I've been stuck in the house since Sunday night.

The city is shut down.

http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html

Do you have enough food? Can you get to some if you need to?

RodeoSchro said:

Do you have enough food? Can you get to some if you need to?

I'm good 2 go....................lot's of time in the studio, doing my research on various topics and reading.

I was about to speak ill of you snow-spooked Southerners, but it looks like ATL really did get hit pretty hard.

How many inches are on the ground? You OK, Graycap?

Lammastide said:

I was about to speak ill of you snow-spooked Southerners, but it looks like ATL really did get hit pretty hard.

How many inches are on the ground? You OK, Graycap?

Likewise.

Hope everyone's holding up.

Lammastide said:

I was about to speak ill of you snow-spooked Southerners, but it looks like ATL really did get hit pretty hard.

How many inches are on the ground? You OK, Graycap?

4 inches but it turned 2 ice. A big mess as they have shut down the major freeways.

I'm about 2 go make some music 4 the mood................

Lammastide said:

I was about to speak ill of you snow-spooked Southerners, but it looks like ATL really did get hit pretty hard.

How many inches are on the ground? You OK, Graycap?

It's not that Southerners are snow spooked but what the hell can you do when the cities

aren't equipped for proper cleanup. Trust me it's no damn fun ice skating in a SUV.

phunkdaddy said:

Lammastide said:

I was about to speak ill of you snow-spooked Southerners, but it looks like ATL really did get hit pretty hard.

How many inches are on the ground? You OK, Graycap?

It's not that Southerners are snow spooked but what the hell can you do when the cities

aren't equipped for proper cleanup. Trust me it's no damn fun ice skating in a SUV.

Without snow tires. Most Southern cities aren't logistically prepared to handle significant amounts of snow/ice, if any. Dallas shut down yesterday from 2-3 inches and many were stranded on the highways because they sanded the roads early in the morning then it was washed away by rain that then froze. Folks couldn't move on the overpasses for hours.

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phunkdaddy said:

It's not that Southerners are snow spooked but what the hell can you do when the cities

aren't equipped for proper cleanup. Trust me it's no damn fun ice skating in a SUV.

We're equipped for proper cleanup in NYC and they still screwed up the first big snowstorm. We're supposed to get another big one starting tonight.

It also sucks that too many mfers don't know how to drive in bad weather. Dumbasses act like it's mid-summer on the road.

Do you work from your home, GC? If not, I'm assuming that your employer is sympathetic to you being snowbound.

Identity said:

Do you work from your home, GC? If not, I'm assuming that your employer is sympathetic to you being snowbound.

I don't work from home. Most business in Atlanta are shut down. Nothing is happening.

Y'all have gone soft down there. Go outside and take it all in.

Identity said:

Y'all have gone soft down there. Go outside and take it all in.

LOL....................I'm from Chicago. I find all of this amusing.

Look at this off the freeway.

http://www.ajc.com/

This storm is merging with another one and is expected to bring us 12-16 inches of snow tomorrow

What a mess.

SCNDLS said:

phunkdaddy said:

It's not that Southerners are snow spooked but what the hell can you do when the cities

aren't equipped for proper cleanup. Trust me it's no damn fun ice skating in a SUV.

Without snow tires. Most Southern cities aren't logistically prepared to handle significant amounts of snow/ice, if any. Dallas shut down yesterday from 2-3 inches and many were stranded on the highways because they sanded the roads early in the morning then it was washed away by rain that then froze. Folks couldn't move on the overpasses for hours.

[Edited 1/11/11 11:14am]

I feel y'all... to a point. Even though Southern U.S. cities aren't armed with big fleets of plows, salt trucks and what not, I imagine individual citizens can get ahold of their own shovels, snow tires and a couple bags of salt, right? I imagine that stuff may cost you more down there, and I appreciate your streets and highways still won't be perfect, but at 2-3 inches, y'all shoudn't be scrambling like a bomb dropped.

I appreciate relativity, though. About 10 years back, Toronto was so ill prepared for the 25+ inches of snow that fell in about 3 or 4 days that they called in the Canadian Army for assistance! They brought in like 400 troops, tanks, the whole nine! We still catch the side eye from the rest of Canada over that one, and one local comedian coined a term “Torontarded" to describe the folk here.

[Edited 1/11/11 12:19pm]

Lammastide said:

SCNDLS said:

Without snow tires. Most Southern cities aren't logistically prepared to handle significant amounts of snow/ice, if any. Dallas shut down yesterday from 2-3 inches and many were stranded on the highways because they sanded the roads early in the morning then it was washed away by rain that then froze. Folks couldn't move on the overpasses for hours.

[Edited 1/11/11 11:14am]

I feel you... to a point. Even though Southern U.S. cities aren't armed with big fleets of plows, salt trucks and what not, I imagine individual citizens can get ahold of their own shovels, snow tires and a couple bags of salt, right? I imagine that stuff may cost you more down there, and I appreciate your streets and highways still won't be perfect, but at 2-3 inches, y'all shoudn't be scrambling like a bomb dropped.

I appreciate relativity, though. About 10 years back, Toronto was so ill prepared for the 25+ inches of snow that fell in about 3 or 4 days that they called in the Canadian Army for assistance! They brought in like 400 troops, tanks, the whole nine! We still catch the side eye from the rest of Canada over that one, and one comedian coined a term “Torontarded" to describe the folk here.

Now ya'll ain't got NO excuse.

But, shovels?! What the hell are those??? Typically, it snows MAYBE once a year or every 2-3 years. Folks aren't gonna spend extra money for supplies or equipment they're not gonna use regularly. In reality the snow isn't the issue, it's the ice. I think that because of our warmer ground temps the snow tends to start melting but then refreezes overnight turning the highways into skating rinks for the morning commute. Also, driving in inclement weather definitely takes practice and most folks down here have trucks and SUVs, which don't go well with icy roads.

