Posted on 01/29/2014 7:22:03 AM PST by Lazamataz
Atlanta, Georgia was covered with what, in other parts of the country, might be considered a light dusting of snow. Approximately one to three inches of snow fell since noon Tuesday, and continued until about 5:00PM that same day.
Due to poor planning, bad decisions by employers and school officials, and slow reaction by commuters, a gridlock has happened that put the entire Metro area, and many major highways, entirely out of commission.
There are reports of some people who have been in their cars, stationary, for as many as 16 hours -- including one person who reports being on the road 21 hours. Many motorists have run out of gasoline, and quite a few commuters abandoned their vehicles to go into local restaurants and stores to keep warm.
HERO rescue trucks and salt-spreading vehicles have found it impossible to perform their duties due to the complete gridlock. Various city and county officials cannot predict when the crisis will ease.
It is estimated that 100,000 to as many as 250,000 people have been stranded overnight, and since the prediction is for no temperature increase over freezing (except for briefly midday) there is no estimate to when the gridlock will ease.
Road conditions are called 'extremely slick and very icy' and many accidents have been reported.
Laz?
So Ray Nagin is the mayor of Atlanta now?
Years ago, I lived and worked across the lake from New Orleans. A day or two before Christmas, the office had a party during the last work day. About 2/3 of the employees lived in New Orleans and crossed the causeway each day. I was amazed that they all survived the 20 some mile drive through sneaux flurries drunk. The temperature stayed below freezing for days, and then water pressure dropped to critical levels. There were so many broken pipes.
My little wren momma was just at the window ... I forgot to put her crushed cookie out this morning! She flew back under the back deck when she found no crumbs to scavenge. let’s hope Laz has an oatmeal cookie or three with his tea.
The City of Atlanta has ten snowplows. I don't know about the surrounding municipalities.
It was a crazy night! I think the biggest problem is Cobb and Fulton closing schools early. All the paniced working parents flooded the roads and there was gridlock. Had there been no school, I think yesterday afternoon would have been very different. Have loved hearing the stories of neighbors helping neighbors and people pulling together to make the best of things.
I hate you.
Hey, I know what we can do on this snowy day! Let’s talk about getting signed up for Obamacare!
Somehow, to report that Atlanta is unprepared, must be racist. When does FEMA pour some deficit dollars into the snow drifts?
See what happens when we fail to name the storms?
Oh Suzanna
Now don’t you cry for me
For I’ve gone on down to Georgia
For a couple of days to ski....
Here in Michigan we’ve had ski resorts closing because of the cold.
Snow is white.
THE WHITE DEVIL STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!
No, we named it. LEON.
LOL
Winter cloud Cletus just passed over here and the all clear signal has gone out.
All that’s left is to pick up the pieces and try to get on with our lives.
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