If you needed official permission to stay home Monday, you’ve got it.
Guilford County announced that all general county services, operations and facilities will be closed on Monday, Feb. 2, because of snowy and icy road conditions across the county.
At the same time, the City of Greensboro said all trash, recycling and yard waste collection scheduled for Monday has been postponed.
In short – if you were planning to run errands at a county office or roll your trash can to the curb, don’t.
Of course, Guilford County Schools will be closed to students, Monday, Feb. 2. And it won’t be a remote learning day.
Afterschool activities have been cancelled as well.
City of Greensboro offices and facilities will also be closed.
A lot of other places will be closed too: On Sunday, Aldi’s was closed but Harris Teeter and Walgreen’s were open, but, regardless, given the complete mess the city is in right now and the advantage of less people on the roads when it comes to cleaning it up, everyone should just stay home and have a me day unless you are, say, a bomb diffuser, and there’s a bomb set to go off on Monday.
County officials said the closure applies to all non-essential operations.
Essential life and public safety services will continue, including Emergency Services, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, the Fire Marshal’s Office, the Sheriff’s Office, Animal Control and designated Social Services functions.
Residents are being urged to call 9-1-1 only for life-threatening emergencies.
For non-emergency issues, county officials said Greensboro residents should call (336) 373-2222, while High Point residents should call (336) 883-3224.
Requests for Adult and Child Protective Services can be made by calling (800) 378-5315.
For those with public health appointments scheduled for Monday, the county is asking residents to call and reschedule. The county provided the following numbers:
- Public Health Clinic: 336-641-3245 (Greensboro and High Point)
- Dental: 336-641-3152 (Greensboro) and 336-641-7733 (High Point)
- WIC: 336-641-3214 (Greensboro) and 336-641-7571 (High Point)
County officials said staff will continue monitoring road and facility conditions and preparing worksites so services can resume safely once conditions improve. Updates on reopening or further delays will be posted on the county’s website.
Courthouse operations are handled separately, and residents are advised to check the state courts website for the latest information on courthouse closures in Greensboro and High Point.
The county is also encouraging residents to sign up for its G.E.A.N.I. emergency alert system in order to receive urgent notifications by phone or email during severe weather events.
Meanwhile, the City of Greensboro announced that all solid waste and recycling services scheduled for Monday, Feb. 2, have been postponed because of continued snow and icy road conditions.
City crews will reassess conditions Monday to determine whether collection can safely resume on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Officials said that all Monday collections will still be picked up later this week, but there will be no yard waste or bulk pickup at all this week.
The White Street Landfill and the Solid Waste Transfer Station will also remain closed Monday.
City officials said updates on trash and recycling collection will be posted on the city’s website and social media channels.
Between closed offices, postponed trash pickup and slick roads, the message from local government is very clear – stay home if you can, stay off the roads if you don’t need to be on them and wait for things to thaw out before getting back to normal.
If they are “non-essential” services, why do we need them at all?
You want to back to the days of having a trash pile behind your house?
In case your question was serious:
Essential services are defined by its necessity for the maintenance of life, health, and public safety. It’s not to imply they are not needed. But just that you can survive for a period of time without them. Hope that helps.
Oh gosh I’m sooo thankful that the all knowing Chris from Oz is always ready to step in and educate us. Let’s all kneel and give thanks
So you don’t support answering people’s questions? Weird. I guess conservatives really are dumbing down America. Thanks for proving that point Rebel.
Chris. Just curious who asked you to answer Millers question. Did you ever think maybe he already knew the answer and was being sarcastic
He asked. He wasn’t specific on who should answer. Again, it’s weird how much conservatives are upset by a simple answer to a simple question. LMAO
Life isn’t that complicated. Relax. I made clear in my response “if your question was serious” given I had given a sarcastic response before answering the question itself. And here is the real punch Will. Given he was most likely being sarcastic, my giving a serious answer to his sarcastic question was rather cheeky wasn’t it….lol
Here is an idea….if you don’t want some random person to answer a question, don’t post it online. If you don’t want a retort to an opinion you have, don’t post it online. If you are offended by people with a differing point of view don’t read the comment section of a website. If you are being sarcastically ugly about a topic online, don’t be shocked when someone tosses it back at ya. Again, if THAT bothers you, don’t post online. NOT complicated. LMAO
But you be you.
