Its Snowing!!

[mintve]

Its snowing in Atlanta! This is a very rare occurrence, so when it happens, its very exciting and the city goes mad.

Everyone left work early, so traffic was a nightmare...it took 2 hours to drive 27 miles! And everyone gets frantic and makes a mad dash to the grocery store. My mom said she saw a news report showing traffic cops directing traffic at the grocery store! and they are already closing schools for tomorrow. Now bear in mind, we might get 1 inch, if we are that lucky!!

Its so fun when it snows here. I had to take pics outside. And my dog wasn''t too sure what to think. Anyway, I just wanted to share b/c the snow dies not come often in Atlanta.

 

[musey]

How funny! I have family in the Marietta area, and they always laugh at the way locals handle snow down there (they are originally from the midwest). Silly southerners

 

[lovewhitediamonds]

Date: 1/16/2008 7:31:44 PM
Author:mintve
Its snowing in Atlanta! This is a very rare occurrence, so when it happens, its very exciting and the city goes mad.

Everyone left work early, so traffic was a nightmare...it took 2 hours to drive 27 miles! And everyone gets frantic and makes a mad dash to the grocery store. My mom said she saw a news report showing traffic cops directing traffic at the grocery store! and they are already closing schools for tomorrow. Now bear in mind, we might get 1 inch, if we are that lucky!!

Its so fun when it snows here. I had to take pics outside. And my dog wasn''t too sure what to think. Anyway, I just wanted to share b/c the snow dies not come often in Atlanta.

Ooooo we LOVE Atlanta! What a great city -- and gotta love the Felini''s Pizza! Also, love the East Paces Ferry drive to Vinings to my favorite jewelry store....and Phipps Plaza!!! Don''t you usually get that beautiful ice on the trees?

 

[mintve]

Date: 1/16/2008 8:19:57 PM
Author: lovewhitediamonds

Date: 1/16/2008 7:31:44 PM
Author:mintve
Its snowing in Atlanta! This is a very rare occurrence, so when it happens, its very exciting and the city goes mad.

Everyone left work early, so traffic was a nightmare...it took 2 hours to drive 27 miles! And everyone gets frantic and makes a mad dash to the grocery store. My mom said she saw a news report showing traffic cops directing traffic at the grocery store! and they are already closing schools for tomorrow. Now bear in mind, we might get 1 inch, if we are that lucky!!

Its so fun when it snows here. I had to take pics outside. And my dog wasn''t too sure what to think. Anyway, I just wanted to share b/c the snow dies not come often in Atlanta.

Ooooo we LOVE Atlanta! What a great city -- and gotta love the Felini''s Pizza! Also, love the East Paces Ferry drive to Vinings to my favorite jewelry store....and Phipps Plaza!!! Don''t you usually get that beautiful ice on the trees?

WOW! you are a big Atlanta fan!! We do get ice on the trees, but its been awhile since we''ve had a winter storm. Its all the talk tonight on TV and radio!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

It''s headed our way tonight, too. The only problem is that I was supposed to be traveling to the mountains tomorrow!!

 

[Lorelei]

Snow never comes my way.....* howls*

 

[lumpkin]

We only got about 2 inches here, maybe 2 1/2 inches. It was 12 degrees when I woke up so I looked for the school closings, and sure enough there''s no school because it''s so so so cold! I''m told they do that because the busses don''t always start when it''s this cold and they don''t want a bus load of kids and/or a driver stranded somewhere.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/17/2008 5:21:27 AM
Author: Lorelei
Snow never comes my way.....* howls*

Never ??

It may snow a teeny bit this morning. Wish I could send you some.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 1/17/2008 8:39:09 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 1/17/2008 5:21:27 AM
Author: Lorelei
Snow never comes my way.....* howls*

Never ??

It may snow a teeny bit this morning. Wish I could send you some.

* sniff* thanks Ellen....what do I get but more stinkin' wet

weather!

Hubby says it can snow in the next village, but it bypasses us on purpose, and I think he is right!!! Snow was forecast 2 weeks ago, the rest of the country got it, but not us...no....

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/17/2008 8:48:56 AM
Author: Lorelei

* sniff* thanks Ellen....what do I get but more stinkin'' wet

weather!

Hubby says it can snow in the next village, but it bypasses us on purpose, and I think he is right!!! Snow was forecast 2 weeks ago, the rest of the country got it, but not us...no....

You need to move.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 1/17/2008 8:55:21 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 1/17/2008 8:48:56 AM
Author: Lorelei

* sniff* thanks Ellen....what do I get but more stinkin'' wet

weather!

