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[HisElk]

On 2/13/2014 Jannabelle said:

On 2/13/2014 Sooner said:

Well I can say that all of you going through this have my sympathy and prayers. I am sorry that some people use this as an opportunity to belittle and insult those going through a scary and stressing time. Most of us understand how it is and our thoughts and prayers are with you, not our scorn. What you are enduring, lots of us have been through in recent years! Ice broke down huge trees here just before Christmas but we never lost power thank goodness! Be safe!

Sooner, what a kind post, there have only been a few unkind comments that I've seen, and they are made by people who have no idea,.......but your kindness and compassion , and the kindness of others make up for it!

I agree, Jannabelle. Thanks, Sooner for your kind post. Some.... sigh.... just don't get it or enjoy stirring the pot. Much appreciated!

[Preds]

The swift-moving storm — initially categorized as “catastrophic” — wreaked havoc across 22 states:

? There were still 689,000 power outages, mainly across the South, as of Thursday morning. Georgia and South Carolina bore the brunt of Wednesday’s ice storm and account for more than 60 percent of the outages. Georgia’s highways were virtually empty after officials warned drivers to stay off the roads — a vast difference from the Jan. 28 storm when commuters were stuck for hours in paralyzing gridlock.

? Areas around Washington, D.C., and Baltimore were slammed with at least a foot of snow overnight Wednesday as the storm moves up the coast at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour. Capitol Hill came to a standstill Thursday morning, with the federal government and courts closing, and the White House canceling a briefing with reporters.

<h1 class="stack-heading">Dangerous storm spreading across South</h1> <small class="stack-credit-video-inline"> </small>

? The storm hit Philadelphia at midnight, dumping more than 8 inches of snow by the morning and moving the winter of 2014 into the top five snowiest for that city. New York City, meanwhile, had 7 inches by 9 a.m. Tom Niziol, The Weather Channel’s winter weather expert, warned that while East Coast cities will see the snow turn into rain by the afternoon, the tail end of the storm will bring another blast of snow and potentially several more inches.

? The storm, which first struck eastern Texas on Monday, is being blamed for at least 15 deaths, mostly involving traffic accidents. Seven of those were in Texas, and included three people who died in an ambulance rollover near San Angelo on Monday night. There were also at least two deaths in Mississippi, two in Georgia, two in South Carolina and three in North Carolina.

? Highways in North Carolina turned into parking lots as Wednesday evening commuters became trapped in traffic. State officials said Thursday trucks were moving abandoned cars to the shoulder or towing them to safe locations so that more than 1,400 salt trucks and plows could mobilize.

The snow will be a major headache for travelers in the Northeast, already weather-beaten by the relentless winter season, said Kevin Roth, a forecaster with The Weather Channel.

Communities “may have enough plows to deal with normal storms but with two inches an hour … the snow just builds back up,” he added. “This will affect any roadways or airport runways in the region.”

[Jannabelle]

Wow! Snow and ice everywhere!

[UHOKAY]

UH, it's in the high 80s here.

[maryebrown_1]

On 2/12/2014 adelle38 said:

On 2/12/2014 happy housewife said:

On 2/12/2014 Jannabelle said:On 2/12/2014 happy housewife said:

On 2/12/2014 adelle38 said:

On 2/12/2014 chickenbutt said:

...when people are freaking out over two to six inches of snow?

It's actually the ice and freezing rain we're freaking out over here.

When i lived In pittsburgh we often had ise, sleet , freezing rain followed by a few inches of snow. Couple that with mountainous terrain. But yet we were not leaving our cars by the roadsides and going to seek shelter -nor were we sitting at home afraid to go out. We were expected to go to work and come back home and go again the next day. I don't understand this whole Atlanta or Raleigh phenomenon.It's snow , not armageddon for cripes sake.

Exactly, you dealt with it all the time, huge difference, for cripes sake.

When you live where it snows - no matter how little or how infrequently - is it not your responsibilty to know how to drive in the snow, ice, sleet etc? it isn't rocket science to figure out to go down to a lower gear going down a hill instead of hitting the brake and sliding all over the place. now a days cars have antilock brakes too. And you aren't driving up and down steep mountainsides or crossing several bridges every time you go out either.

You obviously don't have a clue about what's going on in the South. Nobody can drive on ice.

Apparently HH "missed" that part of the thread!

Plus she lives in FL during the winter -- far away from the 'ise, sleet, freezing rain, and snow' that she's attempted to lecture everyone about how to drive in...

Agree w/ OP: nobody can drive on ice!

[JJsMom]

The Washington Post posted this photo. She is a doctor on her way to work.

[maryebrown_1]

We ended up w/ 20 inches, but it's fluffy snow. NO ice or sleet! Maybe 2 to 4" more tonite, but we've already shoveled the back porch & driveway, so we're good!

I'm hoping you folks in GA, SC, & NC get a quick thaw soon (and power restoration quickly)! I know what it's like to get snow, ice storms & freezing rain, w/ power outages for a week and no landline, while living in the mts. of SC for 5 years...I've felt your pain!

[pinkskates4]

Seems like this would be a great opportunity for teens to make some money shoveling snow.