Wimps

[TheMoody1]

University operating schedule for Tuesday, January 7
Appalachian State University will be closed on Tuesday, January 7, due to forecasted dangerous weather conditions.

[kiddbrewer]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

[appgrouch]

Yosef went to tell those kids to get off his lawn and to class.

Now we have 2 touchdown Yosef statues.

[huskie3]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

Registration starts Thursday and classes next Monday for Spring semester. Doubt many students are on campus.

[asu66]

I wish they'd have cancelled my 8 AM swimming class in the Old Broome-KIrk pool when it was -13 F and about -40 wind chill. But, nooooooooooooooooo! "Swim on," Coach Duncan said. The walk from Newland was bloody awful. The walk back to Newland was unfathomable. Wet hair frozen to my scalp. Storm hood frozen to my hair. Eyes almost frozen shut. Gloves frozen to my fingers. Fingers and toes turning purple. My runny nose had a six inch icicle frozen to it. Not making this stuff up. 9Steelman was there for some of that fun!

[kiddbrewer]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

Registration starts Thursday and classes next Monday for Spring semester. Doubt many students are on campus.

That's no excuse.... they need to be tougher anyway.

[Gonzo]

Apparently the "feels like" temp might hit -43 tonight. I think they've cancelled class for more frivolous reasons in the past.

Also, I used to walk up hill both ways in the snow.

[firemoose]

Not arguing your points as they didn't close school when I went there either and I remember many days of trudging through knee deep snow uphill both ways in -30 temps to get to class but the closings these days have less to do with the students and more to do with the faculty and staff. A large percentage of them do not live in Boone or even close to Boone anymore. The days of Faculty Street are LONG gone. Many live in the far reaches of Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties and have to travel to get to work. As one of the firefighter/medics who has to respond to all the accidents and work out in this mess personally I'm grateful when they do close it down. We have more than enough of you flatlanders with your rear wheel drive cars and bald tires coming up here to keep us busy.

[Rick0714]

I started the Fall of '86. The first snowstorm we had that year dumped 15 some inches with 60 mph constant winds and gusts over hurricane force. Temp was -5 and windchill was unbelievably low. They had an "instant frostbite" warning ...never even heard of that. They locked-down campus and warned that anyone caught outside would be arrested for their own protection. I thought, "Oh God, this be whats its like ALL THE TIME!" LOL. Justice was full, so since I had changed to ASU at the last minute, I was put on the 2nd floor of Coltrane and the wind-drift came up to the bottom of my window. My neighbor wanted to see how bad it REALLY was and opened his window, which was instantly ripped off by the wind! Metal frame and all. Only later did I realize that it was the worst blizzard in Boone in 40 years, at least that was what the Democrat said. Heck, they even cancelled practice and lifting! The next spring, we went to a Jimmy Buffet concert in Chapel Hill, dressed in Hawaiian shirts and shorts and returned to an ice storm ... in the back of a pickup! Cancelled class then as well. Toughened us up though!

[AppState89]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

they did one time for snow

[kiddbrewer]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

they did one time for snow

Heck, that was probably the time when I barely went to class anyway. Everyday was a snow day for me. Probably why it took me ten years to graduate.

[Maddog1956]

As one of the firefighter/medics who has to respond to all the accidents and work out in this mess personally I'm grateful when they do close it down. We have more than enough of you flatlanders with your rear wheel drive cars and bald tires coming up here to keep us busy.

I understand your point, but they call off class and they all go to the slope! At least in that case it was optional that they were out there.

[firemoose]

As one of the firefighter/medics who has to respond to all the accidents and work out in this mess personally I'm grateful when they do close it down. We have more than enough of you flatlanders with your rear wheel drive cars and bald tires coming up here to keep us busy.

I understand your point, but they call off class and they all go to the slope! At least in that case it was optional that they were out there.

And the first responders and the wrecker drivers are the ones who will put it on the line to go out to work the accidents and also have our slate of usual calls, which we gladly do because it's what we signed up to do. Students will be students and not a lot you can do about those but most of the faculty members aren't the ones going to the slopes, plus Watauga and Avery knows where money comes from. The roads to the slopes are the first ones to be cleared usually. The primary roads not going to ski slopes and the secondary roads where most people live aren't worked as hard as quickly. Every car we can keep off the roads is one less we have to worry about.

There is also the added consideration that if Applecart doesn't run, then many students who live in the farther out apartments can't get to school. Years ago most of the apartments were closer in. Times have changed.

As I said school was only closed one time during my time at App. But a lot has changed since then. And since school isn't in session yet and most of the students haven't even come back to Boone then this discussion is pretty much a moot point.

[appbanker]

When I was at APP in the early 80's we had a winter where it was bitterly cold with -30 and lower wind chills. I can remember the announcements on WASU 'Do not going out unless it is an emergency because of the frostbite risk, but classes are still on'. I lived by Boone International Airport and was driving to campus, got about halfway when ice from my gas tank clogged the fuel line. When I finally got to campus the professor did not show up and class was canceled.

[Kgfish]

I wish they'd have cancelled my 8 AM swimming class in the Old Broome-KIrk pool when it was -13 F and about -40 wind chill. But, nooooooooooooooooo! "Swim on," Coach Duncan said. The walk from Newland was bloody awful. The walk back to Newland was unfathomable. Wet hair frozen to my scalp. Storm hood frozen to my hair. Eyes almost frozen shut. Gloves frozen to my fingers. Fingers and toes turning purple. My runny nose had a six inch icicle frozen to it. Not making this stuff up. 9Steelman was there for some of that fun!

Wasn't that was back when girls still had to wear dresses and skirts to class? Talk about some tough gals!

[AppState89]

I don't ever remember closing school for cold weather. We only closed school for Hugo.

They need to toughen up those kids.

they did one time for snow

Heck, that was probably the time when I barely went to class anyway. Everyday was a snow day for me. Probably why it took me ten years to graduate.

I think you are correct or you were already in Fay. Can't remember, but I did take a skiing class for an easy "PASS". It was around -30 one night skiing with the wind chill.

[GoApps70]

Yeah but the slopes would sometimes freeze the snow so fast and solid like ice that you really needed skates instead of skies.

[SpeedkingATL]

I remember returning to campus after the Thanksgiving break in 1974 and driving my old International Scout headlong into a blizzard. It was like crossing into the twilight zone about 15 miles out. When we got to Justice I couldn't get in the parking lot and had to park in front. The handrails on the front steps were at about our ankles and they did cancel classes for the next day. That didn't keep us from putting chains on the old Scout and heading to Holly's Tavern with as may students as would fit to enjoy the view. Had some great cafeteria tray sledding on Presidents hill that next night too. It was a lesson in making chicken salad out of chicken sXXX.

[firemoose]

Yeah but the slopes would sometimes freeze the snow so fast and solid like ice that you really needed skates instead of skies.

But that makes it so much fun. Our slopes become like a world championship downhill run. If your edges can't cut paper then you're not turning. You just wind up doing your best imitation of the Wide World of Sports ski jump guy after he hit. "Theme song from Rawhide fades in" Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.

[JTApps1]

I think you are correct or you were already in Fay. Can't remember, but I did take a skiing class for an easy "PASS". It was around -30 one night skiing with the wind chill.

I had a similar experience in ski class. The temperature wasn't too bad (around 20), but the wind chill was -27 according to the weather station at the mountain. The wind was blowing so hard at one point it started to push me backwards at the top of the slope, and then once I started down it stopped me dead in my tracks on the middle of the run. We called it a night at that point.