"A tower fell" -or- "I was left jonesin"

Aug 07, 2006 11:59

A tower fell, and I was left helpless. Over the weekend the local dsl tower near our house fell, so I was jonesin' this morning to get in and check on "teh internets". The craziness of the summer is gone, and the long dark coffee break thank.you.mr.adams. begins. Actually today's not going to bad, 2 co-workers called off, and I don't hardly care. I ( Read more... )

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inever August 7 2006, 16:41:07 UTC
kids go back in August there?

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trypd August 8 2006, 05:19:53 UTC
the local public schools have switched to year-round schooling, so they started back up after their short summer break just today. the "traditional" schools still have 2-3 weeks before they start back up.

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inever August 8 2006, 11:25:22 UTC
Oh ok. So their breaks are spread out more over the year? Or do they just lose most of the summer break?

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trypd August 8 2006, 14:22:24 UTC
they get a shorter summer break (still it's about a month or so long) but longer during spring and more intermittent breaks throughout the year. kind of a nice idea, but i'm not sure if i'd have cared much for it when i was in school.

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