3 inches of snow; state of emergency??????

[Sho'Tyme]

Tell me how we come to this with only 3inches of snow...Thought I would share some pics of my hoe in the snow...

 

[SwampHound]

I live in Alabama, and we had people trying to drive on the roads and slipping off them into the ditches. Where shortly they would be joined by the emergency personnel sent to get them out.
That is why.

 

[Tahoewhat]

In Texas they shut Houston down and all it did was freeze. But i think its like Luke said, people think they are invincible and can do what they want w/o no problems. Well, as we have all seen on the news, they cant except slide all over and cause even more chaos.

BTW - Nice Tahoe.

 

[livingez_123]

Unless you live AK, MN, ND, WI...you get the idea. People don't know how to drive in bad weather. 3" might as well be 3' in their eyes. In general, 40% of the population shouldn't even have gotten there drivers licenses, much less drive in snow or ice.

 

[Sho'Tyme]

You guys are absolutely right but I think the mayor and the governor has to be held somewhat the blame for what happened here...

 

[livingez_123]

You guys are absolutely right but I think the mayor and the governor has to be held somewhat the blame for what happened here...

100% correct.

I live in Portland, Or and back in the 60's-70's we would get snow every year. some years it would be 6" and others it would be 3'. There would only be 1 snow event and wouldn't last more than a week. then comes the freezing rain, we have that more than snow, it's just how the gorge winds effect us. I would say that most people panic when they see the stuff coming down. They don't have the experience, but are compelled to go out and drive in it anyway. they crash and cuss and have no one to blame but themselves. I enjoy driving in the snow, there nothing more peaceful to me. I also have over a million over the road miles and many snow and ice miles. I look forward to going out for a drive the day after a big snow, the first day takes out most of the idiots, and that leaves a better drive for everyone else.

 

[OHSIXX]

Unless you live AK, MN, ND, WI...you get the idea. People don't know how to drive in bad weather. 3" might as well be 3' in their eyes. In general, 40% of the population shouldn't even have gotten there drivers licenses, much less drive in snow or ice.

True. Maybe these states should also invest of some sort of snow removal/salting equipment for that just 'in-case' moment. I thinks its pretty pathetic that you are stuck on the highway overnight because of a few inches of snow. I just was on the highway heading to work the other morning with an unplowed 2+ inches doing 55 mph. I think the southern population should come up to the midwest for a little winter driving course

 

[boozer]

100% correct.

I live in Portland, Or and back in the 60's-70's we would get snow every year. some years it would be 6" and others it would be 3'. There would only be 1 snow event and wouldn't last more than a week. then comes the freezing rain, we have that more than snow, it's just how the gorge winds effect us. I would say that most people panic when they see the stuff coming down. They don't have the experience, but are compelled to go out and drive in it anyway. they crash and cuss and have no one to blame but themselves. I enjoy driving in the snow, there nothing more peaceful to me. I also have over a million over the road miles and many snow and ice miles. I look forward to going out for a drive the day after a big snow, the first day takes out most of the idiots, and that leaves a better drive for everyone else.

i as well love driving in the snow, very peaceful. there are a ton of idiots that hall ass and i sometimes pray for them to spin out in a ditch, lol