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Originally Posted by MathGeek
I lived in snowy places 20 years of my adult life. Two minor accidents, both on ice rather than snow. Slide off the road into a snowbank on one occasion, and took out a neighbors mailbox on the other. Ice is impossible. I don't even try anymore. One great thing about the Air Force Academy is unless you were mission critical, you had a blank check to take a personal day or work from home if you felt unsafe about the conditions given your specific car and route too and from work.
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This,
This really is the thing that all the "northerner's making fun of southerner's" when there is a little snow dont tell you. When a layer of ice goes down first they dont do ANYTHING up north either.
I am amazed at some of the foolish accidents you see down here just because people are not used to it. One little slick spot of ice on a bridge can buy you a one way ticket up to the sky. It is not worth it.
I do feel sorry for business owners (particularly small business owners) who are gonna have a financial impact from this..... But... people's lives must come before making a few bucks.
You cannot drive safely when it's below freezing and there is a layer of ice on the road. The only exception to this is if the salt trucks have been running..... i don't see to many of them round these parts.
Be safe everyone... enjoy the down time.... eat up the old food in your pantry that needs to get eaten up.... and talk a little smack on the internet...
That's what snow days are for!