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53. Ice Storm or Snow storm?

Wed Jan 29, 2014, 05:04 PM

Jan 2014

Say all you want about snow, but ice is a totally different animal. You cannot plow or shovel ice. I am from NY and one time woke up to my car looking like an igloo (literally) covered in about an inch of ice all over and stuck in over an inch of ice in the driveway. What do you do about THAT? Nothing. Pray for the SUN to come out and melt it.

North Carolina and Virginia experiences snow, but a few years ago we got stuck in the Christmas Blizzard on I-95 with unplowed highway, and 4 wheelers stuck and blocking the road. How far up North do you have to go? I can certainly see places like Florida, Georgia, etc., but NC and VA? Once we got to about 40 miles south of DC (commuter distance?), the roads were all plowed and fine. I guess because the government needs to keep running?

What I have found living in South Florida for 7 years is that people down here cannot even drive in RAIN!

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Nobody should laugh at people who are experiencing hardship from abnormal weather in their region [View all] CreekDog Jan 2014 OP

K/R pintobean Jan 2014 #1

I think "Global Climate Destabalization with an overall trend to warming" is a better descriptor Electric Monk Jan 2014 #2

They never should have called it Global Warming yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #77

catastrophic climate change-C3, is how it was referred to at the copenhagen climate summit a niyad Jan 2014 #137

I know, right? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #3

I am here in Houston, and I am laughing my butt off over the fact that my ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #4

I'm in Houston, too Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #40

There was not a speck of ice on the roads in Spring by 6:30 a.m. when I ran out to grab ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #44

The roads were still dangerous Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #49

I am sorry, but I am going to maintain my right to giggle like a fiend over my son's ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #52

I live in the Panhandle where blizzards are not at all uncommon blogslut Jan 2014 #121

That is how it is yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #80

Honestly, the HEB was selling out of milk like it was "End Times..." ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #114

Food scarcity is nothing to laugh at when you go a week or more being stuck indoors. Neoma Jan 2014 #120

I agree yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #123

It's the ice, not really the snow that they're worried about. Neoma Jan 2014 #127

Some very good points yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #129

Good points Neoma CreekDog Jan 2014 #132

We do not know how to drive on ice in Houston Gothmog Jan 2014 #84

Ice? They can't even drive in the rain. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #92

actually, they don't drive well in Houston when it's dry and sunny either Skittles Jan 2014 #94

They're not any better in Austin either. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #95

or Dallas Skittles Jan 2014 #96

This exactly. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #112

I have to tell you, the one time I did a TDY in Houston Skittles Jan 2014 #113

When I first moved here, I was a mess. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #117

I'm in Spring/Houston and I giggled too. BUT, realize ice/snow is rare here and what looks like txwhitedove Jan 2014 #106

I insist on paying the $5 extra each year on my homeowners insurance, Pathwalker Jan 2014 #5

I pay an extra $25 here in Central New York - same reason - hedgehog Jan 2014 #33

I'm in Schoharie County Bohunk68 Jan 2014 #75

abnormal? snooper2 Jan 2014 #6

I have friends and family impacted by this event. Lint Head Jan 2014 #7

Atlanta had machines, sand and salt READY to go!... Phentex Jan 2014 #8

Spot on. n/t Laelth Jan 2014 #23

You have some but you have nothing compared to what northern cities have. And you shouldn't. pnwmom Jan 2014 #56

We in North Georgia only experience snow storms like this RebelOne Jan 2014 #63

We rarely get them in Seattle, either. It wouldn't make sense for us to budget pnwmom Jan 2014 #66

in 2011 we got 10 inches in Cumming... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2014 #72

yeah, you're right. I shouldn't have laughed at the "2-inch" disaster mainer Jan 2014 #9

I probably wouldn't drive anywhere if 2 inches of snow fell here in the Bay Area CreekDog Jan 2014 #12

It's like that in East Tennessee, too. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #19

