A little bit of winter weather…

I don’t know if you missed it or not, but most of the country has been under an immense cold snap for most of the last week. Temps here in Georgia have topped out in the 30′s. This morning with the windchill, it was -5 outside. We NEVER get that cold here in Georgia, yet we’ve now been there for a week.

One of the high points of the week was the posibility of snow to hit our area. As soon as the forecasters were predicting it on Monday, the stores were hit by people stocking up on milk and bread. On top of that, people who shouldn’t be out driving (they have enough problems when it rains) have been out on the roads since this started. People skidding back down hills, out of neighborhoods or driving just fast enough to keep the car moving forward.

Its enough to drive a person insane.

I know many of you above the mason dixon line see the reports of school and business closings and laugh at us silly southerners, but you have to remember, we don’t have the infrastructure in place to keep ALL the roads clear (hell, GADOT is doing good if they can keep the interstate clear). So a half inch of snow or ice is a big deal. Especially when it refreezes as quickly as they get salt and sand on it.