Ah yes, THIS is why I moved south! No really, this was yesterday about 4:00pm. The snow was just tapering off. Final total here about 4".
Now you see, for a New YAWKER that is nothing. The plows come out and move the snow to the side and salt/sand the roadways. Sure it's still not the Indy 500, but if you are smart and use your senses, all is well and good.
OK, Memphis, not a whole lot of money in the budget for snow removal. Yesterday, my normal 30 minute drive home took 2 hours. Snow began falling at the office at noon and I left at 1:40pm. They officially closed the offices at 2:30pm, but I can tell you from experience that was an hour too late.
There ain't no plows out moving the snow and it accumulated quickly due to the presence of 20 degree temperatures. So, you get the cold heavy slush/snow mixture on the roads. Don't even go near the interstates. They were a total disaster.
Coming into Olive Branch, their two trucks are out going back and forth on the major overpass into town. Now, I had a feeling and I was right. About a mile from our home, it becomes county roads. FUGGETABOUTIT. Just as that happens, there is a hump back section. Up you go and then down into a valley and then an incline again.
Well there were cars backed up to the traffic light before the hill began. All these cars just sitting thee. I could not tell, but I figured someone had run off the road as they crested the hill. So I took a little detour and avoided that all.
I posted that picture on Facebook and a number of my Yankee friends all told me to suck it up! LOL Love them people and miss them all a ton...but not enough to have all the snow they have (9-foot drifts in Moncton, Canada! Yeah baby...bring daddy some of that...KIDDING!
Of course, when I got home I shoveled the driveway...I was the only one doing so in the neighborhood..."HEY ALICE, come check out the crazy Yankee shoveling his driveway! Don't he know he lives in the south and it will melt?" But with that much snow and knowing it would get down to the teens tonight all that light fluffy snow will turn into hard dense slick snow and ice.
Now sitting here at 10:00pm, knowing all the schools are already closed (they have to now go on President's Day and TWO Saturdays!), whether they will close the office tomorrow (today). If not, it should be an interesting commute to work.
Nancy was going to try and make it home yesterday from her business trip, but made the correct decision and will now arrive home later today.
Wish I had reset the white balance before taking this shot of Tucker (who has experienced snow before) maneuvering to get down the steps of the deck...He ended up not going too far and returning to the warmth of the inside.
Y'all have a grand day...
Now you see, for a New YAWKER that is nothing. The plows come out and move the snow to the side and salt/sand the roadways. Sure it's still not the Indy 500, but if you are smart and use your senses, all is well and good.
OK, Memphis, not a whole lot of money in the budget for snow removal. Yesterday, my normal 30 minute drive home took 2 hours. Snow began falling at the office at noon and I left at 1:40pm. They officially closed the offices at 2:30pm, but I can tell you from experience that was an hour too late.
There ain't no plows out moving the snow and it accumulated quickly due to the presence of 20 degree temperatures. So, you get the cold heavy slush/snow mixture on the roads. Don't even go near the interstates. They were a total disaster.
Coming into Olive Branch, their two trucks are out going back and forth on the major overpass into town. Now, I had a feeling and I was right. About a mile from our home, it becomes county roads. FUGGETABOUTIT. Just as that happens, there is a hump back section. Up you go and then down into a valley and then an incline again.
Well there were cars backed up to the traffic light before the hill began. All these cars just sitting thee. I could not tell, but I figured someone had run off the road as they crested the hill. So I took a little detour and avoided that all.
I posted that picture on Facebook and a number of my Yankee friends all told me to suck it up! LOL Love them people and miss them all a ton...but not enough to have all the snow they have (9-foot drifts in Moncton, Canada! Yeah baby...bring daddy some of that...KIDDING!
Of course, when I got home I shoveled the driveway...I was the only one doing so in the neighborhood..."HEY ALICE, come check out the crazy Yankee shoveling his driveway! Don't he know he lives in the south and it will melt?" But with that much snow and knowing it would get down to the teens tonight all that light fluffy snow will turn into hard dense slick snow and ice.
Now sitting here at 10:00pm, knowing all the schools are already closed (they have to now go on President's Day and TWO Saturdays!), whether they will close the office tomorrow (today). If not, it should be an interesting commute to work.
Nancy was going to try and make it home yesterday from her business trip, but made the correct decision and will now arrive home later today.
Wish I had reset the white balance before taking this shot of Tucker (who has experienced snow before) maneuvering to get down the steps of the deck...He ended up not going too far and returning to the warmth of the inside.
Y'all have a grand day...
