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Panic on the streets of Birmingham

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by dixiehack, Jan 9, 2011.

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  1. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    Will that new Wendy's sea salt work?
     
    Point of Order, Jan 9, 2011
    #49
  2. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    5 inches on the ground here today. Gonna get down to the minus single digits tomorrow and Tuesday.

    Roads are easily passable. No snow days tomorrow. We call it winter.
     
    MileHigh, Jan 9, 2011
    #50
  3. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    the other thing about driving in snow is, do everything slowly. If you're changing lanes, move the wheel gradually so you don't spin out. Brake easily.

    I'm a pretty good winter driver and my biggest concern is other drivers, particularly yahoos in their 4WD's.

    Worst day is the first snowfall of the year when everyone has collective amnesia and forgets basic driving tips

    Mostly I like winter because of scenes like this. This is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto (see the red streetcar in the background)

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    JR, Jan 9, 2011
    #51
  4. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Got the e-mail from the higher-ups. We're working from home tomorrow.

    Yay for snow!
     
    imjustagirl, Jan 9, 2011
    #52
  5. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Do you need a wake-up call? :)
     
    JR, Jan 9, 2011
    #53
  6. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    The ad staff gets a day off.
     
    Stitch, Jan 9, 2011
    #54
  7. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    I was in Israel a while back for their first blizzard in years. They had no clue - shut down the whole city. Saw numerous people out in 6-8 inches of snow with these squeegee type mops that they use to clean up after showers.
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jan 9, 2011
    #55
  8. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Isn't every day a day off for the ad staff?
     
    slappy4428, Jan 9, 2011
    #56
  9. bydesign77

    bydesign77 Active Member

    Went to the grocery store today. Apparently the food of choice in a crisis around here is bananas. The manager said he was out of them by mid morning.
    Weird.
     
    bydesign77, Jan 9, 2011
    #57
  10. Dr. Van Nostrand

    Dr. Van Nostrand Member

    Well, the snow-pocalypse (or is it snow-mageddon?) has hit metro Atlanta now.
     
    Dr. Van Nostrand, Jan 9, 2011
    #58
  11. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Ooooh, good to find out others who live here.

    I'm about a mile and a half north of the downtown area, and I've got a good 2-3 inches on my balcony rail. I can't see much because of how my apartment's situated, but it's coming down.
     
    imjustagirl, Jan 9, 2011
    #59
  12. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Still snowing out here (6 inches on the ground). No e-mail saying we're working from home.
     
    MileHigh, Jan 9, 2011
    #60
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