There was a hurricane last year that didn't really hit the area I lived too badly (it still did) but I missed my first and second days of school because I was in Boston visiting my mom and I lived in Ottawa and transportation was canceled. I was supposed to take the bus back and I told my mom that I should leave a day early to avoid the storm because I knew it was all going to be canceled but she told me not to worry. Sure enough it was canceled and when I did finally leave the bus even left four hours late. I was quite upset.