Commentary I’m just tired of it Well, as far as I’m concerned, you can have it be-
cause I don’t want it. I’m through with it. I’ve had enough. What am I talking about? Snow, of course, and
you can throw winter in there, too. I long for the sweltering days of summer where
it is 80-plus degrees. Forty degrees should not be considered a heat wave. Now before you start thinking that I’m a trans- plant from somewhere else, I’m not. I’m native to the
Clint Parker
mountains of Western North Carolina. I was raised in West Asheville and have lived all my life here. So yes, I remember when I was a boy, the French Broad freezing over and that snow was a normal thing.
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I lived so close to my school that I walked to
elementary school and would watch the snow fall while doing it. But times have changed, and I like the mild winters that we had several years ago. Snow was fine when I was young, but now its just a hassle. School officials don’t like it, state officials don’t
like it, business owners don’t like it (except the ones that make a living off snow) and I don’t like it. I even have a friend who is originally from up
north, (I have Yankee friends. They’re OK as long as they don’t try to change us natives) who said he was ready to move back north because this winter reminds him of what he left. It was great to have a white Christmas and all, but
really I’m tired of it and it’s only January. I would say I would head for Florida, but even the Sunshine State has had its share of cold weather this year. Some people say that cold weather makes you feel
alive. I say it just makes me feel cold. And as Forrest Gump might say, that’s all I have to say about that.
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Schools now scheduled to run through June 10
Buncombe County School ex-
tended the school schedule to June 10 because of missed snow days, the system announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). North Buncombe students have
missed 11 days while the rest of the district has missed at least nine. North Buncombe made up one of its days Saturday (Jan. 15).
North Buncombe will also be in
school Jan. 24 and Jan. 27 as well as Feb. 14 and March 3. Also, BCS officials said, based
on input from the Parent Makeup Day Survey, effective Jan. 31, un- less there are extenuating circum- stances, if the school system or an individual district misses a day of school on any Monday through
Tursday of a given week, the sys- tem or district will make up the day on Saturday of that week. Te window for high school ex-
ams is now Jan. 25-27. School of- ficials advised checking with in- dividual schools for exact days for that school.
Tis special to the Tribune.
Officials repair Woodfin water break
A water main break Tuesday
(Jan. 18) on Riverside Drive in Woodfin disrupted service to sev- eral customers, but it was repaired by midday. Te Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District reported that customers on Norton Drive
may notice some discoloration due to the break and should allow their water to run clear before doing any type of white laundry. Te break was tied to the Riv-
erside Drive project the district began late last year. It is expected
to continue for the next several months. Contractors are replacing the
water main from Broadway to the Craggy Bridge.
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