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Anyone in the metro Atlanta area? We're getting more snow on Friday (maybe).
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I just hope that a few (million) people learned a lesson earlier this week.
How did you fare?
The Wife normally has an hour's drive home. She left work at 3:10 in the afternoon and arrived home at 4:30... Wednesday morning. It took 6 hours to get from Barrett Pkwy to RT 20 up I575. The hills on RT 20 were iced making it impassable. She hung out/napped at the Waffle House until 3:00 AM. Took another 1.5 hours to then go 17 miles.
On the plus side... Social Media at its finest.
https://www.facebook.com/SnowedOutAtl
I wish I had found out about it sooner. I could have volunteered. -
Usual commute: 30 minutes.
Tuesday: 3 hours, sticking to the back roads.What if Humans are just Dire Halflings?Comment
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I don't live in Atlanta, but I do live 5 hours north of there.
Schools closed, roads icy, people panicking...
we got maybe 2 inches.
My number one rule for driving in the snow and ice....is don't.
Took my a little longer then 10 minutes to get home that afternoon, cause I wanted to get a few things to lock myself up in the house with. got home a little after 1 (classes let out early at 12), and I sat in my living room watching the snow fall...and idiots acting like its the end of the world....no wrecks but lots of skids.It is by snark alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire 'tude, the lips acquire mouthiness, the glares become a warning.Comment
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I'm in NJ, but our snowstorm last week added an hour and a half to my normally half hour commute. I left work at noon and got home just before 2:00. But at least it wasn't icy. A week or so before I was halfway to work when the roads all turned to black ice. If it had been like that near my house I would have turned around and stayed home.I don't go in for ancient wisdom
I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"Comment
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Based on driving conditions last week, I have to ask - Sandy Springs, or Dunwoody?Quoth Sarlon View Post
Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.Comment
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I would guess Buckhead.Quoth wolfie View PostBased on driving conditions last week, I have to ask - Sandy Springs, or Dunwoody?Comment
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smart asses
under NORMAL conditions....I live 5 hours north.It is by snark alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of the coffee bean that thoughts acquire 'tude, the lips acquire mouthiness, the glares become a warning.Comment
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We got 8.5 inches from the same storm as Atlanta. Other than a delayed opening, life continued as normal. Roads were extremely clear.Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post"I've found that when you want to know the truth about someone, that someone is probably the last person you should ask." - HouseComment
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I am guessing that should put you near the TN - OH border. I would have thought that your area would be better equipped for snow.Quoth Sarlon View Postsmart asses
under NORMAL conditions....I live 5 hours north.
When I lived in NJ (Point Pleasant), they waited until the snow stopped to start plowing/salting/sanding. Outside of that, they did pretty good.Quoth BookstoreEscapee View Post
Growing up in the Chicago Burbs, I only had two days when they closed the schools due to weather. Two storms that would have closed the schools happened over Christmas break.
The problem down here is that it is always warm before it starts to snow. The first .5" of snow melts on the warm roadway. Then it freezes.
On the plus side, that goom & doom snow forcast for this Friday has been removed. 41F and rain.Comment
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We only got a couple inches from that; outside of my complex the roads were fine (inside, they did nothing and I slipped on the loose, fluffy snow in the lot on my way to my car...that hurt). Now they're saying 2-4 inches tomorrow.Quoth Greenday View Post
Yeah, last week when it snowed they had done nothing at all when I left work (I'm not that far from Pt. Pleasant...a little north and inland a bit). It was slow going but less scary than the ice.Quoth csquared View PostWhen I lived in NJ (Point Pleasant), they waited until the snow stopped to start plowing/salting/sanding. Outside of that, they did pretty good.
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The problem down here is that it is always warm before it starts to snow. The first .5" of snow melts on the warm roadway. Then it freezes.
The day we had the black ice it was raining (which started while I was driving), but the temp was a few degrees below freezing and the ground was still cold to begin with.
On a side note, when did we start naming every frickin' storm that comes along?Last edited by BookstoreEscapee; 02-02-2014, 08:46 PM.I don't go in for ancient wisdom
I don't believe just 'cause ideas are tenacious
It means that they're worthy - Tim Minchin, "White Wine in the Sun"Comment
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The Weather channel started that last year. They belive that it helps people identify the weather pattern and "pay more attention" to the critical nature of the storm. there is a big debate with NOAA over this.Quoth BookstoreEscapee View PostComment
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lol - LOVE your thread title csquared.
Parrothead, the FB link is great; a lot of wonderful stories in there.Comment
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I think you got that backwards... Thread title is Parrothead's. I'm not that witty.Quoth sms001 View PostComment
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