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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 15:18:06 GMT -5
Blizzard Warning BLIZZARD WARNING Blizzard Warning
N. ONEIDA COUNTY
Areas Affected:
Northern Oneida
Effective: Sun, 2/24 10:00pm Updated: Sun, 2/24 2:46pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 2/25 10:00pm Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely
Details:
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM EST MONDAY...
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of
5 to 10 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph.
* WHERE...Northern Oneida county.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 PM EST Monday. Worst
conditions begin around 4 AM Monday and continue all day.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel will likely be very difficult or
impossible at times with areas of blowing and drifting snow
significantly reducing visibilities. Hazardous conditions are
expected to impact the morning and evening commutes on Monday.
Strong winds could cause tree and power line damage.
Information:
A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are
expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds
and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout
conditions, making travel extremely dangerous. Do not travel. If
you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get
stranded, stay with your vehicle.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
HIGH WIND WARNING High Wind Warning
N. ONEIDA COUNTY
Areas Affected:
Cortland - Madison - Northern Oneida - Onondaga - Schuyler - Seneca - Southern Cayuga - Southern Oneida - Steuben - Tompkins - Yates
Effective: Sun, 2/24 1:00pm Updated: Sun, 2/24 2:46pm Urgency: Expected
Expires: Mon, 2/25 7:00pm Severity: Severe Certainty: Likely
Details:
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY...
* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.
* TIMING...This afternoon through early Monday evening. Peak
winds late tonight through early Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
WE ARE GETTING IT ALL SLEEP IN TILL TUESDAY
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 16:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by Clipper on Feb 24, 2019 17:19:10 GMT -5
Sounds pretty ominous. Yes, if you were to go out tomorrow you just might have to sleep at Walmart. Will your backpack hold your entire winter survival kit? A block of good cheese, a stick of sopressata salami, some crusty bread, a bottle of good red wine, along with a blanket, a small pillow and your pajamas, just in case the bus gets stuck in the snow before you get to Wally World? We are getting the winds but the rain has passed for a few days. The winds are gusting to around 30 at times. It sounds like you are going to see total whiteout conditions along with raw and chilling temperatures, and slippery snow clogged roads. Hopefully your power will stay on and you can just stay home, warm and comfy, and enjoy all those good snacks from your survival kit.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 25, 2019 11:05:30 GMT -5
About 6:30 this morning as Barb was preparing to leave to teach her clinical class, she got 2 calls from students who were driving from Syracuse to class. Both reported dangerous conditions on the Thruway. At the time UC had delayed class start until 12:30 but the clinical was still on.
That's a little crazy. The clinical is at St. Luke's Home directly across the road from the college. Plus all of her students this term come from the Syracuse area. Barb couldn't get ahold of anyone at the college so she sent a text to her students that class was canceled.
About an hour later UC decided to cancel. That was 30 minutes after class was supposed to start.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 25, 2019 11:16:38 GMT -5
Somebody at the college is asleep at the switch. Looking at the list of closings in the OD I saw absolutely NO school district that was open anywhere in the entire area. That should give even the most clueless of administrators reasonable pause in deciding to stay open or to cancel activities and classes.
