Funny Pic Thread VII - No swearing. No sex. No complaining. (READ FIRST POST)
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Looks like you had problems travelling on the snow and ice as well.
If you were 3 miles away, you could have walked that distance pretty easily and would have got home far earlier.
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Looks like Tennessee to me.
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... and they are worried about New York handling a Super Bowl?
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Not a funny pic, but some clarification....
The things about Atlanta (and Birmingham, for that matter) being crippled by an inch of snow are not taking into account that it wasn't a snow problem, it was an ice problem. Nobody expected what happened, which is that the snow melted immediately on hitting the ground and refroze. The roads became thick sheets of ice, not slush. Besides which, we don't have snowplows and salt trucks down here.
People weren't told to stay home because nothing was expected more than a little snow. When the snow melted and refroze into ice sheets it was a sudden emergency, and EVERYBODY hit the highway at the same instant, and NOBODY could deal with icy (not snowy) roads.
So keep on with the jokes about how the South can't handle a little real winter, but keep in mind that we didn't get snowed on, we had an ice storm. Sleet, freezing rain, snow, and dew all combined to freeze the ground into solid sheets of ice good enough to play hockey on. NOBODY can drive on that, not even New Yorkers or Alaskans.
OK, I feel better now. Carry on with the funny.
The things about Atlanta (and Birmingham, for that matter) being crippled by an inch of snow are not taking into account that it wasn't a snow problem, it was an ice problem. Nobody expected what happened, which is that the snow melted immediately on hitting the ground and refroze. The roads became thick sheets of ice, not slush. Besides which, we don't have snowplows and salt trucks down here.
People weren't told to stay home because nothing was expected more than a little snow. When the snow melted and refroze into ice sheets it was a sudden emergency, and EVERYBODY hit the highway at the same instant, and NOBODY could deal with icy (not snowy) roads.
So keep on with the jokes about how the South can't handle a little real winter, but keep in mind that we didn't get snowed on, we had an ice storm. Sleet, freezing rain, snow, and dew all combined to freeze the ground into solid sheets of ice good enough to play hockey on. NOBODY can drive on that, not even New Yorkers or Alaskans.
OK, I feel better now. Carry on with the funny.
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*insert Buzz Killington meme here*
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Stop it, or I'll leave my Weather Machine Disasterizer on 55 degress for all of Alaska for the next few years.
... and they are worried about New York handling a Super Bowl?
New York did such a bang-up job with Hurricane Sandy.
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It can be done, you just need good tires (which you wouldn't have if you lived in Atlanta because... you live in Atlanta)
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While I certainly agree with your overall point, I will point out when I lived in northern Ohio we too got ice storms and we did drive in it. In fact, Cleveland gets ice mist that blows off Lake Erie all the time, and yes it does cause wrecks, but we go about our business during ice storms. BUT, we are prepared with salt, winter tires, etc. I'm not blaming the south for being unable to handle an ice/snow storm what so ever. But yes, ice storms happen all the time and people do drive in it.Not a funny pic, but some clarification....
The things about Atlanta (and Birmingham, for that matter) being crippled by an inch of snow are not taking into account that it wasn't a snow problem, it was an ice problem. Nobody expected what happened, which is that the snow melted immediately on hitting the ground and refroze. The roads became thick sheets of ice, not slush. Besides which, we don't have snowplows and salt trucks down here.
People weren't told to stay home because nothing was expected more than a little snow. When the snow melted and refroze into ice sheets it was a sudden emergency, and EVERYBODY hit the highway at the same instant, and NOBODY could deal with icy (not snowy) roads.
So keep on with the jokes about how the South can't handle a little real winter, but keep in mind that we didn't get snowed on, we had an ice storm. Sleet, freezing rain, snow, and dew all combined to freeze the ground into solid sheets of ice good enough to play hockey on. NOBODY can drive on that, not even New Yorkers or Alaskans.
OK, I feel better now. Carry on with the funny.
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