Back in the day, I grew up in a suburb of a major city. It was all urban, and there was no bussing. The district did have busses for extracurriculars, but everyone walked to school by day. The district never closed for weather. We had a major blizzard in 1978, and the district remained open. They finally, reluctantly closed down when no one showed up, including teachers, and the Governor ordered all schools closed.
My friends had the unfortunate coincidence to be married on the night they revealed “Who shot JR.” As part of their reception the venue had multiple tvs set up around the hall for the start of the show so that everything stopped for the viewing.
Anybody remember Space Food Sticks?