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L.U. CLOSED ON FRIDAY...announced Thursday night
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 10:51 pm
by Fumblerooskies
Liberty University Closed Friday, February 22nd.
Administration
Liberty University will be closed Friday, February 22, 2008 due to inclement weather.
Modified: Feb 21, 2008 9:38 PM
Expires: Feb 26, 2008
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 10:54 pm
by thepostman
you're right it does deserve its own thread....
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 10:59 pm
by flamesbball84
LU must think they are Campbell County now, it's not even raining or anything outside right now...
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:05 pm
by 01LUGrad
Back in my day, this would have never happened.
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:07 pm
by BrysOn_G
"thank you jr." clap, clap, clapclapclap
"thank you jr." clap, clap, clapclapclap
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:16 pm
by Fumblerooskies
As one who teaches 720 AM class...I really appreciate the advanced notice. I can use the extra sleep not having to get up at 615 to check the TV.
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:16 pm
by ToTheLeft
BrysOn_G wrote:"thank you jr." clap, clap, clapclapclap
"thank you jr." clap, clap, clapclapclap
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:24 pm
by Cider Jim
Got a prospective student who flew in from Texas to see me in the morning, so I'll be there for him, while the rest of you guys are sleeping in.
to LU!
Posted: February 21st, 2008, 11:40 pm
by Hold My Own
Very good Cider! He must be a future Quiz Bowler!
It's also official LU has lost their mind! They close quicker than High Schools now!
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 1:41 am
by flamesfilmguy
"Praise the lord!
praise the lord!
let the people rejoice !
praise the lord praise the lord let the earth.... be covered in snow!"
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 8:53 am
by olldflame
Well, unless he had just decided everybody needed a long weekend regardless of the weather, I think JJ's face may be a little red right now.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 9:11 am
by thesportscritic
its just a free day today with the weather doing nothing except a glazing of ice here and there.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:10 am
by Sly Fox
This is bad news for one of my relatives who was supposed to be teaching today. Oh well.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:17 am
by ALUmnus
I hope they learned their lesson, NEVER trust the weather man, NEVER. Wake up early and look out the window like every other self-respecting school administrator.
Man, this is just odd how things change. LU goes from not ever closing for anything, to closing the school the night before with the whisper of a chance of the wind blowing. Sad.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:20 am
by Sly Fox
Cider Jim wrote:Got a prospective student who flew in from Texas to see me in the morning, so I'll be there for him, while the rest of you guys are sleeping in.
Clearly this will be a top notch candidate. Be sure to thoroughly impress this Texan.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 10:42 am
by The Dude
Hilarious. I remember waking up to six inches of snow and still having to drive in to school. Now they close based on forecasts.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 11:41 am
by flamesbball84
i woke up at 10 am and looked outside and it looked like yesterday morning, and they had to close school for that??
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 1:04 pm
by olldflame
Hopefully a lesson learned.
Now..........................................................if Jonathon ever cancels a church service, I expect JF to come out of his grave and personally administer the "board of education to the seat of learning!"
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 1:45 pm
by LUconn
flamesbball84 wrote:i woke up at 10 am
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 3:52 pm
by flamesbball84
LUconn wrote:flamesbball84 wrote:i woke up at 10 am
what?
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 5:59 pm
by kel varson
Wow!!!! I know ice is more dangerous than snow, but back in 2000 LU actually debated having school (before eventually canceling at like 9 or 10 a.m.) with almost 10 inches of snow on the ground. BTW, the night before they were calling for flurries.
This was a botched forecast, but to be fair, most meteorologist in my areas said it was a tough forecast. Due to the split flow of the jet stream and two strom tracks it was difficult to asses how far north one system would go and how far south the other one would go. I live 2.5 hours to the North and was on the edge of the northern spread of moisture. Forecast was for 1-3 inches and we got basically a dusting of snow and like 1/10th of an inch of freezing rain. Still, people were issuing cancelations last night.
Agree it is a lesson learned and decision makers should wait as long as possible before making calls on school and such. Had they not been calling for ice, I think there would have been very few cancelations today.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 6:16 pm
by Sly Fox
A 2-hour delay would've bought them time to cancel in the morning if conditions would've warranted it.
As someone who used to make a living for a time as a TV weather guy, I can tell you that I give their prognostications VERY little credence.
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 8:31 pm
by 01LUGrad
kel varson wrote:Wow!!!! I know ice is more dangerous than snow, but back in 2000 LU actually debated having school (before eventually canceling at like 9 or 10 a.m.) with almost 10 inches of snow on the ground. BTW, the night before they were calling for flurries.
This is one of my favorite memories of LU. I acted like I was 10 all day and loved every minute of it.
On a side note, I still find it funny that people who PAY for their education want nothing to do with it. Someone once told me (come to think of it, it might have been Professor Putney) that "education is the only industry in which the consumer begs to be cheated."
Posted: February 22nd, 2008, 11:40 pm
by mrmacphisto
01LUGrad wrote:kel varson wrote:Wow!!!! I know ice is more dangerous than snow, but back in 2000 LU actually debated having school (before eventually canceling at like 9 or 10 a.m.) with almost 10 inches of snow on the ground. BTW, the night before they were calling for flurries.
This is one of my favorite memories of LU. I acted like I was 10 all day and loved every minute of it.
On a side note, I still find it funny that people who PAY for their education want nothing to do with it. Someone once told me (come to think of it, it might have been Professor Putney) that "education is the only industry in which the consumer begs to be cheated."
That's funny, and mostly true. Was this the time LPD forced LU to close, saying they would cite anyone caught without chains or snow tires?
Posted: February 23rd, 2008, 1:27 am
by PAmedic
if it makes you guys feel any better- we got @ 6" up here this AM (and just stifle the jokes about my wife finally being happy
)
And I have to work in it tonite.