Atlanta Snowmageddon 2014: Part Deux!!!! | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 51826409 United States 02/11/2014 03:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | haha Atalanta is the laughing stock of the nation right now. People are STMFH at you guys emptying out the grcoery store for an inch of snow and basically acting a fool. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30323692 Why don't you come down here boy and make a fool of yourself like all the other newbie northerners? The ice will be shoved so far up your ass, you'll be shittin ice cream for weeks. |
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Dirtyboy User ID: 11319667 United States 02/11/2014 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Need to build a gigantic wall up north and keep the vortexes up in Canada! Maybe we could build a gigantic fan down south to blow the warm air up north! I hate cold weather (below 40). If I never saw snow and ice again I would be happy. Dirtyboy Think beyond impossible. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 53743779 United States 02/11/2014 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I mist drive to Miami from nw Ohio tomorrow, could leave tonight if necessary. Should I stay on 75, take 285 or is there a safer route? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 53625657 You're already screwed dude... Cancel the trip if you can, or fly. Gonna be an ice shitstorm! If you can make it through Atlanta before 1-3 am tonight, you may stand a chance. Temp's not supposed to get below 35 til well after that. I'd advise you to cancel the trip, in the interest of your safety. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4943077 United States 02/11/2014 03:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 54216961 United States 02/11/2014 03:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Superman! a purple jelly bean for you |
Rabid Wolf User ID: 54143355 United States 02/11/2014 03:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is serious...Frankie has put out a warning. Get your pizza now!! Quoting: CowgirlK Freezing Rain to Hit Atlanta Georgia [link to youtu.be] I love Frankie! He is such a great guy to make sure others are safe. I like Frankie and applaud his desire to try and inform people of weather dangers. Off Topic, does anyone else think Frankie could make a fortune selling an alarm clock application for devices? "Wake up sleep head! It's time to get up! Get out of bed and put your slippers on! Go take a shower and make your breakfast! Take the dog out! If you have a dog! Make sure you turned off the stove! et cetera..." But I digress... I went out and prepared for this storm on Sunday (and I am glad I did, I was running lower than I like on camping propane cylinders). Be safe everyone! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4943077 United States 02/11/2014 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Superman! a purple jelly bean for you Ha Ha! Yeah whatever. You just learn how to drive in this stuff when you live up here. I remember taking drivers ed in the winter and having to take my test in snowy conditions. As with most things in life there is really no good substitute for experience. I live in a rural location and have to leave my house early to commute to the city, often before the plows can get the roads cleared if it snowed overnight. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 53471128 United States 02/11/2014 03:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Bully for you! However, the reality of physics will tell you that multiple vehicles in motion on ice will (and in fact does) very highly increase the probability of said vehicles colliding with both each other and various surrounding objects. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4943077 United States 02/11/2014 04:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Bully for you! However, the reality of physics will tell you that multiple vehicles in motion on ice will (and in fact does) very highly increase the probability of said vehicles colliding with both each other and various surrounding objects. Of course the presence of ice will increase the chances of people colliding due to loss of traction caused by the ice. Thank you for stating the obvious. What is not so obvious is that if you know how to dive on the ice and leave proper distance between you and the vehicles in front of you you can avoid the vast majority of collisions. If you drive the same way on ice that you would in normal conditions then you will for sure end up with a crippling amount of traffic issues. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 53960950 United States 02/11/2014 04:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | check beer check food check water check guns and ammunition check beer check more beer check again and guess what folks. even if theres 10 inches of ice and snow i'll still be at work making sure that many of you can get your supplies and help those in need of transportation or any other emergency. it's too bad we all don't practice this type of mentality or it wouldn't be a cluster fuck. watch the social pandemoneum experiment as it unfolds |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 43682507 United States 02/11/2014 04:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | i have family in north metro atlanta and they cancelled her school monday thru at least thursday. I used to live in ATL and things do shut down with any snow. The problem they have is no equipment salt/sand for the roads so things ice over every night during these cold snaps. they can get some wicked freezing rain that makes an ice rink out of everything. plus its plenty hilly around atlanta to make things worse. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 54224358 United States 02/11/2014 04:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Superman! a purple jelly bean for you Ha Ha! Yeah whatever. You just learn how to drive in this stuff when you live up here. I remember taking drivers ed in the winter and having to take my test in snowy conditions. As with most things in life there is really no good substitute for experience. I live in a rural location and have to leave my house early to commute to the city, often before the plows can get the roads cleared if it snowed overnight. A bit of exaggeration, I bet you walked 10 miles to school up hill both ways starting when you were 6 years old too. Almost bald tires on ice? That is just a freakin joke. Depending on the vehicle, an experienced driver can take almost bald through snow or slush, as long as there is no serious incline. Thats it. Rock salt loses ALL effectiveness at 15 degrees F. Fact. If calcium chloride is added, it lowers the freezing point of water even more, but very few if any cities can afford CaCl. |
KoFFee_ User ID: 1373078 United States 02/11/2014 04:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The following website uses the words "catastrophic" and "historical" [link to www.srh.noaa.gov] However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 "This man really is the Savior of the world!" John 4:42 Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega, " says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." Revelation 1:7 |
