DrDawkinstein Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 What you're seeing is people sitting around waiting for the government instead of 'jumping in' to do what needs doing. That is the responsibility of everyone, not just the government. And it sounds like there's a significant government effort happening to respond to a very unique set of circumstances that created the problem. Just because something bad happens doesn't automatically mean the all-mighty government did anything wrong or has the power to snap its fingers and make all the problems disappear. Was there not a forecast? Do people in Atlanta not know that snow creates a big problem? To again address this statement... http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2014/jan/29/our-13-hour-ride-home/ A guy marching up the middle of 285 wearing University of Michigan pajama bottoms and shouting commands at about 7 this morning was the only authority figure I encountered in our 13-hour commute home last night/this morning. "COBB PARKWAY! TAKE COBB PARKWAY!" he bellowed. We obeyed and it finally got us home safely. Thanks, Michigan Man. Thanks for nothing, everyone else whose job it is to deal with traffic and weather calamities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I blame HAARP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Year's ago, there was a storm in Philly and somebody was b***ching how the plows didn't come down the street... I guess it was too narrow with all the cars on each side... Here she is, on TV interview, in a robe talking at her front door, bellyaching about no plows! A foot on the ground and she is NOT suited up w/a shovel in her hands w/the other neighbors? Take one car out onto the cleared cross street and the others in line will follow! WTF... Mobilize people and help the city out! Go the extra mile. I always clear the sidewalks and curbs/drains/fire hydrant two houses down! It is your civic responsibility! And if you don't want to do it, better have an excuse that you are old and your cardiologist said no way! I got no problem with that! I just dug out the new neighbor on Monday morning. While I was shoveling, I seen her raise here garage door, take one look @ the 3 foot high plowline @ the approach to her driveway and then promptly lower her door. She is older, so I cut her some slack and did it for her! AND always will when I can! I promised not to rant, did I? ;-) To again address this statement... http://www.accessatlanta.com/weblogs/buzz/2014/jan/29/our-13-hour-ride-home/ Fugging A right! Need more carpetbaggers down there leading the sheep! AND, while you are walking, I wanna see the blade of the shovel touching pavement! "While you are rambling, you can do some work for me!" ;-P All the salt in the world wouldnt have prevented the traffic issues yesterday. Which does bring us back to (in a roundabout way) TSPLOST. Honestly, it would have helped. Temps were above 20, salt would have worked amazingly. Sure traffic would have been snarled, sure there would/have been spinouts and fender benders... Yet, it would have eased the problems with people getting stuck and then leaving their vehicles and walking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 this picture shows just how bad it really is down there...it's no joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Honestly, it would have helped. Temps were above 20, salt would have worked amazingly. Sure traffic would have been snarled, sure there would/have been spinouts and fender benders... Yet, it would have eased the problems with people getting stuck and then leaving their vehicles and walking! It would have helped, in that the commutes would have been 6 hours instead of 10, but it would not have prevented it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 this picture shows just how bad it really is down there...it's no joke LoL! Just a quick tip. If you ever get in a jam... Remember one thing: Bumbles bounce! :-) It would have helped, in that the commutes would have been 6 hours instead of 10, but it would not have prevented it. Exactly and streets would be clear and no abandoned cars. I have no problem w/10 hours... That will happened everywhere w/that mass of people. The thing that is un-nerving is your shot of that street all covered in ice. Next time I am in these areas, I keeping those new fangled tire chain nets in my vehicle! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Good story Chick-fil-A feeds stranded drivers http://www.myfoxny.c...tranded-drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) this picture shows just how bad it really is down there...it's no joke Taking a look @ that photo again... Notice the two cars, blue and red off in the distance in the middle of the field... Parked nicely and out of the way. Everyboy else all over the place! LoL... They must be northerners realizing that salters will have to get through and not to block things up! ;-) Good story Chick-fil-A feeds stranded drivers http://www.myfoxny.c...tranded-drivers Yeah, but now that you ate the free food, one has to promise not to be gay! Too soon? ;-P Edited January 29, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Edited January 29, 2014 by Jauronimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Ya know. Its funny. When it snows here I use my tractor to clear snow out at the T intersection of my house and scrape the road approaching the stop sign. I get a few driveways, usually too. I've been told if caught doing this I would be given a ticket and fine. But I still do it. Maybe Atlanta needs to get off their ass and do the same. And when consequences come. Well its easy to deal with those in a revolt of some manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Ya know. Its funny. When it snows here I use my tractor to clear snow out at the T intersection of my house and scrape the road approaching the stop sign. I get a few driveways, usually too. I've been told if caught doing this I would be given a ticket and fine. But I still do it. Maybe Atlanta needs to get off their ass and do the same. And when consequences come. Well its easy to deal with those in a revolt of some manner. Why would you get a ticket? Are you leaving the snow in the middle of the road somewhere? It is an ordinance here. You are not supposed to push the snow into the street. Only the plow can push it towards you! ;-) The driver here "knows" me... I give him the