CarrieLee said:

This storm is merging with another one and is expected to bring us 12-16 inches of snow tomorrow

I just saw that on Boston's news, Carrie. We're supposed to get hit with that same storm system, but we'll only get 4-6 inches near Lake Ontario over the next few days, and about 2-3 farther north in the city.

Stay warm!

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SCNDLS said:

Lammastide said:

I feel you... to a point. Even though Southern U.S. cities aren't armed with big fleets of plows, salt trucks and what not, I imagine individual citizens can get ahold of their own shovels, snow tires and a couple bags of salt, right? I imagine that stuff may cost you more down there, and I appreciate your streets and highways still won't be perfect, but at 2-3 inches, y'all shoudn't be scrambling like a bomb dropped.

I appreciate relativity, though. About 10 years back, Toronto was so ill prepared for the 25+ inches of snow that fell in about 3 or 4 days that they called in the Canadian Army for assistance! They brought in like 400 troops, tanks, the whole nine! We still catch the side eye from the rest of Canada over that one, and one comedian coined a term “Torontarded" to describe the folk here.

Now ya'll ain't got NO excuse.

But, shovels?! What the hell are those??? Typically, it snows MAYBE once a year or every 2-3 years. Folks aren't gonna spend extra money for supplies or equipment they're not gonna use regularly. In reality the snow isn't the issue, it's the ice. I think that because of our warmer ground temps the snow tends to start melting but then refreezes overnight turning the highways into skating rinks for the morning commute. Also, driving in inclement weather definitely takes practice and most folks down here have trucks and SUVs, which don't go well with icy roads.

I actually had a dream last night that we were snowed in and I got like a bunch of shovels to take the snow/ice off the grass and road.

Nvncible1 said:

yea it sucks. i got serious cabin fever

I've been in the house since Saturday. I LOVE it!

Today is sunny but still in the 20s. I need to get out and run some errands but I don't wanna!

SCNDLS said:

Nvncible1 said:

yea it sucks. i got serious cabin fever

I've been in the house since Saturday. I LOVE it!

Today is sunny but still in the 20s. I need to get out and run some errands but I don't wanna!

yesterday was absurd! the normal 67 minute drive across Dallas took me 4 flipping hours! And I noticed very little ice. Most of it was so thin that just driving a little slow and staying off the breaks was all you needed to do. but the worst of it seemed to have come off people's cars as they drove, the snow fell off in sheets, melted a bit as it was run over and then refroze.

Oh well my job was not mad and I did not get docked! woo hoo!

that really doesn't look that bad.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

SCNDLS said:

I've been in the house since Saturday. I LOVE it!

Today is sunny but still in the 20s. I need to get out and run some errands but I don't wanna!

yesterday was absurd! the normal 67 minute drive across Dallas took me 4 flipping hours! And I noticed very little ice. Most of it was so thin that just driving a little slow and staying off the breaks was all you needed to do. but the worst of it seemed to have come off people's cars as they drove, the snow fell off in sheets, melted a bit as it was run over and then refroze.

Oh well my job was not mad and I did not get docked! woo hoo!

Man! I don't know what I woulda done. Did you see the video of folks stuck on the Woodall Rodgers overpass for HOURS??? I watched the traffic reports like its a movie

To be honest this is why I hate the beginning of any year, the first two or three months you have nothing but snow and ice. Hell we got it before Christmas but we weren't snowed in (thank God). It's pleasant to have snow but not ice. Ice will turn the power off especially if ice is as deep as I'm hearing it is in the ATL. After March, things calm down.

SCNDLS said:

Also, driving in inclement weather definitely takes practice and most folks down here have trucks and SUVs, which don't go well with icy roads.

Oh, now I see! Y'all got SUVs to be pretty down there -- 4-wheel drive be damned.

We get 'em to survive here and farther north. But truth be told, fools up here can't drive them either. I've heard tow truck drivers say they make the most money off of people who think because they've got some gigantic SUV, snow tires and 4-wheel drive they're indestructible. They're constantly being pulled from having rolled off the side of some highway in the middle of Ontario's winter

[Edited 1/11/11 12:51pm]

Lammastide said:

SCNDLS said:

Also, driving in inclement weather definitely takes practice and most folks down here have trucks and SUVs, which don't go well with icy roads.

Oh, now I see! Y'all got SUVs to be pretty down there -- 4-wheel drive be damned.

We get 'em to survive here and father north. But truth be told, fools up here can't drive them either. I've heard tow truck drivers say they make the most money off of people who think because they've got some gigantic SUV, snow tires and 4-wheel drive they're indestructible. They're constantly being pulled from having rolled off the side of some highway in the middle of Ontario's winter

[Edited 1/11/11 12:28pm]

You expect US to go off-roading in the Range? Really???

But for real tho, doesn't matter what you're in when that ice hits that ass.

Lammastide said:

SCNDLS said:

Also, driving in inclement weather definitely takes practice and most folks down here have trucks and SUVs, which don't go well with icy roads.

Oh, now I see! Y'all got SUVs to be pretty down there -- 4-wheel drive be damned.

We get 'em to survive here and father north. But truth be told, fools up here can't drive them either. I've heard tow truck drivers say they make the most money off of people who think because they've got some gigantic SUV, snow tires and 4-wheel drive they're indestructible. They're constantly being pulled from having rolled off the side of some highway in the middle of Ontario's winter

Those boneheads go flying past me all the time in snowy conditions in Wisconsin. I always yell, "See you in the ditch, butt munch!"