Reason #1,492
...why life in the South is so foreign to me:
"A surprise 1-inch snow that turned to ice on frigid roads crippled North Carolina’s capital, trapping motorists in epic traffic jams and stranding some 3,000 pupils overnight at schools. The governor urged people to stay home Thursday." (www.msnbc.msn.com)
Actually, the first time I ever visited Atlanta, a similar thing happened. It was January 2000, and I was in town to cover the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. The day before the big game, Atlanta got (gasp!) snow and (eek!) ice. The roads were indeed treacherous, since cities in the South don't invest a lot of money in road salt and snowplows... and understandably so. The roads were made much, much more treacherous by the people who decided that they could still drive their usual 85 m.p.h. on the ice-and snow-covered highways.
Fellow Yankees, feel free to scoff.
...why life in the South is so foreign to me:
"A surprise 1-inch snow that turned to ice on frigid roads crippled North Carolina’s capital, trapping motorists in epic traffic jams and stranding some 3,000 pupils overnight at schools. The governor urged people to stay home Thursday." (www.msnbc.msn.com)
Actually, the first time I ever visited Atlanta, a similar thing happened. It was January 2000, and I was in town to cover the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV. The day before the big game, Atlanta got (gasp!) snow and (eek!) ice. The roads were indeed treacherous, since cities in the South don't invest a lot of money in road salt and snowplows... and understandably so. The roads were made much, much more treacherous by the people who decided that they could still drive their usual 85 m.p.h. on the ice-and snow-covered highways.
Fellow Yankees, feel free to scoff.
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