I think Duluth, Minnesota might have Jenoch Jan 2014 #69

I don't even bother Shadowflash Jan 2014 #42

If it was just 2 inches of snow, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #100

.. 840high Jan 2014 #108

I can't help myself. I'm laughing. Vinca Jan 2014 #10

You mean our idiot elected officials don't want to give funding to Sandy victims. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #14

I'm rather certain you can in fact, help yourself; you simply choose not to LanternWaste Jan 2014 #20

Bernie would be embarrassed if he knew you were using his image. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #26

I thought for a minute it was Dick Cheney. cordelia Jan 2014 #115

You Should Direct Your Anger at Those State Reps You Speak of lib87 Jan 2014 #43

Echoes of the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma last year CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #45

Interesting that you bring up Sandy. Hosnon Jan 2014 #143

It's the mass panic aspects that make Northerners laugh. Mopar151 Jan 2014 #11

driving on a slippery roadway with little or no experience is terrifying. Whisp Jan 2014 #15

It's terrifying in the North, too Mopar151 Jan 2014 #22

I live by the Maine coast. We have snow years and we have wet, glare ice years magical thyme Jan 2014 #46

Yeah, the ice component sucks anywhere laundry_queen Jan 2014 #65

I don't recall any Floridians laughing their asses off at the North Fawke Em Jan 2014 #16

actually when Sandy hit NJ and NY, many DUers did laugh, scoff and chide storm victims CreekDog Jan 2014 #24

Thankfully, I didn't see that. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #28

Thank you. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #105

Many of us also gave advice on what to expect and how to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, kentauros Jan 2014 #93

Connecticut was sure laughing at 'em. If only as revenge. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #102

Atlanta did not had equipment joeglow3 Jan 2014 #116

I do. nt NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #128

Thank you... Phentex Jan 2014 #17

The north had good plows 50 years ago. They've always been more prepared than the South pnwmom Jan 2014 #61

For a glimpse of what was available 50 years or so ago Bohunk68 Jan 2014 #79

K&R Whisp Jan 2014 #13

+1 If hurricane sandy hit florida it would have done barely any damage Kurska Jan 2014 #18

Exactly. Everyone's region has an aging infrastructure, anti-govt Repubs in office, and FSogol Jan 2014 #21

K&R. Well Said. (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #25

Exactly. No different than Southerners not understanding how people in NYC die from heat. Dawgs Jan 2014 #27

I agree with you CreekDog Jan 2014 #29

100% agree. madfloridian Jan 2014 #30

We're used to it Brainstormy Jan 2014 #31

Totally agree. City Lights Jan 2014 #32

For real. Stop talking smack. bravenak Jan 2014 #34

thank you, good post. CreekDog Jan 2014 #38

You're welcome. bravenak Jan 2014 #41

exactly - thank you DrDan Jan 2014 #35

On the other hand - those of us in the Upper Midwest and NorthEast hedgehog Jan 2014 #36

Personally, I don't even break out a shovel for 3 inches of snow. Maybe a broom. OTH - I would have geckosfeet Jan 2014 #37

Nobody should laugh at people who are experiencing hardship. Bonx Jan 2014 #39

I agree with you that laughing is out of place, but Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #47

The problem with that is how unpredictable it is. Hosnon Jan 2014 #148

Some people have been in their freezing cars with no food or gas for 18 hrs+ ecstatic Jan 2014 #48

I live in California and I laugh at the way Californians react to a little rain REP Jan 2014 #50

My cousin had to keep her kids home in North Carolina bobclark86 Jan 2014 #51

Ice Storm or Snow storm? HockeyMom Jan 2014 #53

I dunno about the rest of the South, JoeyT Jan 2014 #90

Laughing at earthquakes pamela Jan 2014 #54

Holy shit that sucks Orrex Jan 2014 #67

Thanks. Your post brought tears to my eyes. pamela Jan 2014 #73

I am sorry you thought the laughter was aimed at you - as you note, hedgehog Jan 2014 #78

