NEU Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Got like an inch of snow here. I drove around fine all day on "summer tires" with no problem. Yet 90% of the state is like ... My sister in-law lives in Atlanta and it took her 2.5hr to get home. She said it was a nightmare... Good thing her friend had an AWD Subaru to get her around, her POS Kia would have left here stranded. My uncle's dealership just got 3 V50 T5 AWDs. Here's a pic he sent me of one: Any Polestars yet? I'd jump ship to that in a heartbeat if I could swing the payments.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 we have @ 14" total here over the weekend. didn't take anyone longer to get home from work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEU Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Mike is more that you all have to deal with it every year. I heard the news saying some students at Georgia Tech had never seen snow... Combine that with a lack of plows, salt and a good wintercoat... My sister in-law has only driven in snow once in her life (she's 30!) having grown up in S. Florida. Her husband who grew up upstate NY was laughing at everyone on the roads, cause it's nothing to him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burn-E Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 They say the weather forecast in Alabama is what screwed up the placement of the limited salt and plow trucks for their State but it's more likely that people didn't really pay attention. Once the roads turned to ice the game was over. My brother who lives in ATL said he counted at least a dozen accidents on his road in the space of a couple hours. It was like the Seattle hillside videos you see when it snows. ATL weatherman calling out Georgia politicians and public for not comprehending what a weather watch means... One observation that has become apparent to me is that the public and perhaps some policy officials may not fully understand that a Watch, Warning, or Advisory has very specific meanings. They are not just generic “hey, be on alert” or “hey, get ready” warnings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosted_Volvo Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 We get at least one bad snow storm per winter here in Jersey and people still don't seem to handle it. Though this year has been the worst in my 22 years of living here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caanglin Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 It hasn't snowed here in 3 or 4 years. It my cousin's husband 6 hours to get home yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosted_Volvo Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 On topic - http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/29/us/winter-weather/index.html Traffic so bad that people had to camp in their cars? Jeebus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Slice Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 We get at least one bad snow storm per winter here in Jersey and people still don't seem to handle it. That's because you live in Jersey... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 I use a freight forwarder based on Atlanta a lot. I received a few emails from them last night around 9-10 pm, called for shits and giggles and sure enough: 1/2 of their staff stayed in the office overnight. Why ? It took one of their employees 18 hours to get home because of bro trucks flipped over at 2-3 mile intervals on a 25 mile drive home..... It's pathetic and funny all at once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEU Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 That's because you live in Jersey... Glad somebody else said it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosted_Volvo Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 That's because you live in Jersey... Don't make fun of my sta--Oh who am I kidding it's pretty lousy here. I see people in AWD cars spinning out because they have summer tires or just general incompetence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caanglin Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 GA crash compilation from yesterday. http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhPA23z242xIvdhDDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 My sister in-law lives in Atlanta and it took her 2.5hr to get home. She said it was a nightmare... Good thing her friend had an AWD Subaru to get her around, her POS Kia would have left here stranded.Because her Kia had shitty tires on it? Or she's a terrible driver? Otherwise, I fail to see how she would have been stranded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesoam Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 man i feel bad for the police who are going to have to write up all that bullshit for those idiots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb5 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Any Polestars yet? I'd jump ship to that in a heartbeat if I could swing the payments.... No word on the Polestars yet, but word from VCNA is they (dealership) are getting some of the turbo & supercharged 4 cyl's in a couple weeks. VCNA wants them to drive the new V60s around for a bit and get used to the new engine and trans for a bit before they go on sale. Not a bad gig if you ask me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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