The light dusting of snow is nice, growing up north dealing with 2 feet of snow is another story.
Well it's not like California with wild fires and earthquakes and prayers for those in southern California.
When I was in 6th grade we had snow in Houston. It was a serious snowfall. Everything shut down and we kids all went out to play in it. It was great.
The feds know the South is impenetrable, military wise, so they will take it out with 2” of snow.
Grow up and embrace da Erf.
Snow happens. It’s fun at times.
the local media goes apoplectic...
They are desperate for viewers so they try to cause panic.
You ought to see the media in Houston or San Antonio when an ice storm is due in.
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We're busy trying to scrape the ice off our windshields with credit cards.
Humorous article on snowfall in the South!
Another special Texas winter edition for your perusal.
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Blessings, and stay warm!
As an Albertan, the only real precaution I take is to drive 10km below the speed limit and give yourself about three times the stopping distance.
I was tempted to laugh at southerners in the snow when we moved from Wisconsin to Georgia. However, I quickly figured it made more sense to play along and get to work remote on that rare flurry day in Columbus, GA instead!
As far as #7, southerners who don’t own hats and gloves... Sure they do! Those and the parkas come out when it dips below 50 degrees! It is even worse here in Mesa, Arizona.
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It the irrationality of the if then logical fallacy
Because place X with a lot of snow can mange snow falling then place Y should be able to do the same thing
No. For example, the State of Minnesota spends about $175 million a year on snow removal. If places that get little snow maybe 2-3 times a decade were spending that same amount the taxpayers would rightfully be screaming in rage about waste
So when an abnormal event, like large snow fall in the South, they do not have the trained personal, the same supplies and the same equipment to deal with it
The way the South deal with these snowfalls, on the rare occasions they happen, is we close up for a day, maybe 2, and then it melts and is gone
8. With college football season mostly over we get excited when there’s something else to talk about.
Proper tires are the most important thing for driving in snow. But those tires wear faster in dry conditions. There is no sense in using snow tires where it only snows once every 20 years. So snowfall in the South will always be a problem for driving. No one has proper tires for it.
"Literally"
9. Young adults in the south have kids. So if snow causes schools to close, it impacts southerners a lot more than it impacts childless cat ladies in other parts of the country.
My son moved from Maryland to Colorado Springs today. My other son drove with him to help move.
They said the last 60 miles were white out with 15 foot visibility.
They said it matter of factly. My other son is a professional trucker. Bad weather driving is called business as usual.
I live in north central Texas, and have for the past ten years. So far today I have received 4.75 inches of snow. It is still snowing and expected to continue until after midnight. It is beautiful and wonderful. But then, I don’t have to go anywhere. Don’t own a snow shovel. In the past ten years this is by far the biggest snow. Only about 2 other times that I remember having snow accumulate on the ground. Winter typically has been 1-3 days of light flurries at most.
Not freaked out at all!
10. Only a few people in the south attend the “high church” style churches. Some of our more evangelical Pentecostal or Independent churches, though 80% or more white, have black-style church music that we hate to miss if the snow keeps us from attending.
Meanwhile, people in snowy regions ignore the snow after the first couple of storms.
It’s always OK to laugh at and make good natured fun of people! Always! It is essential to being an adult!
