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Third day out of last seven that DCA stayed 32 or below all day, after not doing that for two years.

Was yesterday the first day in about two years that the high temperature at DCA was 32 or less? And today could make two days in a row?

Victory in that the plows are in my cul- de- sac next to Wolftrap.

I thought that two or three weeks ago Fairfax teachers were given three options if they did not want to go back to the classroom: Have a valid Medical excuse for not going back (per Federal law) Take an unpaid LOA Resign Did this not happen?

My two oldest grand children have been back in the classroom basically since Labor Day. They are in a private pre-school and a private school in the Baltimore area. However, I do think there has not been a week where at least one of them has school canceled because of a Covid scare. Because, the classes are small (big difference there between large classes in a City public school and a pay out of the gazoo private school), the possibility of an infection in the class is limited. It also helps to have a lot of parents of students who are Hopkins doctors and can almost instantly arrange Covid testing or so I have heard. Nevertheless, I do believe if we do not get the kids back in school full-time until there is a vaccine (who knows when), we are going to waste a generation of children.

We use Tauck for all of our vacations. Sailing on the Isabela II. Going with 5 or 6 couples we met on prior Tauck vacations. Just checked airfaires hoping for deals for FirstClass/Business class. WE have Iceland in July which may be the safest country in the world due to their extensive testing.

We have a trip to Galapagos in January via Guayaquil. After reading the Wash Post article today on Ecuador, even January seems a longshot.

We are lucky in Virginia that the golf courses remain open. At this time of year, one can play almost every day. Great for your sanity.

Had heard the horror stories. Walked in to Tysons DMV around 10:05 yesterday and was back in my car by 10:40.

Not often I can say I golfed 18 holes right after, and no more then 15 minutes from the location of a record tying "snowstorm'" 307 SXUS71 KLWX 050229 RERIAD RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 928 PM EST WED DEC 04 2019 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL TIED AT WASHINGTON DULLES DC... A RECORD SNOWFALL OF A TRACE WAS TIED AT WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF TRACE LAST SET IN 2016. WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE STERLING/DULLES VIRGINIA AREA HAVE BEEN KEPT AT WHAT IS NOW WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SINCE 1960. ALL CLIMATE DATA ARE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY UNTIL REVIEWED BY THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (NCEI). $$ RCM

Oops. Wrong ice storm. The poll had the sleet fest of February not the January one I was remebering.

Since I moved to NoVa in October 79, I missed PDI. Been in my location since 1986 and would vote 1996 #1 followed by the two storms of 1987. Part of the reason for my vote is because of the ice damming in my gutters,,followed by water running thru the three levels of my house with major damages to walls, carpeting and ceiolings on three levels. Since the kitchen ceiling collapsed in 1996, I vote that over 1987, even though in 1987 the ice damming was a new "thrill" for me. There was no ice damming in 2003 and 09-10 because the only reason the ice damming stopped in 1996, was I learned my neighbor (who has since moved) had a three story ladder and we would climb up and shovel the a lot of the roof. I actually think the 1994 ice storm deserves more votes (counting the extreme cold that followed) because of the way things got frozen in place like our garbage cans (best flash freeze /ice storm I ever experienced),and the fact that DC basically shut down because the boats could not deliver coal or whatever to the power plants.