Journal 29

Write about a time when nature was in control.

Natural has been in control a few times in my life. One example I think that everyone can relate to is school. Over my 12 years at Pleasant Plains High School I have probably had 10 snow days and 3 temperature or tornado days off of school. When it comes to school, nature is one of the major factors. If the weather is dangerous for high school students to drive or for buses to get to school, it is cancelled. There are too many consequences for lives if we had school in snowy areas.  This year we have had one snow day. Honestly we could have gone to school, but I am glad we did not. I had decided the night before I was not going to drive. I have a nice car and I like living. I also have experienced snow while driving a few times. It was stressful because it was the day before break and we had finals the day we were exempt from school. I also had left all my homework, ap us and english, at the school. Of course I wanted to do my homework on my break so I was very sad that was not a possibility. Unforgettably the school was better than that. They opened the school for us to get our books and study material if needed. And like most kids the snowy weather made me want to stay snuggled in pj's and ignore my homework to the last possible day. Power has also effected school. Tragic car accidents and power surges have caused the school to be closed. This does not happen very often. In fact it happened because of a tornado when I was in elementary or middle school. The torando  had torn down power poles and the generator was not enough for all three schools: Farmingdale, Pleasant Plains Middle School, and Pleasant Plains High School. Nature has controlled things other than school for example my abilities to drive. I am just 16 years old therefore I do not have that much experience with driving, especially in bad weather such as snow and heavy rains. If it is bad out my parents take away my driving privileges and tell me I can not go out. I HATE this.I guess I understand, but I usually do not agree with it. Nature almost effected a cheer competition. It was over 2 hours away and the roads were suppose to be icy and slick. The athletic director worried about our safety. Ironically we got disqualified at competition for an awful fall and our out for the season so I guess he was right. We should not have gone. The weather was the only good part about that terrible day.  Anyway weather can effect you for the worst and it sucks.