Rush hour in Atlanta has now entered the 18th hour....

Holy shit... If that is the actual picture of i75 in GA, there is no way any car could stop on that or get enough traction to move up the hills of 75 done there. That freeway, in the glare of the street light, looks to be a solid sheet of ice.
 
You know this all seems crazy but the strange thing is I drive 96 to 275 everyday to work in the snow and Ice And I have seen so many wrecks from people that drive in this condition and know better.They drive bumper to bumper no distance and as soon as the first car spins out you watch them bounce around like bumper cars.Then when the ground is very lightly covered with ice spots they fly past you at 60 plus and as you watch them from a distance away they end up miles ahead against walls cars all over the road again.After this winter I have got use to seeing headlights facing oncoming traffic.
 
CMYZ28 said:
Can you explain this "non-ice" ice process for me too. I'm trying to figure out how ice doesn't form below 32 degrees in ATL. I tried a few websites but am coming up empty!
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~cliff/Roadway2.htm
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The temp here has been above 32 for the majority of the year. With the exception of the last couple weeks we've not really been cold at all. We had a few nights here and there with it below 32, and a few nights total below 20. This means the ground temperature is still higher than 32 for the most part. We've been having plenty of rain with no freezing yet, even if the temps get below 32. Just because the temps are below 32, doesn't mean ice will form on the surface you're talking about.
 
13SECSS said:
Holy shit... If that is the actual picture of i75 in GA, there is no way any car could stop on that or get enough traction to move up the hills of 75 done there. That freeway, in the glare of the street light, looks to be a solid sheet of ice.
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Yes. Temps got up to about 25 today, but the sun was still able to melt some (even below 32 degrees nick, amazing!), so people were able to move around. tomorrow is another work from home day but that should be the end of it. Right now the biggest problem is dealing with the abandoned vehicles. It wouldn't really be a problem if they were all able to get fully to the side of the road, but half of them are perpendicular to the road, so it's a pain.
 
we got hit lat at night too. but I 40 was completely clear by the time I went to work.. we have 70 trucks here in wake county....... Back when I was stationed in Atlanta, We used to "pair up" one northerner had a car pool with a Southerner, so when the bad weather hit we were all able to make it to the squadron if needed... ;) I did drive Wanda to work this morning.... she was too scared.. LOL! The girls loved it, I took them out in 3 of our cars RWD, FWD and AWD just to show them the difference. lets just say the rwd was their favorite...... ;)
 
Don't worry guys...road crews are on it.

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Icy hills are no joke. After living in MI and then WA. Icy hills are a bitch. After 1 week of snow in WA, I got studded ice tires put on the STi and never looked back. I found with a stick, the trick is leave it in first and stay the fuck off the brakes, just engine brake as slow as you can.

stalked_R/T said:
To clarify, there are 6 snow plows for a city of 6 million people. The intial report from forecasters was that the storm would pass to the south. Far enough to the south that there wasn't an initial concern. By the time they adjusted the report it was too late. The storm hit extremely fast after the adjustment. My wife went into Target and came out about an hour later. In that hour, an 1/8 in of ice was already on the ground. It took her almost 4 hours to go 3 miles and we live 30 miles north of the city. The problem stemmed from many things.

Because of bad forecasting, schools didn't close. When they adjusted the forecast (around 11 AM) schools announced they were closing at noon. half the population of Atlanta started for the doors to get home to get their kids. The storm hit around noon.
Companies then realized they were in trouble and sent everyone else home sometime between noon and 1. By then it was too late.
You have no means of controlling the conditions of the roads.
You take ice + snow + people who see snow once every 3 to 4 years and add very steep hills and an inability to prep the roads and you have a disaster.

I used to laugh at the reaction to weather down here thinking it was funny how a city could shut down from 3 inches of snow for days. I also could never grasp the mentality of abandoning your vehicle. Then I drove yesterday. It was like nothing I had ever driven in before. There is no way to properly plan an attack on a steep ass hill covered in ice and packed bumper to bumper with cars. You're screwed. After 4 hours and only going maybe 3 miles I turned around and went back to work. Gas stations are out of gas, restaurants are closed. There are currenly about 20 of us in the building right now and we have water and protein bars. The hospital across the street has stopped feeding us (I work for the hospital system) because the food is necessary for patient care and this is expected to last another 48 hours.
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I saw some people with chains on their tires, but the majority had summer tires on. Loved seeing all the BMW cars just sitting on a hill spinning their tires. The ultimate driving machine unless it involves snow/ice! Just hard to justify such a purchase for a once every 3 year type of ordeal. Next time I bet they close schools at the first mention we may have snow. Of course, then everyone up north with laugh saying we're wimps. I don't mind that kind of joking, but the "They got what they deserved" thing really pushed me over the edge.
 
stalked_R/T said:
I don't mind that kind of joking, but the "They got what they deserved" thing really pushed me over the edge.
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I don't think anybody "deserves" to sleep in their car in freezing temps. Well, maybe Hitler if he was still alive, and Obama, but that's it. No one else.
 
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stalked_R/T said:
I saw some people with chains on their tires, but the majority had summer tires on. Loved seeing all the BMW cars just sitting on a hill spinning their tires. The ultimate driving machine unless it involves snow/ice! Just hard to justify such a purchase for a once every 3 year type of ordeal. Next time I bet they close schools at the first mention we may have snow. Of course, then everyone up north with laugh saying we're wimps. I don't mind that kind of joking, but the "They got what they deserved" thing really pushed me over the edge.
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You know you had a ton of "ribbing" that was owed to you from me. If i thought you were in danger or serious need, you know I'd figure out how I/we could help. PS, did Steph's tampons fit you well?
 
CMYZ28 said:
You know you had a ton of "ribbing" that was owed to you from me. If i thought you were in danger or serious need, you know I'd figure out how I/we could help. PS, did Steph's tampons fit you well?
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What did I ever do to you? I'm nice to everyone. Except Justin who I still blame for the later Lloyd Carr years.
 
stalked_R/T said:
What did I ever do to you? I'm nice to everyone. Except Justin who I still blame for the later Lloyd Carr years.
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It's not just you, but the people in general that fled Michigan for the southern states that always rub in how warm it is when we're freezing our asses off. A little payback as long as nobody gets hurt :)
 
BigWheelinBubba said:
It's not just you, but the people in general that fled Michigan for the southern states that always rub in how warm it is when we're freezing our asses off. A little payback as long as nobody gets hurt :)
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The cold must be getting to his arthur-itis :D
 
Ryan I thought you loved it down there when it sleets?

http://www.motownmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?134947-I-love-it-down-here&highlight=atlanta

stalked_R/T said:
It started sleeting so the office is closing up and we're heading home.
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DetroitStyle said:
yeah, but wait until you deal with southerners trying to drive in sleet. You're better off staying at the office. It's going to take you 6 hours to get home.
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stalked_R/T said:
I know. Luckily, I have a back route that I take that doesn't seem to get all the ATL traffic like everywhere else. About the only thing I have to worry about is a random cow or horse getting out of their pasture and being on the road.
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:lol:
 
BigWheelinBubba said:
It's not just you, but the people in general that fled Michigan for the southern states that always rub in how warm it is when we're freezing our asses off. A little payback as long as nobody gets hurt :)
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And that right there is also part of the problem. Northerners flocked down here (and still do) and think that since they know everything about cold weather, they can show these southerners how to drive. I guarantee you a good portion of the problems were caused by cocky northerners. It's a completely different style of weather.
 
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