LSUmiss
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They had a few other ones on NOLA too.It’s all over my Facebook feed lol
They had a few other ones on NOLA too.It’s all over my Facebook feed lol
School in central Va is closed again tomorrow. 3 inches of snow, but the roads are iced over.
It's ice, not snow, that shuts things down in Texas. We get rain in the winter that freezes, forming a thick layer of ice that is extremely dangerous to drive on.Hmm I wonder if that is why the weather channel has a winter advisory every time there is a mention of snow... for places that aren't used to it... I keep wondering why the weather channel thinks we need to be reminded that its winter and it will snow. (We got a dusting this morning. It just barely stuck to the roads and melted it didn't need an advisory...
So in New York, people can drive their cars safely over slick, icy roads? I think not.As a New Yorker I do shake my head at you folks in the south and inability to handle such small amount of winter weather.
As a New Yorker I do shake my head at you folks in the south and inability to handle such small amount of winter weather.
In not being argumentative or saying our ice is worse than your ice, but we do drive on ice frequently up here because we have to and definitely as safely was we can. Everyone drives to work here and I'm not in NYC, but a medium size town. Unless there's a state of emergency called, we have to go to work. I believe the last time my DH got off work for weather was when we got 32 inches of snow in 24 hours and never for an ice storm. But schools will cancel for bad ice storms and snow storms over a few inches.So in New York, people can drive their cars safely over slick, icy roads? I think not.
Schools shut down on ice days here to keep people safe when the roads turn to ice, which cannot be safely driven on. There is very little public transportation here, and things are fairly spread out. Most people drive themselves to work. It just isn't safe to ask people to cross town when there is so little friction between the tires and the road due to ice.
Driving your car on an ice skating rink isn't safe. That's basically what our highways turn into on ice days.
As a New Yorker I do shake my head at you folks in the south and inability to handle such small amount of winter weather.
In not being argumentative or saying our ice is worse than your ice, but we do drive on ice frequently up here because we have to and definitely as safely was we can. Everyone drives to work here and I'm not in NYC, but a medium size town. Unless there's a state of emergency called, we have to go to work. I believe the last time my DH got off work for weather was when we got 32 inches of snow in 24 hours and never for an ice storm. But schools will cancel for bad ice storms and snow storms over a few inches.
Sometimes our snow storms begin as freezing rain, like this past storm, and sometimes it's sleet or it snows when the ground is a little warmer and it makes a slushy-snowy mess that then freezes into ice when the temp drops. Today our side streets are still snow and ice covered but the highways were melted from the sun and traffic enough to be wet. It's now dropped to 11 degrees and those highways are icy. And we do get black ice a lot, which is tricky to drive on and worse to walk on as most of our sidewalks become so slick that people fall. Been in the ER before for that!
I agree that ice is harder to drive on, but we do have to drive on it pretty regularly. We are also so used to it that we prepare differently and stock up on ice melt and our roads do get treated. And a 4 wheel drive vehicle is a must for a lot of us.
No matter where we are, we can agree that winter weather is a pain to deal with.
Oh yes,northerners drive ice all the time without incident. Just look at these experts in Chicago. Not like the south where there would be dozens of crashes for such a minor event.
Oh wait. There were.
My bad.
Being a long time PA native, I hear ya. Here in Georgia, it's downright silly. We got 1/2" of snow...yes, a half inch, and school was closed today. The sun has been out all day and therefore the roads are 100% dry. Yet, they felt the need to cancel school tomorrow too, because it's cold outside (it's about 18 today). Really? Seriously? Listen, I hate the cold, that's why we moved here to GA, but no need to close school.
I really don't understand people that think weather is some weird competition between regions @@. Every region handles some weather patterns on a regular basis and others very rarely. It's common sense that an odd weather issue is going to cause issues in that region. And NOBODY can drive well on icy roads.
B/c you said it yourself...you have the resources to deal with it! It is an extreme weather event here. I can’t remember the last time it was this cold here. Maybe 10 yrs ago or more. It would be incredibly expensive for cities to keep the resources ready to go in case this happens when it’s so rare. It’s cheaper to shut things down. And many ppl do still have to go to work in this. Schools & govt shuts down but many private businesses don’t. You say it’s not a competition & then throw in a last dig about how it’s “confusing...how so little snow & ice...” It’s sounds dismissive & rude. Pps have said many ppl up there go into full on panic when the temp gets above 90. It’s a “heat wave” there where it’s just May here. But, I’ve learned not everyone up there has central a/c b/c, again, it would be a waste of resources to have something that expensive for rare events. On the message boards, I watched ppl have meltdowns about being in WDW for a tropical storm. Then I watched ppl underestimate the power of a serious hurricane. Again it’s what your used to. And most of us probably prefer our own area b/c we are used to it. I hate how cold it is now here that I can’t wait for 95! I’m used to that. I would never live up north. Winter for me is 50s/30s at best.Not sure how you got "northerners drive ice all the time without incident" by my explanation of the fact that we HAVE TO drive on ice (and snow) regularly. That is a fact that we deal with by living here and we have become accustomed to. My point was that we do get ice too and we do find ways to navigate it as safely as we can. We have to go to work on time and schools and other businesses may only have a 2 hour delay. But we also have more resources to deal with it since it can be a weekly occurrence here during winter. Of course there are accidents, either because of human error or just the fact that roads are so dangerous. But most people who drive in it regularly don't overestimate their abilities and are cautious.
No, it's not a competition about whose weather is worse, but it can be confusing to northerners as to how so many things can close when the south gets a small amount of snow and ice. Any extreme weather event can be dangerous. The torrential downpours while driving in Florida make me nervous because we don't get rain like that, but Floridians seem to drive in heavy downpours regularly.
When I worked at the insurance company I remember talking to agents in NY (which was a new state for us) and chit chat occurs and the weather comes up. Well in the wintertime there would be times where I would say "well it's -6 and feels like -12" (as an example) and in the summertime I would say "well it's 100 but heat index of 110+" (as an example) and they would always be surprised unless they had been to my area. The suprised part was they didn't think the middle of the country got that cold or that hot.B/c you said it yourself...you have the resources to deal with it! It is an extreme weather event here. I can’t remember the last time it was this cold here. Maybe 10 yrs ago or more. It would be incredibly expensive for cities to keep the resources ready to go in case this happens when it’s so rare. It’s cheaper to shut things down. And many ppl do still have to go to work in this. Schools & govt shuts down but many private businesses don’t. You say it’s not a competition & then throw in a last dig about how it’s “confusing...how so little snow & ice...” It’s sounds dismissive & rude. Pps have said many ppl up there go into full on panic when the temp gets above 90. It’s a “heat wave” there where it’s just May here. But, I’ve learned not everyone up there has central a/c b/c, again, it would be a waste of resources to have something that expensive for rare events. On the message boards, I watched ppl have meltdowns about being in WDW for a tropical storm. Then I watched ppl underestimate the power of a serious hurricane. Again it’s what your used to. And most of us probably prefer our own area b/c we are used to it. I hate how cold it is now here that I can’t wait for 95! I’m used to that. I would never live up north. Winter for me is 50s/30s at best.
..... You say it’s not a competition & then throw in a last dig about how it’s “confusing...how so little snow & ice...” It’s sounds dismissive & rude....