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He’s one smug, opinionated a**hole, ain’t he, Rebel? I reckon we should all start calling him “Professor Chris”, since he believes he’s educating us Neanderthals.
What a pompous jerk.
I gave a cheeky response to a cheeky comment, and all the conservatives get in a tizzy. Cracks me up.
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Maybe it’s because grew up in a country where the weather forecasters just forecast the weather, but I find it annoying when they tell me what to wear or how to drive. Shut up and tell us the weather. I’ll decide what to wear and how to drive.
And don’t you dare tell me to to stay off the roads. I earn my living by driving, and on days when I don’t drive my income is…. zero.
It’s a comfortable and self-satisfying position to adopt when your income isn’t affected by one Dollar if you don’t go to work on any given day. It must be nice.
But if I don’t go out to work, I don’t earn any money. That’s how it works in the Private Sector.
Do you want to pay my mortgage?
It is advice. Not a mandate. Weird that upsets you as if they advising only YOU. LMAO
To be even more clear – While the ‘weather man’ (meteorologist) reports on the conditions that make driving dangerous for average drivers, the actual request or orders for drivers to stay off the roads typically comes from public safety officials and government leaders. Since the two groups work closely in planning for such storms, the information / advice is often shared by both.
But you be you
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What a load of self-evident, inane, jejune crap. Why bother saying such obvious truths – unless you love to hold forth and pontificate, “Professor Chris”.
You love the sound of your own voice, don’t you?
I’ll add narcissism to your list of personality problems.
Funny. I don’t speak out loud while typing. Weird to think someone does. LOL
I thought you were ignoring me? If all you have is personal attacks and insults, it is probably better if you try harder to ignore me. But whatever tickles your fancy.
Best wishes.
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Piss off.
So, does that mean you *are* happy about others staying off the roads unless necessary on Monday, because then you can make more money faster?
Or do you think we should all take completely unnecessary trips just to stick it to the man for suggesting otherwise?
I get paid to drive too, and I don’t think most of the people who drive around here have any any need (or skillet to outweigh the risk) to be out driving before the streets are halfway decent. If your situation is different, keep calm and carry on!
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Incomprehensible. Try again.
Another copout from Austin by refusing to defend his own statement. Paint me shocked
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Another uninvited interjection from a wanker who has an unhealthy fixation with me.
This tosser spends all day trolling and tossing. So sad.
Do try to get over me.
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What statement of mine am I refusing to defend?
“JSR” has language skills like yours – incomprehensible.
Defend your statement about weathermen being meanies about asking people to stay off the road. LOL
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“Meanies”..? Careful Chrissy, your puerile mentality is showing.
I said that meteorologists are overreaching and overbearing when they tell us what to wear and how to drive – and I stand by that statement.
WHY do you always try to pick a fight over the most petty and irrelevant tangential issues?
Grow up.
It was a weird thing to be angry about. Likely really weird.
But you be you.
Trash pickup did not happen last week. Delayed one day this week. Blue city got caught off guard.
we are the Thought Police & advise everyone to < thinking until further notice
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They do seem to believe that we’re too stupid to think for ourselves, don’t they?
Some conservative commentators call it the infantilizing of America, as our “Public Servants” and mass media tell us to wear a warm coat or drive slowly, as if they’re our Mom.
Eff off!
I’ll decide what I wear, how I drive, and what I do. You just do your job – give us the information, and plow the roads.
Mind Your Own Business.
It is a free country. Screw the experts advise….take dewormer to cure all. Drink bleach to cure viral infection. Don’t wear a seatbelt and learn to fly when you hit a tree. LMAO
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Here’s one that’s even better : Chris composes a comment that isn’t replete with errors that display his 5 year old’s English ability !
That one’s hilarious.
You’re a moron – and it’s bleedin’ obvious to everyone here.
. . . because ‘it takes one to know one’ ?
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And if the car in the photo is a Subaru (I suspect it is), it ought to be able to get around rather well in the snow. Symmetrical All Wheel Drive and all that…