Walking Cambridge

It is snowing so hard [I can hardly see the river](http://www.flickr.com/photos/lfb/3233714627/) from my office at the base of the Longfellow Bridge. So we were surprised and a little impressed that Cambridge Public Schools are open today. Nelson, the crossing guard and jack-of-all-trades at [Escuela Amigos](http://www.cpsd.us/AMI/) was surprised as well, saying every other city and town in the area was closed. He thinks (hopes?) they will close early today. Last year the schools stayed open in a snow storm but then couldn’t get the buses to the schools. Some kids were still stuck in school at 8PM. At Amigos the custodians opened the kitchen to cook spaghetti for the kids stuck in the cafeteria. Hopefully they have a plan to get the kids back home today.

Kids trudge through the snow into Escuela Amigos

**Update**: looks like [Cambridge has blown through the snow removal budget](http://www.wickedlocal.com/cambridge/homepage/x403281423/Cambridge-blows-through-snow-removal-budget) already. No surprise really, considering the weather this year.