stink eye when I see him coming, he flips the blade the other way! LoL... There has been times he waited... I can wait him out his whole shift! Others in the hood might run for warmth, lol...NOT I! :-) Edited January 29, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I sent that to our Atlanta headquarters, I'm sure I will be terminated by the EOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 Why would you get a ticket? Are you leaving the snow in the middle of the road somewhere? It is an ordinance here. You are not supposed to push the snow into the street. Only the plow can push it towards you! ;-) The driver here "knows" me... I give him the stink eye when I see him coming, he flips the blade the other way! LoL... There has been times he waited... I can wait him out his whole shift! Others in the hood might run for warmth, lol...NOT I! :-) impeding traffic. Operation of agticultural machine in blablabor something like that and for destruction of the road. Twat I was told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I sent that to our Atlanta headquarters, I'm sure I will be terminated by the EOD Atlanta HQ was overrun by the walking cold. Your former business is now just ruins infested with the unwarm. There's no one in charge anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 impeding traffic. Operation of agticultural machine in blablabor something like that and for destruction of the road. Twat I was told You use off-road diesel? The bucket on the tractor may not be the best thing. Sounds kinda stupid that they would give you a ticket! God giveth, God taketh... I am sure people aren't gonna starve after a few days (let alone hours) without some food. Back in the 1994 I made the trip from Champaign to the South Chicagoland area, it normally took 2 hours @ most. I was stuck on I-57 for 14 hours in a blizzard. The roads north were all shut down because the state police couldn't FIND them... So we waited... I am sure if people don't get some fast food for a while they will not die. Come on, it is a 1" storm in the Deep South. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 To again address this statement... A guy marching up the middle of 285 wearing University of Michigan pajama bottoms and shouting commands at about 7 this morning was the only authority figure I encountered in our 13-hour commute home last night/this morning. "COBB PARKWAY! TAKE COBB PARKWAY!" he bellowed. We obeyed and it finally got us home safely. Thanks, Michigan Man. Thanks for nothing, everyone else whose job it is to deal with traffic and weather calamities. So on top of not being able to drive in an inch of snow, these people don't have Google Maps either?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) So on top of not being able to drive in an inch of snow, these people don't have Google Maps either?!? I'm surprised Cobb Pkwy was easy-peasy as described. It's a major secondary artery and is quite hilly. Usually packed in a normal rush hour, although seems they didn't get to it until this a.m. I was using Google MAps last night and it was basically useless. Most roads were solid red and some roads they showed clear were packed. Edited January 29, 2014 by Kevbeau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just in Atlanta Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 this picture shows just how bad it really is down there...it's no joke Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For people living in these areas where the gov't/road crews will leave you to fend for yourself... Why not just carry a set of these in each vehicle? http://www.amazon.co...sl_8k44a02yeh_b There are so many cheap designs and easy to put on... Especially for the brutal ice, wouldn't they come in handy? At least stop the sliding. 60 bucks in each trunk isn't gonna break the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For people living in these areas where the gov't/road crews will leave you to fend for yourself... Why not just carry a set of these in each vehicle? http://www.amazon.co...sl_8k44a02yeh_b There are so many cheap designs and easy to put on... Especially for the brutal ice, wouldn't they come in handy? At least stop the sliding. 60 bucks in each trunk isn't gonna break the bank. is there angov rebate we can get on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For people living in these areas where the gov't/road crews will leave you to fend for yourself... Why not just carry a set of these in each vehicle? http://www.amazon.co...sl_8k44a02yeh_b There are so many cheap designs and easy to put on... Especially for the brutal ice, wouldn't they come in handy? At least stop the sliding. 60 bucks in each trunk isn't gonna break the bank. Yes, but what good are they if the government doesn't show up during the storm to put them on my tires for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Temps are up, roads are clearing, and the Government IS actually doing something. Finally. They are out, working hard... at towing all of the abandoned cars left on the side of the roads. Gotta make that money!! See you at the impound, bring cash!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Yes, but what good are they if the government doesn't show up during the storm to put them on my tires for me! Yeah... LoL... I thought about that for a second. I had to mention their ease of use, but still, I can just imagine all these cars stopped along I-75 w/driver holding up these cable things w/befuddled looks in their eye! "Now what do we do!" Just imagine the idiots who put them on backwards or not the drive wheel (would be priceless just watching people find the drive wheel), whatever. Yet, they do have "chain laws" in CA, CO, and other states out west... You do see people/trucks out on the side of the road installing them. Then again, this is Atlanta! ;-) ;-) Anway, we handle the heat way better up here... Only two would have died from a Chicago heat wave... And they were probably locked w/closed windows anyway! ;-) Temps are up, roads are clearing, and the Government IS actually doing something. Finally. They are out, working hard... at towing all of the abandoned cars left on the side of the roads. Gotta make that money!! See you at the impound, bring cash!! Did they say whay the average tow charge will be? Flat fee? Free? Free, as a give off a hardy laugh! Temps are up, roads are clearing, and the Government IS actually