Atlanta snowpocalypse 2014

[Nindiri]

<shrugs> Why the hell would we even care about knowing how to drive in snow, considering that we only get this much every nine or ten years?

It's kind of amusing watching Yankees brag about how a little snow is no big deal to them. It's like bragging about how much pain you can endure, or telling us how you are used to being abused by scheduling. If you enjoy that sort of thing, have at it, but not me.

And, of course, anyone, Yankee or Southerner, who says they can safely drive on ice is a fool or a liar.

 

[COOPERVANE]

ALSO be advised....

NO WAY payroll will be done on time. Brads, Charlie's and the payroll department will be OK....

Pilots....mmmmmm not so much...

Expect a memo filled with blah blah...challenges......blah....blah....unprecedented......surprise.....blah.....weather......blah....blah..challenges.....staffing........challenges.....blah blah
TFAYD....but not so much thanks that your pay will be correct.

 

[Clutch]

I was half F'ng around, everyone needs to Calm down . Seriously though, what was the excuse from the mayor?

I can't imagine they have many plows/salt to begin with.......

You weren't Fing around. The mayor blamed thd weatherman and the schools for letting out early. I jest you not. The city if Atlanta has 40 salt trucks and numerous spreaders. They weren't used until after the apocalypse.

 

[SAABaroowski]

You weren't Fing around. The mayor blamed thd weatherman and the schools for letting out early. I jest you not. The city if Atlanta has 40 salt trucks and numerous spreaders. They weren't used until after the apocalypse.

I know, I said I was only "half F'ng around, lol"

And the Mayor sounds like a complete F'ng moron

 

[PCL_128]

It's not just the mayor. The governor is a complete dolt, also.

 

[Oakum_Boy]

<shrugs> Why the hell would we even care about knowing how to drive in snow, considering that we only get this much every nine or ten years?

Would be nice if you would start learning how to drive after just a few raindrops.

Source: Two decades driving in ATL

Yes, Deal is a redneck moron. First class.

 

[goahead]

Well....I guess it's gonna be another TBD for me then....I can't get outta my neighborhood.

Yeah so what happens to those??? Is it worth going back in for the rest of your trip or are you pay protected????? Would be nice if anyone would answer the phone or emails...

 

[Oakum_Boy]

Git. 'Er. Done.

 

[Traderd]

<shrugs> Why the hell would we even care about knowing how to drive in snow, considering that we only get this much every nine or ten years?

It's kind of amusing watching Yankees brag about how a little snow is no big deal to them. It's like bragging about how much pain you can endure, or telling us how you are used to being abused by scheduling. If you enjoy that sort of thing, have at it, but not me.

And, of course, anyone, Yankee or Southerner, who says they can safely drive on ice is a fool or a liar.

We found ourselves stuck in Chicago on the wrong side of the snowbird curve in 2011 and ended up sitting out the blizzard at our place downtown. Our friends there always ridicule us native southerners for our lack of snow driving moxie but in this case they couldn't seem to figure out when to hold them and when to fold them.

Lakeshore Drive was closed early on but many of the native geniuses here (including a friend/neighbor) saw that as an "opportunity" for a traffic free shot southbound. After all, those guys know all about driving in the snow, what's the difference if the winds are at 70 and the rate is a couple of inches an hour? Their car is probably in this NYT picture;

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/us/03chicago.html?_r=0

They abandoned their car and ended up bailing it out of an impound lot. As in aviation,, experience does not always yield good judgement. So he calls last night to laugh about the idiots who can't drive in two inches of snow. I told him we were just laughing about idiots who can't figure out they shouldn't try driving in an actual blizzard on a road that was closed and therefore had zero prep.

He called for a truce.

