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Subject: "DC basically has Philly's weather and Atlanta's snow preparation"
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John Forte
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Tue Jan-06-15 11:46 AM
24. "DC basically has Philly's weather and Atlanta's snow preparation"
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both are exaggerations...but not by much
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when 2 inches of snow wreaks havoc on your city...
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Tue Jan-06-15 10:52 AM
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This almost happened to me dropping my daughter off at pre-school
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
1
surviving winter in pgh without 4wd is damn-near impossible...
CyrenYoung
Jan 06th 2015
3
We've had the Hyundai for 11 years now
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
6
These videos play better with a little Yackety Sax
veritas
Jan 06th 2015
4
what do you do when you start sliding?
RobOne4
Jan 06th 2015
40
Turn into the skid/slide
Marbles
Jan 06th 2015
42
don't jerk and drive.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
44
Marbles got it, but in this case
veritas
Jan 06th 2015
49
When I lived in Dallas, that's how it would be.
Starbaby Jones
Jan 06th 2015
2
i don't get why ice belt cities act funny about ice/snow removal.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
18
it's exactly like what you described.
KiloMcG
Jan 06th 2015
5
You'd think folks in Colorado would be able to handle it
veritas
Jan 06th 2015
7
RE: when 2 inches of snow wreaks havoc on your city...
Boogiedwn
Jan 06th 2015
8
Chicago has, hands down, the best snow removal I've expetienced
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
9
One thing I realized that helps Chicago out a LOT....
J_Sun
Jan 06th 2015
19
yes. but it's mostly about political will.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
20
having a flat grid system makes the logistics a lot easier
veritas
Jan 06th 2015
29
DC has hills.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
33
County schools shutdown as usual....and the city aint plow
ambient1
Jan 06th 2015
10
sounds like Bmore is turning into DC
Selassie I God
Jan 06th 2015
11
Funny thing is the roads were treated but it hit at the perfect time
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
12
22 inches of snow back in 1999 and I went to work like normal.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
13
I "tried" driving back to Columbus that NYE from Chicago
Boogiedwn
Jan 06th 2015
17
#eyeroll #sideeye #sigh #shiftsweighttotheotherfoot
mochalox
Jan 06th 2015
14
yeah, i was one of the people clownin y'all...
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
16
i love it. i'm not about going to work in 3 ft of snow.
BrooklynWHAT
Jan 06th 2015
15
I love snowlier than thou politics
Teknontheou
Jan 06th 2015
21
as well he should've.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
23
agreed.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
31
The excuse is that they're not used to it.
Teknontheou
Jan 06th 2015
25
it snows there EVERY YEAR.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
26
The problem is in the surrounding areas, not DC
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
32
none of that is an excuse.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
36
sounds like you don't know the area that well
southphillyman
Jan 06th 2015
50
I think it's more the drivers
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
56
it doesn't matter what i know of the area
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
61
DC just isn't the same
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
54
more bogus excuses.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
62
Give an example of the "city" shutting down for 2 inches of snow
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
65
. . .
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
66
That would be the one time that perception may have been true
Cocobrotha2
Jan 06th 2015
68
the OPM data is a bit better.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
70
Took me three hours to get here
RaphaelSoulLee
Jan 06th 2015
22
context: how long does it generally take on a clear day?
veritas
Jan 06th 2015
27
Baltimore's (technically) in the south too
8-bit
Jan 06th 2015
28
wat
Hitokiri
Jan 06th 2015
39
technically, we're below the Mason-Dixon line. but nobody really thinks
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
43
The Mason-Dixon line is meaningless
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
46
it's meaningless to me. today.but there was some historical significance...
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
48
The only significance it ever held was the MD/PA border
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
52
Fair enough. That aside, the USCB considers MD a southern state
8-bit
Jan 06th 2015
75
Delaware too. Interesting. Mid-atlantic = NY, NJ and PA
John Forte
Jan 06th 2015
76
RE: wat
8-bit
Jan 06th 2015
45
south = restaurants serve sweet tea as a matter of course.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
47
Bmore gets an asterisk on the tea cuz we got half & halfs with diabetic
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
53
Maaaan... What!
Paps_Smear
Jan 06th 2015
57
and the markets. the ones from Lexington Market gotta be diluted
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
59
zero preparation on the part of the city.
Castro
Jan 06th 2015
30
and then there's this.
Sha
Jan 06th 2015
35
She prolly in Cabo or sumthing.
Castro
Jan 06th 2015
37
I think it's a mixture of a few things.
Sha
Jan 06th 2015
34
Wasn't the amount of snow, more like the lack of treatment
spenzalii
Jan 06th 2015
38
I live in the true north
Hitokiri
Jan 06th 2015
41
and that is why you live there and I don't
BabySoulRebel
Jan 06th 2015
60
Man...
Hitokiri
Jan 06th 2015
63
I have absolutely no problem staying home.
daryloneal
Jan 06th 2015
51
i appreciate the 3-4 days a year i get to use my AWD
southphillyman
Jan 06th 2015
55
Was a pain on 97 this morning
Paps_Smear
Jan 06th 2015
58
Charlotte SHUTS IT DOWN
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
64
as much as i hate our winters...i couldn't handle all that
gumz
Jan 06th 2015
67
First winter in the last five that I can't WFH...
Creole
Jan 06th 2015
69
#mailkemp
b.Touch
Jan 06th 2015
71
Got your umbrella?
The_Orange_Ninja_Turtle
Jan 06th 2015
78
it was horrible. couldn't get to work till 12:15
earthseed
Jan 06th 2015
72
I was on the side of the road for a day last year
JFrost1117
Jan 06th 2015
73
Not as bad as the for real Midwest
DaHeathenOne76
Jan 06th 2015
74
About to be similar in NYC
prophet j
Jan 06th 2015
77
I scoff at you snow dwellers
PoppaGeorge
Jan 06th 2015
79
i'll pray for yall. 76 today. sweatin in my v-neck #cali
Madvillain 626
Jan 06th 2015
80
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