1" of Snow Cripples State Capital

[Red Tail 444]

No fatalites, so it's OK to laugh, and laugh loudly  

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_re_us/winter_weather



"While a TV weatherman hung his head in shame — telling viewers his forecast of a mere dusting was "embarrassing" — the mayor vented at meteorologists for leaving Raleigh unprepared for Wednesday's storm.


"A forecast that had given a better indication of the likely problem would have been very helpful," Mayor Charles Meeker said.


Residents — particularly those who have lived in other parts of the country — couldn't believe the city was brought to its knees by just an inch of snow.


"I just don't think they're equipped to handle it," said Lori Jamieson, who's from Pennsylvania.

[J_A_B]

That city must be full of old people who drive 10 MPH if they see so much as a single snowflake



J_A_B

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

We got about 2" here in Mclean, VA. I didn't leave work for three hours because I could see the traffic not moving from my building.

When I finally left work, traffic was still a mess in Mclean but ran smoother once I got out of there. When I was going down a road that was still covered in snow, just before getting to my house, some dip**** decided to turn from oncoming traffic past the lane I was in onto another street. I was going 50 and had a green light that just turned yellow. I was very close to the intersection. They pull out going, at what I guess, was a mile per hour. I narrowly missed them by carefully guiding my car into the left lane, but had to jerk back right to avoid sliding into the median. This jerk bellybutton gets off without a problem, I'm now going almost sideways down a highway. Luckily it was pretty much a straightaway and I got the car back under control before it went into a turn.

People in the DC metro area simply can't drive for **** when it snows or rains, or is even overcast.
-SW

[DREDIOCK]

The people who couldnt deal with it should be more embarrassed then the weatherman.
And the mayor should be venting at the people for being so weak.

And inch IS a mere dusting

Originally posted by Red Tail 444
No fatalites, so it's OK to laugh, and laugh loudly  

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_re_us/winter_weather



"While a TV weatherman hung his head in shame — telling viewers his forecast of a mere dusting was "embarrassing" — the mayor vented at meteorologists for leaving Raleigh unprepared for Wednesday's storm.


"A forecast that had given a better indication of the likely problem would have been very helpful," Mayor Charles Meeker said.


Residents — particularly those who have lived in other parts of the country — couldn't believe the city was brought to its knees by just an inch of snow.


"I just don't think they're equipped to handle it," said Lori Jamieson, who's from Pennsylvania.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by J_A_B
That city must be full of old people who drive 10 MPH if they see so much as a single snowflake



J_A_B

Sounds like a stretch of Rt 18 in the East Brunswick south River area here in NJ.

You get so much as some snow flurries there and people act like its a full blown blizzard.

I blame it mostly on the people from South River.

Very weird lot that lives there.

[Sikboy]

I honestly believe that DC's inclimate weather traffic problems are the result of a fairly high transient population. There are drivers from all over the country and the world who are here for a year or two. It only takes one guy from Miami to shut down I66, and a guy from San Diego can take out the Beltway.

And of course, people who think their hot **** in the snow don't help things, when they go sliding into intersections trying to go around the Sunshine staters.

I just try to stay off the roads all together when there's any kind of weather.

-Sik

[Sox62]

One to two inches overnight tonight,and an additional three to five inches of snow tomorrow.

I hope we here in Columbus can survive this blizzard.

[Mickey1992]

Originally posted by Sox62
One to two inches overnight tonight,and an additional three to five inches of snow tomorrow.

I hope we here in Columbus can survive this blizzard.

I hope the power doesn't go out again.  I have not hooked up my new battery powered backup sump pump yet.  

[Sox62]

We'll be ok-snow is nothing.

It's the icestorms I hate.

[RightF00T]

What's even funnier is to overcompensate for Wednesday's blunder they forecasted a snow storm to end all snow storms for today.  Imagine my amazement when I woke up this morning to find the sun shining bright, and a little wetness on the ground.  

There's a new Volkswagen commercial with the man driving through rain when the forecast was slightly cloudy, driving in clear skies when snow was predicted, then driving through snow when the forecast was sunny, then getting out of his car and having a snowball thrown at him as the camera zooms out of him standing in front of a billboard revealing that he is the weatherman.

Comedic timing for this ad, I would say.

[midnight Target]

Driving a car in the DC area is nuts anytime of the year.

[pugg666]

stranded 3,000 students in Raleigh, N.C., classrooms overnight.

In Raleigh, a mere inch of snow was all it took to cripple North Carolina's capital

1 inch?






What? They don't know how to walk?

[NUTTZ]

HEY! I went to school 18 in Old bridge:)

I didn't know anyone was from that area.

NUTTZ

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Sounds like a stretch of Rt 18 in the East Brunswick south River area here in NJ.

You get so much as some snow flurries there and people act like its a full blown blizzard.

I blame it mostly on the people from South River.

Very weird lot that lives there.

[Octavius]

We're supposedly in for it tonight.  North Dakota and Minnesota are in the thick of it right now.  Predicting 10" in southeastern WI.

[SunTracker]

Dude, all they need to do is get some fighter jets (like F-14s) and have them fly full afterburner about 5 feet off the ground along the roads.  The flames will melt the snow.  Since F-14s can go about 2000mph, they will have the streets cleared in no time!