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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | We had lots of ice last week here and boy it was a mess, all the roads froze over and going over the river was almost impossible. |
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My guess is because 8 times out of 10 when they predict snow/ice in the South, it stays at 33-34 degrees and rains. So if you cancel ahead of time, you could very likely be wasting a day for nothing. So they probably didn't believe the forecast. |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | I think this is a rather appropriate time to bring out this beauty again:
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Location: I can see the end of the world from here! | I've only been to NO once, it was August & started raining, I could not believe the wrecks all around us on the Interstate! THEN I took note how slick the roads are there when they get wet! I was told later it's because of the material they use...same in parts of Texas. So...you all get a 'pass' from me! Lol...
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Location: SE Louisiana | musikmaker - 2014-01-29 1:16 PM I've only been to NO once, it was August & started raining, I could not believe the wrecks all around us on the Interstate! THEN I took note how slick the roads are there when they get wet! I was told later it's because of the material they use...same in parts of Texas. So...you all get a 'pass' from me! Lol...
Stay safe & warm...I'm a pansy in the cold.
Well... One of the problems with the drivers here is they are raised differently. Everyplace else in the country I've been people learn to drive defensively. When they see a possible threat they take their foot off the gas and reach for the brake.
Not so here... When the locals here see a possible threat they MASH the gas and reach for the horn!! They will start closing everything here down again at 5PM today..
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Location: Here | Honestly I dont make fun of them for closing schools and roads. They simply arent equipped. Better to close than to look like Atlanta |
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Location: Arizona | I sure wish they would close down things around here to celebrate it being nice for once. It's been super weather for the month of January...it's been in the 70's all month. Soon it will be way too hot to be outside so I think we should enjoy it now!! Close it all down!!  |
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | MY GOODNESS Atlanta is in deep DO DO! When us northerners get high humidity we just go NAKED!! WOO HOOO!! |
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Location: Deep South | Three 4 Luck - 2014-01-29 10:25 AM
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Location: Deep South | CYA Ranch - 2014-01-29 9:05 AM
BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-29 8:21 AM Pretty much the entire state of Alabama is shut down. We were out in shorts and t-shirts just Monday!! Now all schools are closed, lots of roads, nearly all the businesses. Some parts of the state have gotten snow flurries, but we haven't seen any yet, just ice. All the milk and bread in grocery stores are sold out, people filling up all their extra gas tanks at the gas stations, it's like they're preparing for a hurricane! On a serious note though, while this may all seem so silly to those who see tons of snow and ice everyday, there have been several wrecks reported that I know of, one resulting in two deaths. The deep south just doesn't know how to handle winter conditions.
A lot of those accidents would be prevented if you guys would slow down. You don't know how to drive it in and think its ok to drive like you do any other day.
I do agree with you to an extent, everyone should certainly slow down, and for God's sakes get off of each others bumpers! Ughhhh!
But, I had to drive to the store today, I drove extremely slow, it took me 2-3 times the amount of time it normally takes me. I don't know if we just don't put the same tires on our cars as you guys or what, but even attempting to gently accelerate, I would spin. At one red light, I was the only car at my side of the light and just could not gain traction, and nearly did not make it across by the time it turned red again. We're just not equipped. I won't be going back out until the ice is off the roads for sure. |
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Location: n.c. | And to put the icing on the cake, the water company just had a main water line to freeze and bust. Not good for a lot of folks. |
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Location: FL | I'm in NW Florida, and we have been shut down since yesterday. It began with sleet and by 9pm it was snow mixed in, but it is definitely the ice that is the problem. Every major bridge in the area is iced over. As others have said, we simply don't have what it takes to make the roads safe down here. This morning the county was scrambling to get red clay dumped on major roadways.
My hubby and I made a short trip for groceries this afternoon and witnessed two wrecks. Neither vehicle was speeding. Its the lack of road prep, difference in tires (or lack of chains), and the locals being at a complete loss at how to drive in these conditions. The horses didn't know what do to either. Both mares had icicles hanging off of their blankets tails and ears. They were not amused at all!
I love the cold since we don't get a lot of it. And I have spent winters in Colorado, Ohio and Montana, but will readily admit that I have no idea what I'm doing. However, I bet a lot of northerners would think we are absolutely insane as we stand in our garage and grill burgers in the middle of Cat 2 hurricanes. To each their own! :)
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| I stopped by a friends house about 3pm today and they were watching the wacky women that read cards as news and they were giving Atlanta Mayor hell because he said no one has control of Mother Nature and the National Weather bunch forecasted it to be 50 miles south of Atlanta .... 2 NYC women of course that had never owned a car before
They had found them a black retired general or something from the military that was living in Atlanta now .....
HE said ..... IF ATLANTA HAD A MAYOR LIKE WE DO IN NEW YORK CITY THAT MAKES ALL THE DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE .... WE WOULD NOT HAVE THIS HAPPENING IN ATLANTA .....
