ha ha ha ha FCPS is a scam Wrote: > FCPS is wasteful, fraudulent and out of touch with > County residents. If you feel they School Board doesn't listen, then put your name forward and run - make your issues known in a public forum. If there is waste and abuse, it should be addressed. If teachers salaries are too low, that also needs to be addressed. The examples you're citing don't amou
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you asked, I will answer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > NO. These consultants, the top-heavy Gatehouse > bureaucracy, the travel, the meals, etc. are all > indicators of unwise use of resources. Until and > unless that stops, no more money for the schools. Oh, now that's a good answer, isn't it. "It's all that stuff they do that spends the money!
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to Hondo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, you think we should raise teachers' pay and > not hold the School Board responsible for the > waste in other areas. Great. You can write the > check. Do you really think the pot is unlimited? I think we should raise teacher's pay. It's too low. Now, if you want to tackle whatever waste and abuse you th
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question for teacher Wrote: > I have a question: do you think FCPS uses its > resources wisely? That question can be answered many different ways - sorta like asking someone, "Do you feel America is SAFE?". I'm going to guess in advance that your answer is "no", and you'll either cite a single budget item you've cherry picked that goes against your personal political values, OR, you'll m
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> You most likely subscribe to the liberal tenets of > your President. Therefore, your demand for more > money will be heard AFTER your elected democrats > have spent it on ridiculous programs. Don't forget > about all those poor folks that don't wan't to > work, too. Your request will be prioritized far > down the list of line items. So let's cut through some of the nonsen
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The reality is..... Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think it is necessarily the school system > or families being wimpy. It is the reality of > getting 180,000 kids and thousands of staff to and > from school via roads that are not designed for > the amount of vehicles on them. Remember the > recent morning when kids spent four hours on t
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hsee ton Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dont you love how the weather forecasters always > remind us that it's cold outside in the winter and > the roads might be slippery when there is snow or > ice on them. And then they throw in the > recommendations on how to dress when it's cold and > snowy. We must have some real dumb asses around > her
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Dudes, you gotta be kidding me. Is it the goal of FCPS to ensure that no flakes touch the snow boots of my dear children? This is nuts. Okay, YES, it was snowing energetically this morning. YES, our community streets had two inches of snow on them. Is it really possible that our buses and children can not negotiate these mighty impediments? Is it really necessary to deny the kids of another
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old news, use the search Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fuck that Safeway, lotte sucks too. > > Just don't take that 7/11 away, or the free air > station, that's all the shopping center is good > for. Yeah, sorry to report that the free air station WILL go away, based on my chat with one of the service techs when I had work done on my car. I fin
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Because it's funny. So yesterday afternoon, I surveyed my community street, then drove to the bank to get some dough. All streets are either >completely devoid< of snow, or have a rare spotty patch of snow. I think of Jimmy Fallon joking that schools were closed for four inches, when Boston is dealing with eight feet of snow. He's right - it's bad enough that we close schools at the f
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I Wovel. I considered purchasing a snow blower until I was given a "wheeled shovel" called a Wovel. The good thing about the design is that you don't use your back to shovel - you use your arms (pushing down) and legs. So I can clear three times the snow per shovel with 1/3 the effort. It folds flat when not in use. So while you're trying to get your expensive snow blower filled with smelly
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Fairfaxx parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just curious to know if fcps will delay or close > due to the weather tomorrow morning. It's freezing > Rain with snow and it will start at like 9 in the > morning. What do u guys think, can anyone verify > if it will close? I would say a two hour delay will probably be the order of the day. Streets
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Shawshank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Additional information in an e-mail from > Intuit... > .... so we are taking > immediate action to make things right and help you > through this transition year. > We are giving $25 back if you purchased TurboTax > Deluxe desktop software (CD or download) and filed > your 2013 tax return and have t
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Landlords Ripping Their Shank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Damn! I have been gpoing there since 1971, One of > the few like it left > I get a Sausage sub no cheese now and then. The > same pizza pans have been up on the wall since > 1971. And the picture of the Astronaut customer > too. I still haven't gotten over Tony's Pizza (across from t
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local... Wrote: > eighties update. Used to get good sandwiches at > drugfairs lunch counter too... That's when you couldn't find what you wanted at the People's lunch counter in Annandale.....
