Mrs.J

2 hours ago, losetoa6 said:

At minimum get the Special Ed , elementary,  and kids with no wifi/ chrome books back to in person . 2 miles to my north in Adam's and York counties they are giving families all 3 options . All in, hybrid, all online ( what a brilliant idea) . But here in Md it's ( It can't be done) . I guess the virus magically is not as bad once at the Pa state line . They figured out a way and logistics. There meetings were probably mostly talked about with how Can,Can,Can it work and not how  it Can't, Can't, Can't work.  You have to start somewhere imo .

As a parent I watched the BOE meeting on the decision for FCPS. While there was a vote for all online learning, there are teachers who are volunteering to come into the buildings for very small face to face sessions. And from what I understand that is what most MD systems are doing. Special Ed, ELL, those without reliable internet and at risk youth will have the opportunity for in school time.

Just had a questioner from my girls HS this week where one of the questions was asking if your child was considered for in school time if you felt comfortable with that. These are the behind the scenes decisions that are taking place. They are also going to have the buildings open as some teachers have asked to teach out of their classrooms.

No one decision is a good one. But they are working as hard as they can to accommodate every student and option. One other interesting thing I learned from our BOE meeting was out of a district with 42,000 students the number of students who did not log in this past spring for various reasons was around 800. They have said they are working to identify those students and find out why they could not or chose not to log in. And if need be those students would be added to the list of small groups to bring in.  

Ok so anyone else suffering sinus wise with this humid warm day after day weather we have had? 

47 minutes ago, poolz1 said:

Was waiting for that....

Hopefully, you have something on the stove that goes well with torrential rain!

Did not last long. But watching that cell over Leesburg. It has got to be insane there. Have friends just south of Lovettsville just outside of the flash flood warning getting dumped on. 

Ok so filled in pouring over here now. 

3 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Howard county force field today with these storms 

I have storms all around me barely moving. 

Sky over here tonight

53 minutes ago, midatlanticweather said:

Just because - WOW! What an explosion!

 

Saw a view of it from in the city. You could see the blowout rolling through and debris coming in like a wave.  

Going to keep my obs in this thread as we are not fully in the brunt of this storm over here, and don't want to get my obs in the way of more serious obs. 

Currently 1.02" IMBY station. Occasional light winds. Current other stats are 69/96/68 Pressure is 29.00 and falling. 

Getting a lot of flashes off of those storms well to my North in PA down here in Frederick. 

Should see who has the least rain so far from this. 0.12” since midnight for me. 

Looks like the south gets it again. At this point up here I will be totally surprised if we actually get anything. 

At a lesson with the youngest Miss J. It is absolutely nasty out. Even under cloud cover I feel like I did not even shower today. 

43 minutes ago, jaydreb said:

We took our trip to OBX a few weeks ago and are still planning to go to Smoky Mountains in August, but we stay in our own house and don’t really have much indoor interaction with other people other than picking up take out from a restaurant.   If one of us was high risk, we would think differently.  

Serious question where do you go to the bathroom on your trip down? That is another concern for us. After having two kids the sizes of watermelons my bladder is not what it used to be. Heck even this morning while waiting in the car for my youngest daughters Ortho appt, which they do not allow parents in, I almost peed my pants. Got home and it was all I could do to make it into the bathroom. I was seriously so close to going in a cup in my car. The idea of an 11 hr car trip with no access to bathrooms is enough to keep me at home. 

1 hour ago, Baltimorewx said:

Supposed to go to Florida in October. Obviously doesn’t look good right now but I have the advantage of being able to wait as my family has a time share down there so it’s not like a hotel booking or anything. Just watching and waiting. 

We had wanted to plan a trip to the N. GA mountains the beg of August. My IL's have a mountain house. So would be somewhat secluded. With the numbers going up in GA and me being immune compromised we decided to not chance it. IL's were disappointed but the decision had to be made. We will not be going anywhere anytime soon as all of my immediate and extended family live in GA and FL with one in OH. 

BOE in Frederick today voted unanimously for 100% virtual learning for the first semester. There is talk about bringing in those students that have IEPs, ELL and at risk students in very small groupings so that they can have their accommodations met. Also fall sports will not happen.  None one wins in this but at the end of the day the right decision was made. 

17 hours ago, H2O said:

Dishwasher. Check valve in the back is toast. They want $450 to replace. Eff that. Just will get a new one for about the same price 

Happened with our fridge last year like that. It was a leak in the condenser line for the freezer that had gone bad before under warranty. Went bad again and out of warranty. Cost to fix over 1k. Ah no got a new fridge for just a bit more than the repair. 

2 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

Can you share the recipe?

Mediterranean Fish Shakshuka style

Well Mr. J will have a fun work day today. Overnight noticed internet was down. Was back this morning but keeps dropping. Has dropped over 8 times in just the last hour. 

26 minutes ago, losetoa6 said:

@nw baltimore wx. @mappyI'm here for all your electrical needs . 

I will keep you in my Rolodex. My dad is a retired electrician but lives in FL. And my one brother is also an electrician but lives in OH. So I cannot call on them. We have a guy in our neighborhood we have used who is very good but always loose his contact info. 

Trip to North Africa tonight. Mediterranean fish Shakshuka style. Just a small bit of heat with some Harissa seasoning. Fresh mint on top. All cooked on the stove top so I did not have to heat up the house with the oven. 

Super proud of the younger Miss J getting through a hot show day with some great pinnings. 

24 minutes ago, 40westwx said:

Okay so fortnite skins are the bane of my existence.. They are basically costumes that your player can wear and cost about $10 a piece.. some are rare and limited release.  So they represent somewhat of a status symbol for the kids.  You can actually sell your account for thousands of dollars based on how many skins you have.  

In the last 2 years I have cancelled 6 debit cards and 4 credit cards just to get my kids and women child wife to stop buying these things.. 

Eventually I gave up and started moonlighting to pay for them!

My "meetings" are probably just as useless as the video games.  I write code.. so naturally that means that I spend half of my time at work in meetings explaining to non technical people what their program can and can't do. 

Mr J works for a local video game company as an animator. And we are good family friends with another couple who work there and the husband is a programmer. I did some programming in college. Wanted to throw the monitor across the room. I am a perfectionist but searching through lines of code for a tiny error just frustrates me. I applauds those who do it and enjoy it. 

Cell just blew up right imby. Pouring. Much needed rain. 

12 minutes ago, DCTeacherman said:

So much lightning with this one....just nonstop rolling thunder and flashes. 

From the back of the storm up here. 

Getting a spectacular light show to my SE off those storms in DC.