[Kartographer]

I guess I am in the second group, but is it to much and how many would have been helped it the had simple had al weather tires on their vehicles, and had a sleeping bag, a flashlight, a MRE or some lifeboat biscuits, something to drink and maybe an old sweat suit in the trunk? Is that really to much??

[higgmeister]

Would you keep snow tires only to be used once in several years and then on the one time you need then not have enough warning to go out and have them mounted? No you wouldn't and only an idiot would.

Our TV Weathermen and the NWS have predicted snow and ice many times when it didn't happen. North Georgia does have some mountains and predicted snow usually only hits the higher elevations and more rural areas.

[DuncanWaring]

Or forget all that (it is, after all, a southern state) and just make sure you’ve got a half-tank of gas if there’s a forecast of a winter storm?

It’s not like you’re not going to use the gas in the near future if nothing happens.

[greeneyes]

I agree. Chains aren't that expensive, and I would have at least had that. I always have stuff to eat and water to drink even in the summer.

I probably would have left work early and walked to a hotel if there was one nearby. If not, I would have just stayed at work, and slept on the floor. I also always had snacks at my desk, a purse for a pillow and a sweater for cover. Ice is the worst to drive on.

People here just don't get out of their cars and abandon them in the middle of the road. People in 4 wheel drives would come up behind you, get out and push you out of the way and continue on-perhaps giving you a lift to the next gas station or cafe.

Just because something doesn't happen very often, doesn't mean you just pretend it will never happen again. Getting stranded in your car, or being forced to walk in below freezing wet weather is a life threatening experience.

When your life is on the line, do you really just shrug and say it's not my fault???? To me that's just crazy. We get all sorts of natural disasters here, and they have never struck my home or any of my relatives homes. Still, I made sure we put a basement in, and try to be as prepared as possible.

We haven't had a significant quake here since the early 1800’s, but I still try to do what I can to prepare for one, as do many of the businesses in St. Louis. I had a friend that used to live close to Atlanta. She said she was really glad to move to another state, because the people there were just crazy when it came to ice and snow, because they would just abandon their cars in the middle of the interstate, so even when you know how to drive in the bad weather, you can't get around the abandoned vehicles.