Ahh, I'll commiserate with you! With funky weather patterns, I think all the states should have some kind of emergency weather planning. My cousin, who is originally from Philadelphia, moved to Atlanta a while back. While Georgia is not known for snow storms, every once in a great while, they'll get hit with some screwy weather. My cousin sits and shakes her had at the inability to cope.
I totally understand what your cousin goes through in Atlanta. I'm a born and bred GA girl. I was raised a couple hours north of Atlanta in the Blue Ridge Mtns of North GA, and we are at a higher elevation than Atlanta and thus get more snow (Atlanta tends to get ice storms rather than snow; however, snow isn't out of the realm of possibilty there either) but still nothing compared to Philly or places like it. And as I told Ilkee in my previous post, GA just isn't prepared for NASTY weather when it comes. Since it doesn't come often, it just doesn't make monetary sense to spend a fortune on snow plows and salt trucks. It's cheaper just to stay indoors and off the roads and weather the nastiness at home. I suspect that the leaders of Portland are in the same boat too.
I am sure cities who don't normally see snow and ice are in the same boat. Up here in eastcentral PA, we get a bit of everything, including tornadoes and earthquakes. But sure, it isn't financially feasible to prepare for ice and snow if it only comes once or twice every five years or so :) My cousin taught her two kids what to do when driving on ice and snow when they'd come home for Christmas. It would just amaze her that people who didn't know how to handle the ice would try to drive in it. Being here in the middle of it, I wonder the same things, sometimes! :D
I got a kick out of your comment about people trying to drive on ice and snow who don't know how to do so. The reason I found this amusing is because there are always people who have moved down from the North who drive on snow/ice there and THINK they can drive on snow/ice here in the North GA Mtns. They learn right quick that salted city streets and icy mtn backroads are two entirely different things after the good ol' boys with their 4 x 4 pickups and chains have to pull them out of a ditch or two...lol. As I told Ilkee, I can drive in snow. My parents raise beef cattle and American Quarter horses, and animals have to be fed regardless of weather conditions. We have trucks and tractors that can get through snow easily, but I still don't like it. :( However, I will not drive on ice. I've done it in dire circumstances, but I DESPISE driving on it, and to be honest, don't think I'm too good at driving on it anyway.
Hey you! No problem about the PM. It was great to share. I've gotten some more insight since then and I have to say that it DOES help to be able to put a name to the problem - especially because that comes with some ways of dealing with it. Thank you again for sharing your experience with me.
And stay warm in all that snow! Yikes! (Since I wrote that last night, the snow in Portland has turned to slushy mush. And that will probably freeze. Yay. There is no such thing as driving well on ice. Oy!)
Well, you have my complete sympathy - I hate snow! And looks like this winter will be a doozy for us. Already had 6-8 inches the week before Christmas, then another 3 inches day before New Year's. And even if we are prepared for this crap, it doesn't seem to be managed very well. The one law I wish they would pass is the one that requires people to clean the 6 inches of snow off their cars! Getting hit by that when you're on the highway really sucks!
I read somewhere that some city that was also unprepared for some inclement weather (snow), so some spice company gave them X # of pounds of GARLIC SALT to salt the roads. ROFL.
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So, did you wake Mr. Ilke?
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I totally understand what your cousin goes through in Atlanta. I'm a born and bred GA girl. I was raised a couple hours north of Atlanta in the Blue Ridge Mtns of North GA, and we are at a higher elevation than Atlanta and thus get more snow (Atlanta tends to get ice storms rather than snow; however, snow isn't out of the realm of possibilty there either) but still nothing compared to Philly or places like it. And as I told Ilkee in my previous post, GA just isn't prepared for NASTY weather when it comes. Since it doesn't come often, it just doesn't make monetary sense to spend a fortune on snow plows and salt trucks. It's cheaper just to stay indoors and off the roads and weather the nastiness at home. I suspect that the leaders of Portland are in the same boat too.
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I am sure cities who don't normally see snow and ice are in the same boat. Up here in eastcentral PA, we get a bit of everything, including tornadoes and earthquakes. But sure, it isn't financially feasible to prepare for ice and snow if it only comes once or twice every five years or so :) My cousin taught her two kids what to do when driving on ice and snow when they'd come home for Christmas. It would just amaze her that people who didn't know how to handle the ice would try to drive in it. Being here in the middle of it, I wonder the same things, sometimes! :D
Hope you had a lovely holiday!
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HAPPY New Year!!!
I got a kick out of your comment about people trying to drive on ice and snow who don't know how to do so. The reason I found this amusing is because there are always people who have moved down from the North who drive on snow/ice there and THINK they can drive on snow/ice here in the North GA Mtns. They learn right quick that salted city streets and icy mtn backroads are two entirely different things after the good ol' boys with their 4 x 4 pickups and chains have to pull them out of a ditch or two...lol. As I told Ilkee, I can drive in snow. My parents raise beef cattle and American Quarter horses, and animals have to be fed regardless of weather conditions. We have trucks and tractors that can get through snow easily, but I still don't like it. :( However, I will not drive on ice. I've done it in dire circumstances, but I DESPISE driving on it, and to be honest, don't think I'm too good at driving on it anyway.
Thank you for the holiday well wishes.
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And stay warm in all that snow! Yikes! (Since I wrote that last night, the snow in Portland has turned to slushy mush. And that will probably freeze. Yay. There is no such thing as driving well on ice. Oy!)
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Good luck out there and stay warm!
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