Students stranded and parents frustrated after school closures (6+ hour commutes in Atlanta)

Atlanta Journal Constitution ^ | Updated: 7:42 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 | Mark Niesse and Ty Tagami

[steve86]

As though we never have ice in the pacific northwest. We had freezing rain last night — sheet of ice. This occurs quite often when warm, moist air moves in from off the Pacific over frozen land.

[Scoutmaster]

I've lived in Roseburg, Oregon and Seattle and I've experienced ice there. I've lived in Chicago and Boston.

My primary objection is that the news stories - and northern Freepers - always mock Atlanta for being shut down due to 1-3" of 'snow.'

Perhaps that might happen, but that's not what happened this time, nor the last time, nor the time before.

Atlanta's shut down because of ice that didn't occur because of a freezing rain overnight.

Atlanta's shut down because of ice that covered almost an entire metro area's roadways over the course of an hour or two during the middle of a workday.

It's Atlanta, not Macon or Valdosta. Some meaningful percentage of the drivers who couldn't negotiate the roads were from the upper midwest and northeast.

[gunsequalfreedom]

-43 windchill this past morning.

Not so cold here and very glad about that.

Tonight
Mostly Cloudy 56 °F

Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy 81 °F

[mplsconservative]

Sounds heavenly about now, though we did make it to 32 above today. :)

The daffodils in April and tulips and lilacs in May will certainly be welcome this spring. I’m getting just old enough to weigh the trade-offs of this four season climate. I’ve lived in the upper Midwest my whole life so I’m used to winter, just not THIS cold for so prolonged a time.

If you’re so inclined, have a margarita by the pool for me tomorrow while I’m shoveling 6 more inches of the white stuff. I’ll drink a toast to you with hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. Cheers to you FRiend!

[21twelve]

So how did your family make out - okay I hope?

[gunsequalfreedom]

You know, I think I will do that. Been a while since I had a margarita. And it will be outdoors.

I do know what you are going through. I spent a bunch of years in the upper mid west. Believe me, there is nothing better about four seasons than one season called summer all year long. It might get a we bit toasty in June and July but nothing the swimming pool won’t cure.

Best wishes to you there. It has been a prolonged very deep freeze. At least you are not stuck on a road in Atlanta.