I Got A Snow Day!!

[GCBurt]

Snow

We could really use some additional snow this year - heading for a water restricted summer if we don't - Snowing hard in Atlanta - who'd have thought???

 

[arjay]

we see that early in the season or in late spring when the ground is warm before the snow hits.In the old days it was treated with sand and salt,now it's some chemical that drops the freezing point of water.

 

[GaryS]

It doesn't take an inch of ice, it takes about 1/10th of an inch of ice. Then snow on top just makes it worse.

If it's any consolation, about 50% of the people who live in the northeast can't drive when it snows either. These are people who have lived up here all of their lives and yet still can't drive if there is one snow flake on the road.

Many of them can't drive when the roads are dry, either.

I've found the front wheel drive cars are the worst. At least for me.

We don't know much about snow. We don't have plows or salt trucks.
Serious question: When you have two-three inches of snow, does it usually result in about an inch of ice, then covered with another two or three inches of snow? That is what makes our roads so treacherous. It was 60 degrees or nearly so here yesterday. There was enough residual heat in the pavement that the first couple of inches melted, then quickly refroze as ice when the temps went below freezing.

 

[1morethan8]

Most of the snow you see in the South is sitting on ice, It's very rare to see snow blowing across a dry road.
So, it really doesn't make any difference where you're from or the amount of snow.
And you don't want to put 4 million vehicles on the road at the same time in Atlanta... even on a sunny day!!

 

[Doug M.]

Most places outside the northern US east of the Rockies are not prepared for snow of real quantity. A little bit of snow on warm surfaces will melt then freeze as described - through some snow on that and it will suck a lot for driving. Little toys posing as plows and failure to use enough salt will mean the mess is not going to improve. I've driven a semi in Texas in the snow. Southern states in particular simply do not have the incentive to put in the money or intellectual effort to address it. Expecting them to live up to the standard set along the Great Lake east of Erie is unrealistic.

I have a terrible lack of patience with the ghastly "plowing" that happens in Washington. Bare pavement in 24 hours or less after 2 feet of snow is the standard with which I grew up. Chaining a semi's tires, or even worse, passenger cars, because the plowing is so poor? My response to this would teach you the difference between Tourette's and a choice. I'd be uninterested in being in Atlanta in the snow anyway.

 

[Salty RI]

I just saw on the news it took some people over 8 hrs to get home from work and the kids are spending the night at school, no excuse for not doing their home work.

 

[labworm]

Sure, it you don't mind your mailboxes being knocked down, your cars sideswiped, and 10 ft of snow piled up in front of your driveway.

And just when you think everything is cleaned up, you look out the window and see the plow. Again, out you go to clear the driveway, this is repeated several times.

I hate going out to shovel but once I am out there something happens, maybe the neighbors joking and helping one another makes me realize that I am not alone.

We really are a patient, tough group in the Northeast.

 

[1morethan8]

Why.. we're fully equipped down here!!

 

[radar1972]

Just remember the same people that can't predict the weather 12 hours out are the ones that are telling us what is going to happen over the next 100 years!

...and they're also the same ones who can't agree on what has already happened over the last 100 years!!

 

[ladder13]

It's always amazing to drive the highways a day or so after a major snowstorm and see all the large SUV's laying on their sides in ditches, or pressed against guardrails and trees. "but I have 4 wheel drive"

 

[Engineer1911]

Step-daughter in north Atlanta took from 10 PM to 5 AM to get home Tuesday night, a distance of 15 miles on a 4 lane divided highway. May people ran out of gas, abandoned their cars and walked. Remember 80% of cars on road have less than 1/4 tank of gas.

Here in the Augusta, GA area there is 3/8" of solid ice and ~2" of snow. Lost power from 12:05 AM to 12:30 AM this morning. Every city street with a steep hill (there are many hills) is closed to traffic. We have power, chicken roasting in the oven, I'm retired, Mrs Engineer has snow day, and life is good!!!!

 

[75Vette]

Dirty stinkin' Global Warming!!

 

[vigil617]

I got one today! And probably tomorrow too, seein' as how we're snowbound by the 1/2 inch of sleet covered by three inches of snow around here!

Might have to extend it on into the weekend, come to think of it....

 

[fiasconva]

We had about 7" of it so everything is shut down and closed. A state of emergency is declared all over this part of the state. It was the light fluffy stuff instead of our usual wet and heavy. I did the usual shoveling of the deck, walk, porch and driveway. Even though it was cold and windy I realized I like shoveling snow a whole lot more than raking leaves.

 

[Nevada Ed]

Nevada has not seen a drop of water in so long, that I did not even buy a duck stamp this year!!

This is a picture of one of our bigger lakes in the area and the farmers and ranchers are getting Federal aid as I speak....
no water for the crops to go over the spill way

All the weather is going North of us, then dropping down........

 

[Cyrano]

I went shooting yesterday: not a cloud in the sky. There was a little wind and a jacket felt good but the sun was warm. The four Model 39s I took out enjoyed the outing.