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SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,598
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Its called snow.
Good lord! wtf?
Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
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  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Man, I sure feel for all those folks.

    Aside from earthquakes, Mother Nature has treated me with kid gloves.
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Its called snow.
    Good lord! wtf?

    yeah that is just brutal. :fp:
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    to be fair ... if you're not used to it - it's gonna much things up large ... it may not seem like a big deal to us up north but if you don't have the infrastructure and the experience - it's gonna be a nightmare ...
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,051
    Global Cooling! hahaha- sorry- had to throw that out there.

    Yeah, snow in places that aren't used to it can bog things down at the very least and can be dangerous at worst. Take care, any of you out there.
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    well, rain does that to drivers here in st louis. it begins to drizzle and people forget how to drive. it is quite embarrassing actually.
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    The entire state of south Carolina is closed. Coming from the Chicago area, I find it comical. We got about an inch of ice. I do think we were a little more prepared here than in Atlanta. The roads were empty yesterday by 2.
    On a side note, Jim cantore was reporting from the college of Charleston and kicked a campus drunk off of him without missing a beat. Funny stuff.

    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=za8PGHg0ck8
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,051
    Rain! We are likely to get some tonight, badly needed rain. We're in the midst of a near record breaking drought. Everything here is bone dry. After a heavy freeze a while back and then all this drought our part of the world looks brown- lots of dead plants and trees. Brown World.
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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    edited January 2014
    Atlanta and the rest of the deep south don't have the tools to deal with any amount of ice and or snow. So when it does happen all hell breaks loose.

    On the other hand we can get a foot of snow here in Colorado and it's business as normal.
    People go.to work, schools stay open, and events go on a a planned.

    Plus we have over 300 days of sun per year!!
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,946
    Bentleyspop said:

    Atlanta and the rest of the deep south don't have the tools to deal with any amount of ice and or snow. So when it does happen all hell breaks loose.

    On the other hand we can get a foot of snow here in Colorado and it's business as normal.
    People go.to work, schools stay open, and events go on a a planned.

    Plus we have over 300 days of sun per year!!

    Right. We take all of the snow plows and salt for granted sometimes. The roads would have been cleared before rush hour up north but they can't do that in Atlanta.
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    gimmesometruth27 said:

    well, rain does that to drivers here in st louis. it begins to drizzle and people forget how to drive. it is quite embarrassing actually.

    Ha - LA has St. Louis beat in that department...talk about embarrassment!


  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    atlanta has -13 snow plows & -4 salt/sand trucks.

    atlanta traffic when it is 90 degrees out is a cluster fuck, imagine when some snow & ice come to town.
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    I am tired; my heart is
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Bentleyspop said:

    Atlanta and the rest of the deep south don't have the tools to deal with any amount of ice and or snow. So when it does happen all hell breaks loose.

    On the other hand we can get a foot of snow here in Colorado and it's business as normal.
    People go.to work, schools stay open, and events go on a a planned.

    Plus we have over 300 days of sun per year!!

    pffft.

    Well let me tell you... up here in Canada... when we get three feet of snow, the entrances to our igloos are blocked, and our dog teams have been stolen... we suntan.
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  • backseatLover12backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    D.C. has just as difficult a time when it snows there too. The whole city shuts down for a couple inches. But really? They kept the kids at the school ALL NIGHT LONG? No one would go and get their kids?
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I could understand it if it was over six inches .... but this was what we Northmen consider a dusting. Please I thought 75% of the autos in Georgia were 4x4 trucks.
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Posts: 10,769
    bootlegger10 said:

    Bentleyspop said:

    Atlanta and the rest of the deep south don't have the tools to deal with any amount of ice and or snow. So when it does happen all hell breaks loose.

    On the other hand we can get a foot of snow here in Colorado and it's business as normal.
    People go.to work, schools stay open, and events go on a a planned.

    Plus we have over 300 days of sun per year!!

    Right. We take all of the snow plows and salt for granted sometimes. The roads would have been cleared before rush hour up north but they can't do that in Atlanta.
    But then again Atlanta gets PJ to come through on occasion and they haven't headlined in Colorado in more than 10 years!!
  • Guitar92playerGuitar92player Posts: 664
    I feel bad for them. I hope this is a lesson to be better prepared.

    Watching the news on it, I feel glad I live in Indiana where I can stand extremely cold temps and somewhat high temps (like 100-110). Plus, my jeep bitch slaps snowy roads in the face.
    ~Carter~

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    or you can come to terms and realize
    you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
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  • Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Posts: 8,661
    From what I've heard, Indy and fort wayne schools will be in session until July. I lived in nw Indiana for 18 years and can't remember ever missing school because of the cold. I've felt my share of -20 and -30 but not for that long. I glad I'm in the south.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    Last-12-Exit said:

    From what I've heard, Indy and fort wayne schools will be in session until July. I lived in nw Indiana for 18 years and can't remember ever missing school because of the cold. I've felt my share of -20 and -30 but not for that long. I glad I'm in the south.

    Back in the mid-80's I remember a few winters in Indiana where the we missed this amount of school due to snow. Speaking as a child of the 80's, it was awesome. Now that I have to pay bills, it sucks big time.

  • Guitar92playerGuitar92player Posts: 664
    Last-12-Exit said:

    From what I've heard, Indy and fort wayne schools will be in session until July. I lived in nw Indiana for 18 years and can't remember ever missing school because of the cold. I've felt my share of -20 and -30 but not for that long. I glad I'm in the south.

