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01/16/2004: "Snow Day"

Today started so cold that the busses wouldn't start, and school was cancelled. The wind was rather bitter at times, but the worst appears to be over. Temperatures rose above twenty by the afternoon. The low, just below zero, was hit sometime after midnight. The after-school aides were available and looked after the youngsters displaced by the school closing, while the nursery school tried to function in the over-burdened space. With it so cold no one could use the playground. She looked exhausted at three o'clock. she's been a substitute quite a lot but today she was inside, with the big kids, all day. There's no doubt in my mind: day-care providers are professional athletes.