How Georgia deals with snow!
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I called a company in GA today to place an order (for work). I was told to call back another day because they are expecting a major snow storm and UPS won't be running. 
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It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
... ... ... ... ...
It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
... ... ... ... ...
It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
It is -10* outside. And we have about a foot of snow on the ground. The drifts are twice the size of Abrams.
Southern people. Jeez.
Also, I don't understand why people stock up on bread and eggs during a snow storm? I mean...do you not have other food in your house? Are you going to die without eggs? So the roads will be bad for, oh, maybe a day or two...do you really need 5 gallons of milk? (Everyone does this, I swear. I don't understand.) Before we got our first bad snow here I went to go buy a handful of groceries I needed and it was like a mad house.
We don't have snow plows. We don't keep tons and tons and tons of sand and salt on hand. We have many many bridges over rivers and marshes and swamps and wetlands, and then there's Lake Ponchatrain, which much be crossed to get in or out of NO. Then there are the various bridges over the Mississippi, that people must cross over daily to get to/from home or work. My own little city is bordered by small rivers, but you cannot get in/out without having to cross bridges over those rivers.
Our local government tried very hard to keep roads open as long as possible, but they just couldn't. And we build our roads much different down here (roads are built according to the climate/weather conditions of the location), and we have quite a bit of damage to some roads and bridges from all this crazy winter weather.
So, yes, an inch of ice shut down our area for days. And as a mother with young children, I would rather be stocked up and no panicking about having to get out. With that said, I just did my regular grocery shopping the day before and beat the rush.
ETA: As far as roads being down a day, it was longer than that. Meeting all the bridges de-iced, especially with a very limited amount of resources, was a workout for officials. It's was three days before we could get out of our city.
^^Right. It's no big deal here because a snowstorm isn't going to keep anyone trapped for days and days when we can mobilize dozens and dozens of snowplows at once that also sand and salt constantly at the drop of a hat.
Without familiarity and the systems in place to deal with snow for us, northerners wouldn't necessarily be any better off. Necessity just means that our local governments HAVE to spend resources on keeping that system in place. ETA: But if I lived somewhere that it happened once a year or something, I'd be pissed if my local government spend the money to maintain a fleet of plows and a stockpile of salt and sand.
ETAETA: I did find it pretty amusing when I was taking a course in Atlanta a few years ago that met for about a week once a month for a few months over the winter when everyone was just dying over the record-breaking "cold" winter weather of like... 40s. THAT I did shake my head at, aheh.
Without familiarity and the systems in place to deal with snow for us, northerners wouldn't necessarily be any better off. Necessity just means that our local governments HAVE to spend resources on keeping that system in place. ETA: But if I lived somewhere that it happened once a year or something, I'd be pissed if my local government spend the money to maintain a fleet of plows and a stockpile of salt and sand.
ETAETA: I did find it pretty amusing when I was taking a course in Atlanta a few years ago that met for about a week once a month for a few months over the winter when everyone was just dying over the record-breaking "cold" winter weather of like... 40s. THAT I did shake my head at, aheh.
I was at Kroger - had to get necessities - coffee creamer and frozen pizza LOL
So, I'm from MI, and I can drive in shitty snowy weather allllll day long. This ice crap, it is scary. They don't take care of the roads properly, especially in smaller subdivisions like where we live. I got stuck on our road last storm and almost took out a mailbox and went into a ditch...and I'm not a bad driver. I actually stayed home from work today and probably will again tomorrow. UGA is closed anyway. I have no desire to zip down the giant hill we live on this afternoon!
So, I'm from MI, and I can drive in shitty snowy weather allllll day long. This ice crap, it is scary. They don't take care of the roads properly, especially in smaller subdivisions like where we live. I got stuck on our road last storm and almost took out a mailbox and went into a ditch...and I'm not a bad driver. I actually stayed home from work today and probably will again tomorrow. UGA is closed anyway. I have no desire to zip down the giant hill we live on this afternoon!
Lol. I'm not too far from the GA line and we got zilch! Only thing we got was freezing cold with some sleet, haha.
We wanted snow It was lame! That was a couple weeks ago though... for this storm all we are getting is rain and more rain. The low is only supposed to be 36, high is 60. By next week it's supposed to be 80, lol.
We've had a snow storm before, in '89 I believe. And last year we were able to float down our streets if we wanted
I will say, that even when we had the flood last year, no one really freaked out. We pulled together as a community and helped each other, which was great to see
Hurricanes/Tropical Storms/Flooding? No problem! Tiny chance of snow? We go crazy:lol-sign:
We wanted snow
It was lame! That was a couple weeks ago though... for this storm all we are getting is rain and more rain. The low is only supposed to be 36, high is 60. By next week it's supposed to be 80, lol.We've had a snow storm before, in '89 I believe. And last year we were able to float down our streets if we wanted
I will say, that even when we had the flood last year, no one really freaked out. We pulled together as a community and helped each other, which was great to see
Hurricanes/Tropical Storms/Flooding? No problem! Tiny chance of snow? We go crazy:lol-sign:
It's definitely all about perspective and what you're used to. What the south is currently getting is just another day at the office for me. But what we're in for (around 12 or 14" of snow throughout the night and tomorrow) would be laughed at in Minnesota, upstate New York, etc.
Our infrastructure (plows, etc.) can handle a foot or so at a time. 2 feet would cripple us. We got 3 feet 18 years ago and the whole state was shut down for a week.
Whatever you're getting from this storm - stay safe folks!
Our infrastructure (plows, etc.) can handle a foot or so at a time. 2 feet would cripple us. We got 3 feet 18 years ago and the whole state was shut down for a week.
Whatever you're getting from this storm - stay safe folks!
Word. I'd hazard a guess my county has more plows and salt trucks than the entire state of Georgia.
Even for those of us where this happens all the time - this year has been insanely bad. The county here said they have enough salt for one, MAYBE two more storms. Wisconsin has plenty left in reserve statewide, but has moved salt reserves around the state because some cities were hit harder and ran out. Places in Ohio ran out of salt two weeks ago... NYC had to request help from the state to get more.
So even places that are prepared... stuff still goes wrong when Mother Nature knocks on your door and says "HEY so it's about to go down."
And to be totally honest I wouldn't be very excited about 18" of snow either, not to mention an inch of ice. I don't blame anybody. Yuck.
Even for those of us where this happens all the time - this year has been insanely bad. The county here said they have enough salt for one, MAYBE two more storms. Wisconsin has plenty left in reserve statewide, but has moved salt reserves around the state because some cities were hit harder and ran out. Places in Ohio ran out of salt two weeks ago... NYC had to request help from the state to get more.
So even places that are prepared... stuff still goes wrong when Mother Nature knocks on your door and says "HEY so it's about to go down."
And to be totally honest I wouldn't be very excited about 18" of snow either, not to mention an inch of ice. I don't blame anybody. Yuck.