Thunder snow.
Sometimes, I am extremely thankful that we are from the Midwest. Today was one of those days. We had a bit of thunder snow last night and most of the city's residents have freaked out as a result. Schools were closed before kids were even in bed last night (who has ever heard of that?!) and this morning's commute was sort of... comedic.
We headed out of our neighborhood around 8:30 am, immediately noticing that the roads were lightly covered with ice. As we turned the corner to head down the hill, we witnessed a scene that was somewhat post-apocalyptic. Total chaos. Several cars had just pulled over into the shoulder, owners sitting inside scratching their heads. A few 4WDs were spinning their tires on who-knows-what. S just glided past them all and we both ended up at work in record time.
We headed out of our neighborhood around 8:30 am, immediately noticing that the roads were lightly covered with ice. As we turned the corner to head down the hill, we witnessed a scene that was somewhat post-apocalyptic. Total chaos. Several cars had just pulled over into the shoulder, owners sitting inside scratching their heads. A few 4WDs were spinning their tires on who-knows-what. S just glided past them all and we both ended up at work in record time.
On my return home this afternoon, I saw another laughable sight--a buffoon driving in front of me with his back windshield completely obscured by snow. Now, come on. This is supposed to be one of the most highly educated cities in the entire nation. It's not that hard to figure out how to remove snow.
Here's the best part about this situation: from what I can tell, we accumulated an inch or so. Nothing major. If one little inch of snow (every now and then) could guarantee less traffic and an easier commute in this city, I say BRING IT!
So, today I am thankful that we are from the Midwest. We know how to deal with driving in snow.
posted by h.Lo @ 4:21 PM
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3 Comments:
haha. I'm reminded of my Grandfather who had lived most of his life in either NYC, Boston, or the suburbs of Chicago (four blocks away from me) and then found himself living in Atlanta for a few years. He used to say with a wink 'the moment it snows, these people down here should immediately pull to the side of the road, open their trunk, get out the snow chains, and chain themselves to the nearest tree until it stops', as their ability to handle driving in the snow evidently mirrored your 'friend' who apparently forgot that snow is opaque.
We are supposed to get some of that white stuff on Sunday.
Ha! As someone who grew up in Alabama and now lives in Atlanta, I can relate to h's story as well as ~j's grandfather's. And he was right except for one thing...we don't even know what snow chains are down here ;)
I can remember plenty of times growing up that school was cancelled because of the threat of snow. Not only that...but people would rush to the grocery store and buy out all of the bread and milk.
In our defense...we never really get snow here...more like ice storms. Ice on hilly roads with no salt trucks = bad driving conditions.
Enjoy your snow...and keeping taking pictures of it. That's about as close as I like to get to it unless I'm on a ski trip.
Great stories, you two. =)
And the situation here in Seattle is very similar to what you might see, Birdie. Icy roads with big hills... but, we live amongst mountains that are frequently covered in snow, mountains we drive into for recreational purposes. Apparently, it isn't a problem until it hits the city streets! =) Btw, you ski?
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