Hubby says it can snow in the next village, but it bypasses us on purpose, and I think he is right!!! Snow was forecast 2 weeks ago, the rest of the country got it, but not us...no....

You need to move.

Yeh - to somewhere like Iceland.

 

[Julianna]

Date: 1/16/2008 7:31:44 PM
Author:mintve
Its snowing in Atlanta! This is a very rare occurrence, so when it happens, its very exciting and the city goes mad.

Everyone left work early, so traffic was a nightmare...it took 2 hours to drive 27 miles! And everyone gets frantic and makes a mad dash to the grocery store. My mom said she saw a news report showing traffic cops directing traffic at the grocery store! and they are already closing schools for tomorrow. Now bear in mind, we might get 1 inch, if we are that lucky!!

Its so fun when it snows here. I had to take pics outside. And my dog wasn''t too sure what to think. Anyway, I just wanted to share b/c the snow dies not come often in Atlanta.

Here in Maryland we get snow every year (as a matter of fact, it''s going to snow today). Despite this fact, every time it snows, everyone acts like it''s the Apocalypse. One inch, four feet, it doesn''t matter. The grocery stores are like the ninth ring of Hell, the schools are preemptively closed, snow shovels and toilet paper sell out in 2.5 mintes, and everyone on the road drives 25 miles under the speed limit if they see even one flake. You''d think that Maryland was repopulated yearly with south Floridians.

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/17/2008 8:59:48 AM
Author: Lorelei

Yeh - to somewhere like Iceland.

Ok, now THAT might be a bit extreme.

And the grocery store rush happens everywhere. I used to work for one, and that''s one of the things I learned. If snow is in the forecast, the store would make sure certain things were well stocked. And yeah, it doesn''t matter whether it''s an inch or a foot.

 

[Lorelei]

I know the rush has happened here in my villlage when it has snowed in the past. I live way out in the sticks and as our village doesn't go anywhere, and is quite isolated, people have been snowed in and cut off in the past, often for some time. But there seems to be little fear of that happening in the near future!

Yis, Iceland would be a bit extreme...

Bet my pet chickies wouldn't like it there ( totally irrelevant!)

 

[Ellen]

Date: 1/17/2008 9:22:29 AM
Author: Lorelei
I know the rush has happened here in my villlage when it has snowed in the past. I live way out in the sticks and as our village doesn''t go anywhere, and is quite isolated, people have been snowed in and cut off in the past, often for some time. But there seems to be little fear of that happening in the near future!

Yis, Iceland would be a bit extreme...

Bet my pet chickies wouldn''t like it there ( totally irrelevant!)

You goof.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 1/17/2008 9:29:39 AM
Author: Ellen

Date: 1/17/2008 9:22:29 AM
Author: Lorelei
I know the rush has happened here in my villlage when it has snowed in the past. I live way out in the sticks and as our village doesn''t go anywhere, and is quite isolated, people have been snowed in and cut off in the past, often for some time. But there seems to be little fear of that happening in the near future!

Yis, Iceland would be a bit extreme...

Bet my pet chickies wouldn''t like it there ( totally irrelevant!)

You goof.

 

[sumbride]

Date: 1/17/2008 9:12:13 AM
Author: Julianna

Here in Maryland we get snow every year (as a matter of fact, it''s going to snow today). Despite this fact, every time it snows, everyone acts like it''s the Apocalypse. One inch, four feet, it doesn''t matter. The grocery stores are like the ninth ring of Hell, the schools are preemptively closed, snow shovels and toilet paper sell out in 2.5 mintes, and everyone on the road drives 25 miles under the speed limit if they see even one flake. You''d think that Maryland was repopulated yearly with south Floridians.

It is indeed snowing in Maryland right now! and they''ve already closed all school activities for the afternoon and evening. In fact they''re showing footage of the plows and salt trucks right now! It''s just starting to stick a bit, so I don''t think it will be that big a deal today, but they said Saturday is supposed to be "EPIC". I have lunch plans in VA on Saturday and don''t want to cancel, but hearing the word "EPIC" does scare me a bit. They''re good at that here!

 

[orbaya]

Date: 1/17/2008 8:11:35 AM
Author: lumpkin
We only got about 2 inches here, maybe 2 1/2 inches. It was 12 degrees when I woke up so I looked for the school closings, and sure enough there''s no school because it''s so so so cold! I''m told they do that because the busses don''t always start when it''s this cold and they don''t want a bus load of kids and/or a driver stranded somewhere.

Where the heck do you live for them to cancel school at 12 degrees?? I went to class at 9:30AM and it was 9 degrees. I don''t remember school ever being cancelled due to it being too cold here. If it school was cancelled at 12 degrees, it would be closed half the winter!