Winter Storm

[jmh600]

Anybody get stuck in the storm? Iv never been stuck in a snow storm but I been reading up on some of these stories about being stuck on the interstate for 10-12-14 hours in Alabama and Georgia and I got to scratching my head.. if you have 4 wheel drive would you not just hit the median or shoulder and go ahead to where you were going or atleast to the nearest exit? I would guess the stories you are hearing about sitting there so long are the ones that dont have 4 wheel drive? I just cant imagine sitting on a insterstate in stand still traffic for over an hour much less 10 or 12.

[Deltaquack]

I lived in Michigan for 2 years. I laugh at all of this.

[donia]

most of my wife's team were stranded for hours. the ones that couldn't move, abandonded their cars and either walked a few/many miles home, or slept at a church or community center. 4wheelers/utv's were deployed to rescue friends' and wives, as well as parking 4x4 as close as they could get to still get out of the gridlock then out to hike in to school to get kids and hike back out to 4x4.... most of these are people from b'ham and immediate surrounding 'burbs and couldn't make it back into b'ham. even al roker is criticizing gov of al and mayor of b'ham for lack of preparedness and trying to say the weatherman got it wrong...al says "oh no you di'in't...ample warnings were given about the impending storm!"

[jmh600]

Is that a polite way to say the shoulder isn't a option?

[donia]

[Anatidae]

[jmh600]

sorry donia that was meant for deltaquack.. Glad everybody was ok

[Curtdawg88]

[mudsucker]

Ice. Problem for ANY moving vehicle.

[KWAKHED]

What some people do t undersrand, there may have only been a "little snow" but the majority of it stuck on the roadways. Before the snow came sleet, which froze to the road. I can assure you, after driving to andfrom McComb for 8 hours yesterday, the roads are no joke. I dont care where you're from. I saw several northern tags on cars in the ditches.

[GrizwalD]

[mottlet]

Once a road gets frozen, all the bets are off. Whether that because it's sleet, compacted snow that turns to ice, black ice, or whatever, no amount of power to all the wheels creates extra friction. Four times zero is still zero. Ding dongs that think their 4WD will keep them between the ditches are usually the first to get sideways, and thus, create problems. Them and tractor trailers convinced their driving wizardry exempts them from the laws of physics.

Why roads weren't treated and schools and offices weren't closed is a mystery.

[jmh600]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/01/ ... snowstorm/

Thought Id share this one. Another positive story on Chic Fil A..

[kb7722]

[mudsucker]

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