I was chatting with a friend on FB this morning that lives on Honey Hill outside of Newport. She said that she could not see the end of her driveway or the road in front of the house. I guess a Deerfield snowplow rolled over in a ditch due to high wind and the lack of visibility, and there was yet another accident involving an Amish buggy and a truck. Even without tv and radio I would think the Amish would hunker down like the rest of the world when weather is that bad. I would even go so far as to label it as animal cruelty to force a horse to be out in such weather. They must be nuts. Most of their buggies don't even have windshields, much less heaters, wipers, or defrosters. It is reported as a personal injury accident. I hope that the weather conditions had the truck going slow enough that the injuries are not critical in nature.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 12:01:39 GMT -5
About 6:30 this morning as Barb was preparing to leave to teach her clinical class, she got 2 calls from students who were driving from Syracuse to class. Both reported dangerous conditions on the Thruway. At the time UC had delayed class start until 12:30 but the clinical was still on. That's a little crazy. The clinical is at St. Luke's Home directly across the road from the college. Plus all of her students this term come from the Syracuse area. Barb couldn't get ahold of anyone at the college so she sent a text to her students that class was canceled. About an hour later UC decided to cancel. That was 30 minutes after class was supposed to start. Doesn't Upstate Medical Center University offer the same type of course that Barb is teaching? I though it interesting that most of her students come from Syracuse or is Utica College cheaper.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 12:04:36 GMT -5
Somebody at the college is asleep at the switch. Looking at the list of closings in the OD I saw absolutely NO school district that was open anywhere in the entire area. That should give even the most clueless of administrators reasonable pause in deciding to stay open or to cancel activities and classes. I was chatting with a friend on FB this morning that lives on Honey Hill outside of Newport. She said that she could not see the end of her driveway or the road in front of the house. I guess a Deerfield snowplow rolled over in a ditch due to high wind and the lack of visibility, and there was yet another accident involving an Amish buggy and a truck. Even without tv and radio I would think the Amish would hunker down like the rest of the world when weather is that bad. I would even go so far as to label it as animal cruelty to force a horse to be out in such weather. They must be nuts. Most of their buggies don't even have windshields, much less heaters, wipers, or defrosters. It is reported as a personal injury accident. I hope that the weather conditions had the truck going slow enough that the injuries are not critical in nature. I think this was the first time New York State Education Department said that snow days do not have to be made up. Governor Cuomo announced it late last night on news.
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Post by dicklaurey on Feb 25, 2019 12:38:22 GMT -5
Finally- snow in our town! Woke up this morning to approx. 1" of snow. It won't stay long, but, it sure looks pretty right now! I know, that's laughable when compared to the raging storms outside of your windows. Left Utica in 1964, following our wedding. Regret leaving behind the relatives, friends and food, but, not the weather.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 25, 2019 17:34:41 GMT -5
PB, The course UC is offering is one designed for students who already have a Bachelor's degree to earn a BS in Nursing in two years. Most of the students are 25-30 and have decided that they want to get a degree in Nursing. I think many have decided that they got a degree in something with poor job prospects. The program is very intense, they study nothing but nursing for 2 years.
I think for many of them Barb is a shock. Her standards are pretty straightforward. Do it right. Don't repeat a mistake. She spends approximately 1 hour per student per week grading homework which I think is more time than many of them spend doing their homework.
Last term she failed one of her students. As part of the appeals process Barb asked, "Did you read the comments on your homework?" The reply,"I don't have time for that." I don't think she will become a nurse.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 25, 2019 18:25:12 GMT -5
I certainly hope she would not become a nurse. I relate to Barb in that when I taught the EMT courses I was always very aware that people's lives were literally going to be in the hands of those I trained. I was disinvited from one local volunteer ambulance corps. because I wouldn't pass the ambulance corps president's son. The son had missed two of the classes where critical material was taught and discussed and when told that he had to make up the classes at a course being taught at MVCC in Utica he didn't think that was necessary and wasn't going to do it. I was teaching that particular course in the community's fire house. The second reason I dropped him was that he copped an attitude. He told me that being certified in Red Cross first aid and CPR the material was redundant to him. The course was being paid for by their fire department and I actually got a call wanting me to refund the kid's money. Nope, not going to do that either. I told the fire chief if the department wanted to risk investing another full registration fee for the kid to start over with a different class, that was their business, but that I personally thought his attitude was a bit too cavalier for me to train him and take responsibility for certifying him and turning him loose in the field as an EMT.
Most people probably don't realize the sense of responsibility that someone in Barb's position feels. It sounds like she is very good at what she does and insists on that same attention to detail and patient care from her students. Those that are products of her teaching are most likely some of the best by the time they finish her courses. It sounds like it is a very intensive program.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 25, 2019 19:24:12 GMT -5
Barb can be a very demanding supervisor, after 45 years she still rejects some of my dish cleaning efforts. However if you or a loved one is hospitalized, you probably want someone like her running the nursing staff.