 

[Mickey Mouse]

Too many excuses, not enough action. There is no excuse for not preparing the roads for vehicle travel when the forecast was indicating 100 percent chance of snow or frozen precipitation. The city of Atlanta is pathetic. All you have to do is walk around it for a day or two to discover that fact. The citizens were probably waiting for their lord and savior Barack Obama to rescue them. Barack can't even tie his shoe without a cabinet member to help him do it. The mayor of Atlanta is a special education alumnus, so ya can't blame him. He is too stupid to solve even a basic problem. I guess ya have to blame the population for letting it get that way. All the problem solvers and high school graduates ran away to the suburbs years ago, and now they are taking Braves Stadium with them. What do you expect?

 

[jonjuan]

Plus add the fact that not many down here know how to drive in the snow just compounds the problem. People trying to drive up a hill covered in ice just to start sliding backwards running into cars behind them and now that road is shut down with a pile up or jack knife. Others start to turn around and get stuck.....now what? Get out and walk.

It was the multiple 18-wheelers jackknifed every few hundred yards which brought everything to a halt, apparently. Guess those truckers don't know how to drive. Maybe need driving lessons from Snooki and her jersey guido buds.

 

[azcz10]

I was half F'ng around, everyone needs to Calm down . Seriously though, what was the excuse from the mayor?

I can't imagine they have many plows/salt to begin with.......

I work in Rome, GA. (RMG) I live less than 20 miles away. It took me almost 4 hours to get home. I drove carefully as I passed the snow plow that had slid off of the 4-lane highway into the ditch. The problem happened in ATL and other places, when the schools and employers all decided to close at the same time. It was double rush hour traffic. 19-20 degrees outside. As the snow was compacted by all of the traffic it turned into a sheet of ice that was about an inch thick. Untreated roads, no salt, no sand, no tire chains. Our snow is not like MSP snow. It's usually pretty wet and sticky. I haven't driven much in snow up north but when I did I noticed it was not nearly as slippery as down south. Not sure why. I'm no expert....just an observation.

 

[Mickey Mouse]

The citizens of Atlanta are very upset with Mayor Kasim Reed. You can see the anger in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aeFhF1s8RM

 

[Mickey Mouse]

The Georgia Governor is also inept. He just sits around feeling sorry for himself. You can see the self pity in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvU4CC6s2e4

 

[wms]

2" of snow doesn't require snow plows and staggered dismissals, it just requires enough common sense not to tailgate at 70mph. Slowing down is the real difference between experienced and non-experienced drivers, not how fast you can go without ending up in a ditch.

 

[big shacks]

Memphis drivers are the same. Rain, snow, ice, sun...the knuckleheads don't get it. They will tailgate regardless because the cops don't give a sh!t. In other words, they have bigger fish to fry. Drugs and killing are the two that come to mind.

 

[Freebrd]

I Our snow is not like MSP snow. It's usually pretty wet and sticky. I haven't driven much in snow up north but when I did I noticed it was not nearly as slippery as down south. Not sure why. I'm no expert....just an observation.

Snow up north is mostly a dry snow, ie low content, while down south, mainly due to Gulf moisture, is more of a wet snow. That's why it feels cold, comparing the same temps for ex, here due to the moisture whereas up north it's still cold but one can take it because the moisture level is lower.

 

[russtgol]

CNN even thinks you are wussies..

 

[Freebrd]

That's because CNN and all the others (incl Fox News) deal in sensationalism. Just look at all this Justin Beaver crap they're covering!

 

[jetstream]

When snow event hits:

City dwellers:
Get in their Prius or wannabe SUV and attempt to flee the city.
Jam up roads and get stuck in massive traffic jam.
Sit in car until out of gas then walk to store, fire station, school, etc. to spend the night.
Sit there and wait until the government can send someone to rescue them.

Country dwellers:
Wait until there is at least one inch of snow and ice on the ground.
Jump in pickup trucks, jeeps, ATV's, Honda Accord,(basically anything with wheels and an engine) and hit the road.
Have loads of fun driving and sliding all over the place.
If someone gets stuck, grab the chain out of the back and pull them out.
Go home and sit by the fire with hot GF.

