Where is everyone???

[tgpo]

Has school started back or something?? It seems like there are 1/2 the people online now than we had a week ago. Anyone else notice this?

[pixel]

It would be surprising to find out this site is all made up of school kids.

I start back next week

I think for some reason its because Will Hay isn't here. He seems to start most of the threads in off topic.

[tgpo]

I asked around and school started back here today. K-12 had to go today. I don't start back until the 21st.

[pixel]

In the UK we normally start back on a Monday, not in the middle of the week

Is it true American high schools get like a 3 month holiday or something? We get a month and a half.

[tgpo]

It would be surprising to find out this site is all made up of school kids.

Under 16 *6%* [ 220 ] As shown in the age poll.

[i_am_dave]

I've just been here intermittantly today. You know, meetings, and all that other important stuff.

I think it is probably school related.
Would make an interesting poll

[pixel]

I've just been here intermittantly today. You know, meetings, and all that other important stuff.

I think it is probably school related.
Would make an interesting poll

Great poll: How many of you that aren't here are at school today?

In Scotland we actually start back a week before th English kids do. (But that means we start the holidays a week earlier too.)

[housepig]

well, I've had in-laws in town, a couple of unexpected houseguests on top of that, a funeral, and new band practice.

so the only time I've been able to post in the last several days is while I'm at work!!

[Gees]

To Pixel:

Yes, American schools K-12 have alittle less than 3 months of Summer vacation. School year ends ~ last week in June and they go back after Labor Day (first Monday in September).

Maybe loads of people are not on today 'cause of that virus that hit yesterday? :cO

[i_am_dave]

To Pixel:

Yes, American schools K-12 have alittle less than 3 months of Summer vacation. School year ends ~ last week in June and they go back after Labor Day (first Monday in September).

Maybe loads of people are not on today 'cause of that virus that hit yesterday? :cO

My kids started back this week. Our school term usually runs from Mid August until late May.

[Will Hay]

I think for some reason its because Will Hay isn't here. He seems to start most of the threads in off topic.

Panic over, he's back.

[Gees]

Hmmm. Maybe it's just New Jersey that has from June to September?

It was that way when I went and still is. I didn't realise other states differed so much.

[tgpo]

Here in SC & GA The kids go to school from Mid-August to Early-June and have summer inbetween

[g_shocker182]

Our school year over here in N VA lasts 180 days, and starts ~1month.

[edsmith77]

g_shocker,
NVA school year 180 days, presume that is only counting the M-F days.

School for Montgomery Co. starts in 2 weeks.

[g_shocker182]

Yeah, 180 actual days at school, 36 weeks. 4qtrs at 9 weeks a piece.

[pixel]

To Pixel:

Yes, American schools K-12 have alittle less than 3 months of Summer vacation. School year ends ~ last week in June and they go back after Labor Day (first Monday in September).

Maybe loads of people are not on today 'cause of that virus that hit yesterday? :cO

My kids started back this week. Our school term usually runs from Mid August until late May.

Oh man! My school year starts in mid August and runs till the end of June!

[tgpo]

The end of June?? Geez. For me it goes from Late-August to Late-November, December off, Then Early-January to Late-May. College is great!

[flaninacupboard]

what?? my year goes from 1st of january to 31st of december! how unfair is that?!

Ah well, welcome to the real world.....

[pixel]

The end of June?? Geez. For me it goes from Late-August to Late-November, December off, Then Early-January to Late-May. College is great!

Well, it is High-School, so its not like we're there for most of the day.

(Hope you don't mind me putting this in here : Don't want to change the topic, but don't want to start a new one just for this. I'm looking for a picture of Catbert from Dilbert for my avatar. If someone has one that they can change to 80x80 can you post it here for me?)

[tgpo]

[indolikaa]

I've been somewhat distracted lately by the need to create hate and discontentment at work. It's been cutting into my forum time.

[0 kewl]

Where is everyone???

........holidays 8)

[EddyH]

i'll vote for vacations and/or that stupid XP virus.... most of "the world's" schools and colleges (read: those which i'm familiar with, apart from those odd ones where tgpo is ) operate on a september - june system... usually like ~3rd september to 20th june (or was it 20th july?) for schools, 30th sept to 6th june (this year) for college...

personally i'll be off two weeks 29th aug - 13th sep 8) 8) trip with friends to a private villa in france for lots of music, sun, beer, and maybe other stuff

and then off into the scary world of adult work

could be a variation in the earth's magnetic flux combined with whatevers making the moon orange. it's been driving otherwise normal people really strange. least that's how it seems from the wrong side of the S-Mart counter..

[Will Hay]

I've been somewhat distracted lately by the need to create hate and discontentment at work.

Man, 2000 miles apart and we're like identical twins
Will

[gmatov]

In PA, USA, the school year is from the last week in August, maybe 3 days of instruction, then the Labor Day Holiday, during which most "working" people, as opposed to those who refuse Union representation, celebrate their last holiday of the year, vacation-wise, 3-4 days, admittedly, but working people DO enjoy that. I'm one of them, and will go to the lake with my trailer/caravan that weekend.

The kids, then, have 180 days of instruction, a heavy snow day barred, as it will extend the schooll year day for day. I do believe that the year must end June 20, regardless of the number of snow days. Ordinarily, it ends the last week in May, first week of June.

Jeez, you kids are so soft. When I went to grade school, I walked to school, in snow up over my ass, AND uphill, both ways.

[Faustus]

I school just started this week in my town, and next week or two for the rest of Dallas, of course I could be tottaly wrong but I think I heard that somewhere.

[pixel]

Thanks a lot man, thats a lot of help.

[tenders]

in this country,school starts sept.2nd

[Craig Tucker]

Just got back from a couple of days at the seaside (Weston-Super-Mare)