doing nothing. Douglas is like a ghost town all over nothing. I think our topography and equipment available to combat icy roads means you aren't comparing like to like, but as already said, I am in full self-justification mode. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b4mbi Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 What's really needed is a bunch of snowflakes... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHans Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Do you have car or house insurance? Why do you pay it? Have you ever made a claim? Some people spend a fortune on insurance to cover their vehicles, their lives, their homes. Some never make a claim, but, if the worst happens they know they are covered. That's what today is like. 😘 No it isn’t. I claim on my car insurance when something happens not when nothing happens. Our whole system of government has just given up. Let’s just throw a sickie today. It’s easier than dealing with something that actually happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Call Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 The thing is, today's snow break costs me £210 in lost income. There will be many more people worse off. What is the cost of this to non government workers? Can the brains in Government create a Red/Amber/Green system for this meteorogical phenomenon? Or is some over excited civil servant executive creaming his pants at hitting the 'Everbridge' button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, Roxanne said: Do you have car or house insurance? Why do you pay it? Have you ever made a claim? Some people spend a fortune on insurance to cover their vehicles, their lives, their homes. Some never make a claim, but, if the worst happens they know they are covered. That's what today is like. 😘 Well it’s not I’m afraid. By that logic schools would be closed every day just in case of a natural disaster occurring that would jeopardize pupil safety. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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