"The University will close because of severe winter weather when normal operation would pose a danger to students, staff and faculty while on campus or would prevent large numbers of them from coming to campus or returning safely to their homes."
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01-11-2011 at 10:35 PM
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i want a day off too
01-11-2011 at 10:38 PM
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Guys, its basically impossible for a university to close... (...no, Western doesn't count )
I wouldn't be surprised if the uni stayed open just to make strikers walk around in the snow, :K
But anyway, its probably more likely the reactor will meltdown...or ABB with morph into a giant ass-kicking robot...or some mutant strain of skin-blood cells break out of LSB and infect the staff with a bat-bogey hex...
Guys, its basically impossible for a university to close... (...no, Western doesn't count )
I wouldn't be surprised if the uni stayed open just to make strikers walk around in the snow, :K
But anyway, its probably more likely the reactor will meltdown...or ABB with morph into a giant ass-kicking robot...or some mutant strain of skin-blood cells break out of LSB and infect the staff with a bat-bogey hex...
Or kin kids do something dirty. Actually, anyone want to take bets on how long it takes a snowman with a boner to appear on campus?
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I'm hoping.... But I know it won't happen. This thread reminds me of last year with the Psych 1XX3 midterm, which of course wasn't cancelled evern though there was a snowstorm -_-
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01-11-2011 at 10:51 PM
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Guys, its basically impossible for a university to close... (...no, Western doesn't count )
I wouldn't be surprised if the uni stayed open just to make strikers walk around in the snow, :K
But anyway, its probably more likely the reactor will meltdown...or ABB with morph into a giant ass-kicking robot...or some mutant strain of skin-blood cells break out of LSB and infect the staff with a bat-bogey hex...
reactor almost melted down 10 yrs ago....
mcmaster did have snow days (during exams period) 4 years ago.
15 cm really isn't all that much (and that's assuming we get really lucky with wind, temperature, etc) - its one of those baby rulers, basically. Plus its an urban area next to a major road, and a lot of people are in and about it daily... its not like we're dealing with some cute little B&B in farm country.
I don't count exam snow days personally, since most of the month is a snow day... I wonder when the last real (ie during the regular year) one was?
01-11-2011 at 11:07 PM
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I've heard on the radio, at least once a year, of UTM and UofT closing while I'm on the way to school in gridlock traffic >.< ...
I don't know what you guys are seeing, but have you looked outside?
Brampton's supposed to get only 10 cm. I see at least 15... at the top of my 45 degree angled driveway... And on my windowsill... :S
And no, as usual, there is no salt on our roads. At all. Or any sign of a snowplow.
Thank god I don't have class in the morning.
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01-11-2011 at 11:13 PM
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15 cm really is a lot of snow!! And tomorrow is a snow day!
I hope you are right babey!
01-11-2011 at 11:19 PM
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i like it when people think it will be a snow day
its only 2-4 cm calm downn
Try 15cm but your optimism is refreshing.
01-11-2011 at 11:21 PM
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I live on the escarpment and it is blowing like crazy up here. Definitely not safe to drive down the mountain like this. I have class @ 1030 but if it is like this I may just not go until my seminar at 2:30. It is frustrating because Mac will likely base its decision on the area around the school, which is guaranteed to be plowed (duh, the hospital). I haven't seen a snowplow once and I live on a main road and its been snowing since 4.
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