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From: Crossville, Tn
About a year and a half after I moved from western New York to Tennessee, it was January of 2007 we got about 2" of snow and they closed the schools on Tuesday afternoon. By Thursday the snow was gone and the roads were clear. Fourteen days later the school finally reopened. It was reported that they had to use 9 snow days because of the conditions of the 'back roads'.
I was reminded last Saturday of why these things happen here. I took a ride to to visit someone in the next county. As I left home, the roads were clear and dry, but once I got off the state roads I found that the county roads were still snow and ice covered. It seems that the neighboring county has the same winter road crew as my county .... the Sun.
Last winter when we has a 'snow storm' here the sheriff reported that an ambulance was stuck in the snow on a major county highway. Dispatch called the road dept to send out a plow to clear the road. The response from the head of the county road department was that the roads were too bad for them to send out the plows.
I was reminded last Saturday of why these things happen here. I took a ride to to visit someone in the next county. As I left home, the roads were clear and dry, but once I got off the state roads I found that the county roads were still snow and ice covered. It seems that the neighboring county has the same winter road crew as my county .... the Sun.
Last winter when we has a 'snow storm' here the sheriff reported that an ambulance was stuck in the snow on a major county highway. Dispatch called the road dept to send out a plow to clear the road. The response from the head of the county road department was that the roads were too bad for them to send out the plows.
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It comes down to the fact that, most Southern States just don't have the experience or equipment to handle snow or ice. Like they do in NY.
This spreading of a brine mixture at the hint of snow will bite those states in the butt someday.
This spreading of a brine mixture at the hint of snow will bite those states in the butt someday.
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From: Crossville, Tn
Here's one of the statements that they put out last winter when they refused to work.
"Salt does not melt ice unless the temperature is up in the high 20's at LEAST, and most definitely in the 30's, and SUN has to be shining on it if we are lucky in order for it to melt. We have salt to use on the worst parts of the county, and for the accidents that are reported, and that is our utmost priority, and calls for EMS to get to certain locations. We regret we are unable to more, but we just do not have the resources to control black ice...no one does. We can only advise to use caution if you have to get out. "
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From: Moro Bay, AR
Here's a pic of the first 1/2 mile of our daily commute, not so much fun when mother nature decides to make it solid 
After yesterday's minimal thaw the ice was about 1'' thick, my boat was riding up on the ice and then breaking through this morning.
Hopefully with the warmer weather that is forecast for the next few days this will go away
After yesterday's minimal thaw the ice was about 1'' thick, my boat was riding up on the ice and then breaking through this morning.Hopefully with the warmer weather that is forecast for the next few days this will go away
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Apparently the zombie apocalypse REALLY IS happening in Atlanta, just like on the Walking Dead. Sounds like a lot of chaos and finger-pointing.
South struggles back to normal as officials point fingers after snowstorm - U.S. News
South struggles back to normal as officials point fingers after snowstorm - U.S. News
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From: NM
Check out the equipment and the amount of snow back in the '30's. The plan back then seemed to be largely to ram into the snow to fling it to the sides. Some SERIOUS drifts!
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More here: snow plow | Search Results | The Old Motor
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From: u-rah-rah Wisconsin
That's some epic snow, Ross. My Dad talked about monster snowfalls back in the day where they would break out the horse drawn sleight to get the milk to the creamery. When the plow came through a week later, the locals were recruited to shovel ahead of it by the biggest drifts. This would have been in the 1940s, I believe.
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From: Waleska, GA
Can you imagine how many of those rich Atlanta suburbanites will be at the dealerships next week demanding the biggest and the baddest 4x4's they have in stock? But it won't matter much on that ice (without much snow). I was watching your all's plight on the news tonight. Snow is easy to drive through. That solid sheet of ice on the road--totally different story. We had one of those sudden ice storms here about 2 weeks ago. I literally drove by brand-new SUV's sitting on their tops.
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From: Waleska, GA
Here's a pic of the first 1/2 mile of our daily commute, not so much fun when mother nature decides to make it solid After yesterday's minimal thaw the ice was about 1'' thick, my boat was riding up on the ice and then breaking through this morning.
Hopefully with the warmer weather that is forecast for the next few days this will go away
After yesterday's minimal thaw the ice was about 1'' thick, my boat was riding up on the ice and then breaking through this morning.Hopefully with the warmer weather that is forecast for the next few days this will go away
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From: Waleska, GA
That's our main means of clearing roads too. they must use the same play- book.
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From: Waleska, GA
I had 15" fall one night back in March of 1993. We lost power for five days. I bought a generator shortly thereafter and installed a fireplace too. Nothing to do but hunker down. I think we "closed up" for about 7 days.
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From: northeast Ga
Back in 1984 I worked for our local highway department , In upstate NY . I drove a 1960 walters that had a 230 Cummings , It was 4 wheel drive with a gear reduction built in each hub . It also had plow wings on each side . With chains on all 4 , the only way you got stuck , was snow falling behind the plow after you rammed a drift. With no power steering and the weight of the plows on the front end it was an arm killer . On country roads you could drop the V plow and both wings and clear the hold road in one pass . Biggest problem was finding the road when the drifts got ten to twenty foot tall . On roads that drifted bad , we would go out in the fall and put up poles along the road to show the edges . Truck had a straight pipe up through the hood and at night when running flat out , a flame a couple feet long would be coming out of it . It was a lot of fun until you got stuck .
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Hey DR. When we had that big one in 1966, off rt 104 they had to bring in huge snow blowers. In some places it was like a tunnel. Around the Boonville area in the Adirondacks, there was snow piled up to the power pole cross ties. Of course that was back when we had snow. (and had to walk 5 miles to school, up-hill both ways).
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From: northeast Ga
Today the trucks are so much faster and powerful , you can usually keep up with most storms . But if your getting 3-4 inches a hour , your in trouble . Ice is much worst . Some times we would back the sanders up hills so the sand would be under your tires . Don't really miss those days .