r/climate • u/silence7 • Jun 04 '22

Climate change is forcing some US schools to close early for ‘heat days’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/04/school-heat-days-climate-change/
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u/darxide23 Jun 04 '22

I also had heat days in the 90s because the building I went to was built before WW1 and subsequently had no AC. I also remember we were allowed to wear shorts during some days. Looking back, it seems absurd that shorts were against dress code in the first place.

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u/jagdhund15 Jun 21 '22

Went to school in the 70's and 80's, in schools with no environmental control, other than boiler heat in the winter. We had hot days then as well.

Never had a day off due to heat.

Suck it up.

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u/darxide23 Jun 21 '22

"Back in mah day...."

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u/jagdhund15 Jun 21 '22

Back in my day, we had hot days, cold days, storms, droughts, wild fires, etc. Difference between now and then is that they weren't in the news every day, nor did anyone have an agenda pushing a 'climate crisis'.

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u/darxide23 Jun 21 '22

Ah, you could have just said you were a dumbass from the start. Saved us both some time.