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Mama Celeste Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We will one day be down to the 3 state approved > pizza sellers. Papa Johns, Pizza Hut, and Dominos. > This is another example of control by Obamacare. There's always Ledos. That's my first "go-to" for pizza, if I can get over to Rolling/Old Keene Mill location.....
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Cancerous Union Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > All the asshat union thugs at Safeway who helped > foist Obama on a gullible nation should all be > thrown out. This is at least a start. Good > riddance, you traitors! Move to North Korea if > you want a socialist workers' paradise. Yeah, you can now go shopping at Giant instead and have the "unio
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Many TurboTax purchasers were surprised this year to discover that Intuit has decided to deliberately disable critical features in TurboTax Deluxe. No Schedules C, D, or E. In the past, the product was functional, even though the "Premier" version provided more help and guidance. That was extra functionality and if you needed it you could buy it. But in Deluxe you got the forms, the basic help in
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Dave Henery Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just saw this on facebook and thought it was > cool. Downtown Annandale ( pic thanks to Greg > Reed.) That picture was taken looking SW at the intersection of Little River Turnpike, Ravensworth Road, and Annandale Road. In the background is Michlebach's furniture. The Burger Chef was the original restauran
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Worst Prez Ever Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No one could bankrupt America or decimate our > military faster than Obama. Actually, it was the Repubs that brought on sequestration, and the Tea Party is still pushing for a significantly lower military budget. So...wrong.
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What criteria do you think the school system should use to decide: 2-Hour Delayed Opening? School Closure for the Day? I would suggest the following: 2-Hour Delay: 1-3 inches of snow/sleet, temperatures below zero. School Closure: Freezing Rain resulting in ice on Secondary Roads, or snow greater than 3-inches. Other than that, schools should be open IMHO. Hopefully, the intelligent respon
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WithHumility Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you believe all the Bible, as MBC does, then > you must accept Jesus Christ as your Savior to be > saved, which is the criteria to go to heaven. > Doing good does not count, being a Muslim does not > count, etc. I choose the path of Christianity, however over time through my life, I have shied awa
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WRONG Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > STILL LIVING IN MOMMY'S BASEMENT ? > NO SURPRISE THERE ! WRONG's post proves that it's easier to post a comment then post something intelligent. Way to go.
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Trig Palin. Honey Boo Boo wouldn't know how, and Ted Cruz already is.
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WHAT?? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Last week was a mistake, but please stop letting > the kids run FCPS! Last week was a mistake because VDOT had absolutely no trucks on the road treating the highway before the snow - which everyone knew was coming. FCPS rightfully should have expected last week to be a minor snow event. Because VDOT didn't treat (som
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NewHorizon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FCCPTA and VAPTA online guidelines talk about > exemplifying community standards. Is the part > about not being transparent about the 48% > exemplary? This is what we're teaching our kids? I for one was very troubled when we went through the Boosterthon thing last year (I have a daughter at White Oaks). At
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jdp3P Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some of the buses are almost 20 years old! It sounds to me like it's time to get new buses. If they don't start in cold weather, they need to be replaced. These current conditions are well within the norm for this area. This is ridiculous!
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Lived here forever Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Take a look at the traffic and idiot drivers > around here now compared to 30 years ago. Keeping > kids home in these conditions improves traffic > flow and it's safer for them than being out > walking to school and crossing streets. Yes, but that would be true during any weekday.
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vNhch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ^PS Ive done a winter ice climb ascent of Mt. > Washington - doesnt get colder than than in the > lower 48... Uhhh,..heh....oh yeah it does - at elevation: https://www.mountwashington.org/experience-the-weather/mount-washington-weather.aspx That comment strongly suggests you haven't been at elevation in the Whites
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they had no choice. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1. We are talking about kids as young as 6 not you > or me, grown adults. I have a six-year-old. If you're really that concerned about your six-year-old's durability in these conditions, then stand out there at the stop with him/her. My six year old will do just fine with his friends. > 2. We are ta
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