CrazyMama73 User ID: 53599756 Canada 02/11/2014 04:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Camping stoves are great, but I learned this ice storm in December that propane tanks do not always work in extreme cold. My parents who were out for 10 days, no water or power were unable to chip all the ice of the BBQ to cook, so I brought over my camp stove. The propane tank would not work because of how cold it was. Make sure you have an emergency back up portable stove that uses another source of fuel. If the power goes out for a long time, really try to keep yourself warm. So many people got sick here because they were not used to living in a cold environment for such a long time. Charge up your solar powered garden lights, they work great for light indoors, it will help you save on batteries and candles. |
Rabid Wolf User ID: 54143355 United States 02/11/2014 04:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You will be seeing a lot more of those terms in the future too. NOAA/NWS decided a couple years back to use more graphic language in describing storms and damaging effects. They usually save it for tornado season, but I guess they saw how much Georgia dropped the ball with the last winter storm. |
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KimmieAnnaJones User ID: 11936594 United States 02/11/2014 04:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SLEET, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. Quoting: KcChamps LOCATIONS, PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA, MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO WASHINGTON. HAZARD TYPES, RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW AND SLEET ON TUESDAY, WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS, UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD ON TUESDAY. DURING THE WATCH PERIOD TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE. TIMING, RAIN MONDAY NIGHT WILL MIX WITH AND POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OR A SNOW SLEET MIX BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. AS TEMPERATURES WARM THROUGH THE DAY, PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE BACK OVER TO RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING AGAIN BACK TO A MIX OF RAIN SLEET AND SNOW TUESDAY EVENING. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, EXPECT A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN, FINALLY TRANSITIONING BACK TO SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING. IMPACTS, SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY, ICE WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADS MAKING FOR HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ICE THAT ACCUMULATES ON TREES AND POWERLINES COULD BRING DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. WINDS, NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. TEMPERATURES, IN THE UPPER 30S TUESDAY WITH LOWER TO MID 30S ON WEDNESDAY. Mine is bigger than yours ACCUMULATIONS... HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE TRIAD... ALONG WITH A TRACE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL DECREASE TO THE EAST... RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES CLOSER TOWARD THE TRIANGLE... WHILE ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL INCREASE TO THE EAST AND RANGE FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH CLOSER TOWARD THE TRIANGLE. * IMPACTS... SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICING WILL SEVERELY DISRUPT TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY... ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come." - I AM Vote for people that have a track record for loving your Constitution or lose your country forever!!! Put down the damn touchy feely koolaid and WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!! :militia: |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 4943077 United States 02/11/2014 04:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Superman! a purple jelly bean for you Ha Ha! Yeah whatever. You just learn how to drive in this stuff when you live up here. I remember taking drivers ed in the winter and having to take my test in snowy conditions. As with most things in life there is really no good substitute for experience. I live in a rural location and have to leave my house early to commute to the city, often before the plows can get the roads cleared if it snowed overnight. A bit of exaggeration, I bet you walked 10 miles to school up hill both ways starting when you were 6 years old too. Almost bald tires on ice? That is just a freakin joke. Depending on the vehicle, an experienced driver can take almost bald through snow or slush, as long as there is no serious incline. Thats it. Rock salt loses ALL effectiveness at 15 degrees F. Fact. If calcium chloride is added, it lowers the freezing point of water even more, but very few if any cities can afford CaCl. Yep you got me.. It is super human to drive in snowy and icy conditions, must not be possible cause some people with less experience say they cannot. The reason most people cannot do the sort of things that Olympic athletes do is similar and has a lot to do with the fact that most have not been practicing and honing their skills since an early age. The saying practice makes perfect exists for a reason. There is nothing wrong with someone admitting that they have a harder time doing something because they have a lack of experience. People in the south in general have less experience driving in these conditions and are therefore less equip to deal with it regardless of salt or un-salted roads. There are plenty of things that other people can do better than me because they are more experienced. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4943077 United States 02/11/2014 05:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Live in MN. Never have used chains on my tires. We also frequently get the whole ice under snow thing here. We have to deal with icy roads in the cities even when it doesn't snow because it is cold enough to freeze exhaust and cause black ice. One of my cars has almost bald tires and I can still get through the snow and ice. Remember ice melts with salt. Unless your temps are below zero which I doubt they are. It is really effective. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 4943077 Superman! a purple jelly bean for you Ha Ha! Yeah whatever. You just learn how to drive in this stuff when you live up here. I remember taking drivers ed in the winter and having to take my test in snowy conditions. As with most things in life there is really no good substitute for experience. I live in a rural location and have to leave my house early to commute to the city, often before the plows can get the roads cleared if it snowed overnight. A bit of exaggeration, I bet you walked 10 miles to school up hill both ways starting when you were 6 years old too. Almost bald tires on ice? That is just a freakin joke. Depending on the vehicle, an experienced driver can take almost bald through snow or slush, as long as there is no serious incline. Thats it. Rock salt loses ALL effectiveness at 15 degrees F. Fact. If calcium chloride is added, it lowers the freezing point of water even more, but very few if any cities can afford CaCl. Also a fact that the forecast low in Atlanta is 28 degrees F which is well above your 15 degree non sequitur. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.... Yes if you tried to get up an icy hill from a standstill with bald tires you would need to lay down a lot of kitty litter. Once you are at highway speeds you can get up hills. |
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