A couple stories. When Barb was first a nurse in Duluth there was a doctor there named Roderick Hood. After Barb's first encounter with him she told me that she went into the supply room and cried. Months later we were at some function for nurses and the topic of Dr Hood came up. The consensus was that they all disliked him but if they had a family member in the hospital, he was their choice for a doctor.
Last year we were at some retirement party for the hospital. One of the senior nurses said that when she was first hired, if Barb came on the floor she hid in the supply room. I guess those who survived Barb became stronger nurses.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 25, 2019 19:41:58 GMT -5
Hahaha! I can picture nurses hiding in the supply room until the Barbara, the nursing supervisor, left the floor. I have a pretty tough supervisor here also, but I have been well trained over the last 21 yrs and we seem to cohabitate quite peacefully and well. I often tell people that we have only had one serious argument in those 21 yrs that was not resolved before bed time that night and that is a true fact. We both seem to have found compatibility that offers us both great comfort and security.
It would be a bit inconvenient for me to hide in the closet out of fear every time she enters the room, and a bit unsociable of me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2019 21:26:15 GMT -5
PB, The course UC is offering is one designed for students who already have a Bachelor's degree to earn a BS in Nursing in two years. Most of the students are 25-30 and have decided that they want to get a degree in Nursing. I think many have decided that they got a degree in something with poor job prospects. The program is very intense, they study nothing but nursing for 2 years. I think for many of them Barb is a shock. Her standards are pretty straightforward. Do it right. Don't repeat a mistake. She spends approximately 1 hour per student per week grading homework which I think is more time than many of them spend doing their homework. Last term she failed one of her students. As part of the appeals process Barb asked, "Did you read the comments on your homework?" The reply,"I don't have time for that." I don't think she will become a nurse. Wow that is a great idea a BS in two years work in Nursing. If I was a lot younger I would go for that. I think UC also has some program for people with a BS to gain a teacher certification in two years due to the lack of teachers. I went into teaching with a BS concentration Biology/Chemistry and a Masters Degree and also had two years teaching under my belt from a Catholic High School in Syracuse. I wanted to switch to public school teacher which required permanent certification. I had to take 3 courses ( 15 hours ) graduate level work. I had to go to Cortland the first semester to take one of them but luckily Cortland decided to open the program in Utica at the old SUNY Tech College building across from Utica Club Brewery. It later moved to the Globe Building where I took one other course I needed. It was tough going and very tiresome to teach all day, correct paperwork, arrange assignments and labs and run off to a three hour class every Tuesday and Thursday evening. But it was better than driving out to Albany for three hours then driving back especially in the winter. Glad those days are over. Of course the National Teacher Test which I took was I thing ridiculous and almost insulting. I think they have to take a test involving their subject area as well today. Standards are extremely tough now for gaining permanent certification. But in the end Albany must get their $50.00 check for each area a person wants certification in. I had to send in a check for $100. I heard it went up but not sure by how much. All ya get is a blueish paper bigger than a post card with a seal on it and the date it was issued and signatures of two important people.That little thing cost me at least a total of $1200 not figuring gas to get to class. But teaching in a poor school district also paid off my Student loans at the rate of $5,000 a year so I was a happy camper.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 25, 2019 23:44:16 GMT -5
You went into teaching with a BS concentration Biology/Chemistry and a Masters Degree. I have always enjoyed learning from theological and religious subjects and information that you post. I simply never had any idea of how diversified and extensive your education is. I have learned an immense amount of knowledge of a plethora of subjects since starting this forum There have been many members that have brought informative and enjoyable points for discussion, and the side benefit for me has been the educational benefits of the privilege to gain knowledge from members like yourself, and CB. I especially enjoyed the interesting photos, maps, and history of the local area that Dave, Fiona, and Jon brought to the forum years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 0:05:09 GMT -5
LOL i WAS TOLD i WAS VERY SMART. lol
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