I got up and left before I puked on their floor ... lol ...
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Location: Opelousas, LA | BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-29 6:33 PM CYA Ranch - 2014-01-29 9:05 AM BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-29 8:21 AM Pretty much the entire state of Alabama is shut down. We were out in shorts and t-shirts just Monday!! Now all schools are closed, lots of roads, nearly all the businesses. Some parts of the state have gotten snow flurries, but we haven't seen any yet, just ice. All the milk and bread in grocery stores are sold out, people filling up all their extra gas tanks at the gas stations, it's like they're preparing for a hurricane! On a serious note though, while this may all seem so silly to those who see tons of snow and ice everyday, there have been several wrecks reported that I know of, one resulting in two deaths. The deep south just doesn't know how to handle winter conditions. A lot of those accidents would be prevented if you guys would slow down. You don't know how to drive it in and think its ok to drive like you do any other day. I do agree with you to an extent, everyone should certainly slow down, and for God's sakes get off of each others bumpers! Ughhhh! But, I had to drive to the store today, I drove extremely slow, it took me 2-3 times the amount of time it normally takes me. I don't know if we just don't put the same tires on our cars as you guys or what, but even attempting to gently accelerate, I would spin. At one red light, I was the only car at my side of the light and just could not gain traction, and nearly did not make it across by the time it turned red again. We're just not equipped. I won't be going back out until the ice is off the roads for sure.
I think its the humidity that doesn't let the moisture evaporate, temps drop below freezing and everything freezes up again and slicker that it was right after it fell from the sky.
My hubby drove in from Bossier City yesterday afternoon and he fishtailed several times. He couldn't believe how many people were blowing past him in the left lane that was solid ice. He had to stop three times for wrecks they were clearing up. I know it was only a little sleet, but the roads were really bad.
Not sure how it is in other states but the ditches around here are really deep and the back roads are very narrow. There is no wiggle room if you start sliding around. Glad they shut everything down. |
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Location: LA Lower Alabama | for entertainment we watched the cars on the news sliding around and none were going fast. To salt the bridges they used red clay dirt :-D |
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| BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-29 6:33 PM
CYA Ranch - 2014-01-29 9:05 AM
BamaCanChaser - 2014-01-29 8:21 AM Pretty much the entire state of Alabama is shut down. We were out in shorts and t-shirts just Monday!! Now all schools are closed, lots of roads, nearly all the businesses. Some parts of the state have gotten snow flurries, but we haven't seen any yet, just ice. All the milk and bread in grocery stores are sold out, people filling up all their extra gas tanks at the gas stations, it's like they're preparing for a hurricane! On a serious note though, while this may all seem so silly to those who see tons of snow and ice everyday, there have been several wrecks reported that I know of, one resulting in two deaths. The deep south just doesn't know how to handle winter conditions.
A lot of those accidents would be prevented if you guys would slow down. You don't know how to drive it in and think its ok to drive like you do any other day.
I do agree with you to an extent, everyone should certainly slow down, and for God's sakes get off of each others bumpers! Ughhhh!
But, I had to drive to the store today, I drove extremely slow, it took me 2-3 times the amount of time it normally takes me. I don't know if we just don't put the same tires on our cars as you guys or what, but even attempting to gently accelerate, I would spin. At one red light, I was the only car at my side of the light and just could not gain traction, and nearly did not make it across by the time it turned red again. We're just not equipped. I won't be going back out until the ice is off the roads for sure.
This is true. Here in the north, we know that we are going to get three to four months of winter unfortunately. We have about a foot of snow on the ground right now and that is less than most winters, but we prepare for it. We have snow tires on our vehicles, most of us out in rural have 4 wheel drive and we keep weight in the back of our trucks to help with traction. We have snowplows out on the roads when it snows and we learn how to handle the snow and ice on the roads. Also, snow at just barely freezing temp is much more slippery and hard to drive in, even with good snow tires than when it is cold and blowing. I don't blame them for shutting things down there. I would not want to be out on the roads unequipped for those conditions with a bunch of other unequipped drivers. At least for you down there it shouldn't last long. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | cowgalsissy - 2014-01-29 10:22 PM
for entertainment we watched the cars on the news sliding around and none were going fast. To salt the bridges they used red clay dirt :-D
Yeah. Snow tires are a 'must have thing' in the winter up north. I always had studs put in mine and as a mater of fact I have studs in my spare even now. Down here they pump brine water(mixture of fresh and salt water) out of the bayou and spread that on the bridges. |
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Location: Florida.. | last week we had 17 wind chill in fl and it was bitter dry cold.. and cold yes but we were ok.. this week its 28 and sleet and wet and yuck and it is bone cold.. there is a huge differance in dry and wet cold.
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