Country boy can survive.

 

[Freebrd]

Country boy can survive.

hell yeah!

 

[Mickey Mouse]

When snow event hits:

City dwellers:
Get in their Prius or wannabe SUV and attempt to flee the city.
Jam up roads and get stuck in massive traffic jam.
Sit in car until out of gas then walk to store, fire station, school, etc. to spend the night.
Sit there and wait until the government can send someone to rescue them.

Country dwellers:
Wait until there is at least one inch of snow and ice on the ground.
Jump in pickup trucks, jeeps, ATV's, Honda Accord,(basically anything with wheels and an engine) and hit the road.
Have loads of fun driving and sliding all over the place.
If someone gets stuck, grab the chain out of the back and pull them out.
Go home and sit by the fire with hot GF.

Country boy can survive.

Your thinking is correct.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3504377344/nm1502475

 

[kf4amu]

It was the multiple 18-wheelers jackknifed every few hundred yards which brought everything to a halt, apparently. Guess those truckers don't know how to drive. Maybe need driving lessons from Snooki and her jersey guido buds.

Probably from jackass drivers ahead of them slamming on the brakes and swerving for no reason.

 

[big shacks]

Great scott!!!!!

 

[COOPERVANE]

Coming into work today....most of the ice was gone. Only shadow covered areas was there still ice.

I STILL saw three accidents happen. One person on a 2 lane road didn't think to slow when the person in front of them was turning left. So they slid off the road with all 4 wheels locked. At least they didn't rear end the guy. Second and third accident were on the interstate. Most everyone doing 50-60 on mostly clear pavement in the 3 right lanes. Tons of idiots passing us on the left accelerating to 70-75 .....saw 2 cars spin out on the patchy ice.

All involved speed on 85% clean dry roads. It's like no one looks more than 10 feet in front of their car.

 

[jetstream]

It's like no one looks more than 10 feet in front of their car.

Its because they're driving along tweeting that the roads are good and they are making it to work with no problem.

 

[79%N1]

It wasn't the snow that was the problem. The snow melted on the roads and froze to an inch+ of ice. That and the fact that this all started from 3-5 pm as school was getting out and people were all leaving work.

 

[jetstream]

I have submitted a proposal to GDOT for a contract to use crop dusters to spray the Interstates around ATL with a proprietary chemical (moonshine) to melt the ice should such an event happen again. Large quantities of this chemical are being manufactured and stored at various undisclosed locations.

Redneck ingenuity.

 

[DieselDragRacer]

I work in Rome, GA. (RMG) I live less than 20 miles away. It took me almost 4 hours to get home. I drove carefully as I passed the snow plow that had slid off of the 4-lane highway into the ditch. The problem happened in ATL and other places, when the schools and employers all decided to close at the same time. It was double rush hour traffic. 19-20 degrees outside. As the snow was compacted by all of the traffic it turned into a sheet of ice that was about an inch thick. Untreated roads, no salt, no sand, no tire chains. Our snow is not like MSP snow. It's usually pretty wet and sticky. I haven't driven much in snow up north but when I did I noticed it was not nearly as slippery as down south. Not sure why. I'm no expert....just an observation.

Bingo! How can the plow and salt trucks work if every school and business in metro ATL unleashes the hounds at noon? That's a traffic disaster when its clear and dry out.

Plus, the various weather outlets had predicted 2" of snow for all of metro ATL since Saturday so I fail to see how this shocked the governor, the mayors, the bosses and the superintendents.

 

[Clutch]

Bingo! How can the plow and salt trucks work if every school and business in metro ATL unleashes the hounds at noon? That's a traffic disaster when its clear and dry out.

Plus, the various weather outlets had predicted 2" of snow for all of metro ATL since Saturday so I fail to see how this shocked the governor, the mayors, the bosses and the superintendents.

That's why you salt or sand in the morning or after morning rush hour.