DU is full of assholes with absolutely no compassion for their fellow human beings. kentauros Jan 2014 #97

I was in Galveston last year. Loved it! pamela Jan 2014 #110

Evacuations are crazy. kentauros Jan 2014 #124

We stayed at Brazos Bend for about a week. Loved it, too. pamela Jan 2014 #126

Well, that was a "timely" find ;) kentauros Jan 2014 #130

Best advice ever. pecwae Jan 2014 #133

The behavior should indeed be intolerable! kentauros Jan 2014 #154

I remember how horrible the ridicule was for the people who were myrna minx Jan 2014 #98

My husband is from California. He said the MD/Va quake was the scariest he has ever been through. pamela Jan 2014 #111

I think that's called a "thrust quake" kentauros Jan 2014 #125

I work with an asshole from Buffalo Orrex Jan 2014 #55

Pfft on Buffalo geardaddy Jan 2014 #62

Buffalo can panic when it gets hot Thirties Child Jan 2014 #68

I like that. Orrex Jan 2014 #71

Kick and rec geardaddy Jan 2014 #57

....couldn't resist... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #58

We lived in La. for 2 yrs. in the 80's..... dawnie51 Jan 2014 #59

who is laughing? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #60

umm Phlem Jan 2014 #64

Says a regular basher of the South. n/t Skip Intro Jan 2014 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Jan 2014 #76

Then why would I post this thread defending the South? CreekDog Jan 2014 #81

Sounds like you posted a false accusation then ran off CreekDog Jan 2014 #122

Agreed. I can't imagine that Birmingham AL has a very big ice/snow removal line item catbyte Jan 2014 #74

yet .... gonzo_del_oeste Jan 2014 #82

One good thing about no snow removal in the south is.... mdbl Jan 2014 #83

Extreme weather events cannot be separated from climate change and that's not a laughing matter onenote Jan 2014 #85

this is NOT an extreme weather event... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2014 #91

Should, however, store a few days worth of water... jtuck004 Jan 2014 #86

It's reverse bragging, essentially. dorkulon Jan 2014 #87

^^^THIS^^^ Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #135

Hmmm 2naSalit Jan 2014 #88

There's the idea of improving driving skills, kentauros Jan 2014 #101

Basic skill for driving on ice... 2naSalit Jan 2014 #103

Your last sentence is rather telling, kentauros Jan 2014 #107

Agreed. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #109

Yes, you are correct, in theory. liberalhistorian Jan 2014 #89

"We deal with this ALL the fucking time, as do many other states." Hosnon Jan 2014 #146

Thank you, CreekDog. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #99

It is not funny etherealtruth Jan 2014 #104

It is only funny when their hardship is trivial and much less than others regularly live with Taitertots Jan 2014 #118

Are you saying memes like this aren't funny? OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #119

That's seriously unfunny considering CA is in great peril from lack of rain Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #136

Of course there is a drought. Never said there wasn't. OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #153

Well said. theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #131

No one should laugh. the_sly_pig Jan 2014 #134

"If someone looks down their nose at you... ReRe Jan 2014 #138

Many people around the world have it worse 4dsc Jan 2014 #139

I will give that the thought that it deserves. Android3.14 Jan 2014 #140

Yah, of course you're right packman Jan 2014 #141

A huge metro area with no mass transportation network is a disaster LeftinOH Jan 2014 #142

I used to have a cartoon on the bulletin board with two drawings of "California Drivers"-- deurbano Jan 2014 #144

I live in Atlanta hueymahl Jan 2014 #145

Here is a good timeline of events hueymahl Jan 2014 #147

The Governor and Mayor screwed the pooch and deserve to be mocked. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #149

I dont laugh at the people, I laugh at the goverments the people benld74 Jan 2014 #150

Yep, what goes around comes around. Short of a crystal ball, none can ever be RKP5637 Jan 2014 #151

Likewise nobody from a Southern state should gloat about their "superior" weather BlueStreak Jan 2014 #152