Well, it was less that 12 hours since Phill saw his shadow and winter had returned with a vengeance here. We got enough snow here last night to shut Atlanta down for a week.
A total of 6 inches on the ground here, Pittsburgh Schools have a 2 hour delay. Out here by the Mountain we got twice as much snow and our local schools are canceled. I am planning on driving to town and maybe getting my oil changed in the one veh but our road was plowed around 7am and is now snow covered again, the Township truck will be around again I am sure. Turns out we are a little bit more prepared for the snow that Atlanta was.
Nothing against people from the South, but it snows so seldom there that they simply can't prepare for the snow. Number one, we have the equipment and the plows, we have the salt supplies, the cinder supplies, the anti-skid supplies in huge amounts. Number two the truck drivers have regular routes that they run on a very regular basis [ Think weekly , or even daily at some times of the year ] That lets them know where the Bad spots are, what sections to salt heavier, where it drifts, etc, Number three the people here are used to driving on snow. We are Not better drivers, we just get used to how you do that. How much to slow down, where to gear down so you don't have to brake, how to apply the brakes so you don't slide, little tricks that get you through when the roads are bad. I feel sorry for the people of Atlanta, the City was truly crippled by 2 1/2 inches of snow, roads where totally blocked with traffic, kids stranded at school, people stuck on the road for days. It was very difficult for those effected, my thoughts and prayers were with them.
And I hope that Phill was wrong
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