    Schools in Michiana (lower Michigan, upper Indiana) have missed many days as well. My old high school has had more snow days in the last month than I had in 4 years when I was there. It's ridiculous. My college had a couple days off this week, which was cool.

    ~Carter~

    You can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
    or you can come to terms and realize
    you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
    makes much more sense to live in the present tense     - Present Tense
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 Posts: 23,303
    Jason P said:

    I could understand it if it was over six inches .... but this was what we Northmen consider a dusting. Please I thought 75% of the autos in Georgia were 4x4 trucks.


    of that 75%, 42% are actually a truck boat truck like this fine example right here...

    image
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    gimmesometruth27 said:

    Jason P said:

    I could understand it if it was over six inches .... but this was what we Northmen consider a dusting. Please I thought 75% of the autos in Georgia were 4x4 trucks.


    of that 75%, 42% are actually a truck boat truck like this fine example right here...

    image
    hilarious & true

    it sure isn't -42 degrees in atlanta or it? that's about the coldest i remember running around in. chilly bastard
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    In reality, a small bit of snow on roads that aren't treated and can't be treated due to lack of equipment and supplies, really does make driving treacherous. Add that to temperatures which may warm enough at some points to cause some melting and then drop back down to freeze which makes it more slippery as well.
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    know1 said:

    In reality, a small bit of snow on roads that aren't treated and can't be treated due to lack of equipment and supplies, really does make driving treacherous. Add that to temperatures which may warm enough at some points to cause some melting and then drop back down to freeze which makes it more slippery as well.

    The roads are only more dangerous if the most simple of precautions are not taken. As a proven warrior of snowy highways and roads- tried and tested in Canada for decades now: drive slower.

    The sign says 80 (km). Don't go 80. Go 50. Downhill? Go 30-40.

    What's the problem though? Once again... stoooooopid people. Duuuuuuumb people. Even up here- with opportunities for so much practice- some moron will go and bugger things up for others that are navigating a safe journey.
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  • chadwickchadwick Posts: 21,157
    edited January 2014
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

    know1 said:

    In reality, a small bit of snow on roads that aren't treated and can't be treated due to lack of equipment and supplies, really does make driving treacherous. Add that to temperatures which may warm enough at some points to cause some melting and then drop back down to freeze which makes it more slippery as well.

    The roads are only more dangerous if the most simple of precautions are not taken. As a proven warrior of snowy highways and roads- tried and tested in Canada for decades now: drive slower.

    The sign says 80 (km). Don't go 80. Go 50. Downhill? Go 30-40.

    What's the problem though? Once again... stoooooopid people. Duuuuuuumb people. Even up here- with opportunities for so much practice- some moron will go and bugger things up for others that are navigating a safe journey.
    fact... drive slow & keep away from others. keep a very nice buffer zone between you & all traffic. slow & steady. hammer the brakes? yeppers a wonderful plan when on a snow covered/icy roadway.

    ppl in big cities have almost zero chance as 99% of them are asshole to elbow on one another's bumper. pretty bizarre driving behavior considering the road surface is slippery as a monkey or toad's turd... wait, maybe a whale's turd

    imagine being a truck driver moving along w/ 18 wheelers (or more) w/ 80,000 pounds (or more) through blizzards
    white knuckle mountain passes. blizzard conditions w/ lightning aiming down the mountain. even good drivers have fuck ups.
    i suggest everyone getting their CDL class A license & aim for winter madness.

    chain your fucking truck up says the highway patrol. good luck
    Post edited by chadwick on
    for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7

    "Hear me, my chiefs!
    I am tired; my heart is
    sick and sad. From where
    the sun stands I will fight
    no more forever."
    Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
  • backseatLover12backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    This is crazy. Something we northern folks know, is that you SLOW DOWN in the snow.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=643996892338954
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,175
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    Its called snow.
    Good lord! wtf?

    yes...just slow the fuck down

    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Who PrincessWho Princess Posts: 7,305
    backseatLover12 said:

    This is crazy. Something we northern folks know, is that you SLOW DOWN in the snow.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=643996892338954

    @-) @-)

    Even some of us southerners know that part.
    Also, after you crash don't get out of your car and stand around in the middle of the highway. :-O
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    I understand why Atlanta has lost two NHL hockey teams now.
  • Go BeaversGo Beavers Posts: 9,094
    Jason P said:

    Last-12-Exit said:

    From what I've heard, Indy and fort wayne schools will be in session until July. I lived in nw Indiana for 18 years and can't remember ever missing school because of the cold. I've felt my share of -20 and -30 but not for that long. I glad I'm in the south.

    Back in the mid-80's I remember a few winters in Indiana where the we missed this amount of school due to snow. Speaking as a child of the 80's, it was awesome. Now that I have to pay bills, it sucks big time.


    I went to high school in Indiana in the 80's too. I remember missing a couple days due to the wind chill, but since we didn't have buses, they wouldn't close school due to snow. All the schools around us would close, though. I remember listening in the mornings to the closures on the radio, and our school district always being left off the list. We would throw quite a pity party for ourselves.
  • backseatLover12backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    Who Princess said:

    backseatLover12 said:

    This is crazy. Something we northern folks know, is that you SLOW DOWN in the snow.

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=643996892338954

    @-) @-)

    Even some of us southerners know that part.
    Also, after you crash don't get out of your car and stand around in the middle of the highway. :-O
    That's right! I was yelling that at my computer screen.
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