doing something. Finally. They are out, working hard... at towing all of the abandoned cars left on the side of the roads. Gotta make that money!! See you at the impound, bring cash!! Did they say whay the average tow charge will be? Flat fee? Free? Free, as a give off a hardy laugh! Edited January 30, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Schools closed again tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 On I-80 (the road to Reno) , when the chain laws are informed, it is MANDATORY to put on chains (near Donner Pass) they have an area to put on chains. If you don't have them or can't put them on, you HAVE to pay to rent them or have someone put them on for you. After that area, there is a cop that will ticket you if you don't have them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Schools closed again tomorrow. It's going to be 50 degrees too! I guess Tuesday was so bad, they just decided to give everyone the rest of the week off. We told everyone to stay home until Monday as well (but we can all telecommute). Did they say whay the average tow charge will be? Flat fee? Free? Free, as a give off a hardy laugh! I'm assuming it varies from town to town or county to county, but Im guessing the usual impound/tow fees. Somewhere between $100 and $200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 If I was down there I would give them a couple extra hundred to tow the car back to my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) If I was down there I would give them a couple extra hundred to tow the car back to my house. It's a sunny 40 degrees out and the roads are pretty clear. Would be a waste of money. Edit, just re-read my thermometer, 40 is more accurate. Edited January 30, 2014 by DrDareustein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 How do thousands of people get back to there car to get it off the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 All about the buck! And people will lap it up like lemmings! WOW Doc! Exactly what I was thinking. They could have everybody come @ different times to pick-up their vehicle throughout the week/weekend... Give them the rest of the week off, of course paid leave!! Crying out loud, gonna be alomst 60 on Friday! Make business pick up the tab, heck they saved on no snow removal and salt! They spend no money on anything, and now they want to charge people? What is this South Carolina where they charge you for cleaning up the blood on the street that was spilled in your car wreck? Tennessee, where the fire department won't hose your house down because yout didn't pay extra for fire protection? Atlanta Metro is #9 statistical area w/6 million people. Chicago Metro is #3 statisical area in the country w/9 million people. Chicago also has a whopping 11,800 people per square mile and 9,500 per square mile in the metro area. Atlanta comes in @ 3,200 per square mile for the city and ONLY 630 per square mile for metro! WOW, 630? Don't give it is hilly BS. What seems to be the problem? Fit the city garbage trucks w/blades and salters? That is cheaper than full out machines. All hands on deck! Or... Is that (garbage service) contracted out too? Here is my commute into the city this afternoon @ 1500, in similae weather that just "ripped through" The South: Already Chicago has almost 50" of snow this year, lot more down here away from O'Hare (which is 65 miles away from me). By BFLO standards that 50" isn't much, BFLO has almost 80" already this year. BUT mix in area size, population density, etc... This 50" is BFLO's snow on steroids! Now mix in a totally flat area that turns every road here in the midwest into the 219 back in WNY. This area in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana does exceptionally well given those big numbers... Probably the best in the country. Sure people die in the heat during the summer time, but by far, this wimpy, predicted storm in GA takes the cake in futility! Like Mayor Daly said to the Chicago Bears a bunch of years ago: Good, move to Gary, Indiana, you gotta be kidding... Don't let the door hit you in the azz! Same thing with this... Good, move away where "business is better"... Think you will find better services? LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 PS: I shouldn't be boasting like this... Watch the "Curse of bbb" come swooping down on my sorry azz... It is only January 30th! We are doomed up here, I should be spouting this trash talk in July! Oh... When it happens, I will move to Georgia... Bringing my own salt, shovel, and snow chains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548815/Brain-surgeon-walks-six-miles-snow-storm-perform-life-saving-brain-surgery.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The whole mess kind of reminded me of what happened/happens to DC when blizzards hit. Some cities just don't have the capabilities to deal with certain weather events, as they don't happen often enough to put $$$ into preparation. Kinda feel bad for Atlanta's population, even though other cities deal with this sort of weather with absolute ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Was so happy when I got home yesterday after not being home since Tuesday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 It's going to be 50 degrees too! I guess Tuesday was so bad, they just decided to give everyone the rest of the week off. We told everyone to stay home until Monday as well (but we can all telecommute). I'm assuming it varies from town to town or county to county, but Im guessing the usual impound/tow fees. Somewhere between $100 and $200. I was told that in Roswell, near me, they did not charge to tow/move the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Still many cars in ditches in Mableton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 It's still 31degC here 10:30pm after being 41degC today. Bills nation is vast. BTW my brother lives in Augusta Ga. Is it snowing there, I haven't asked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ummm, here we go again........Most of the whole state is on alert, every school district in eery country around Atlanta is already closed on Tuesday and Wednesday! Oh well, maybe this will prove once and for all we need a real work at home policy where I am. Everything could very well be still closed on Thursday too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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