Birmingham is Closed

Token · « **Reply #20 on:** January 28, 2014, 10:55:22 PM »

Etowah County schools released schools at 12:30, then grounded the busses and told parents their children had to be picked up. Yeah, that didnt contribute to any goddam traffic problems. Fucking morons.

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #21 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:02:36 PM »

Quote from: Token on January 28, 2014, 10:55:22 PM

Etowah County schools released schools at 12:30, then grounded the busses and told parents their children had to be picked up. Yeah, that didnt contribute to any goddam traffic problems. Fucking morons.

Same thing happened in Shelby County.

It's one of the reasons this is such a cluster fuck. Hey come get your kids, but oh wait. There's no way for you to get here and you're going to slide into a tree.

I definitely have a newfound respect for single parents. My son just finally went to sleep. The house is a mess. I've eaten once today. God damn.

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #22 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:07:28 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on January 28, 2014, 11:02:36 PM

Same thing happened in Shelby County.

It's one of the reasons this is such a cluster fuck. Hey come get your kids, but oh wait. There's no way for you to get here and you're going to slide into a tree.

I definitely have a newfound respect for single parents. My son just finally went to sleep. The house is a mess. I've eaten once today. God damn.

Add St. Clair County to that list. Got a text at 10:21 that they were closing at noon. Got another text at 10:45 saying they were wrong, it would be 11:30.

Token · « **Reply #23 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:09:14 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on January 28, 2014, 11:02:36 PM

Same thing happened in Shelby County.

It's one of the reasons this is such a cluster fuck. Hey come get your kids, but oh wait. There's no way for you to get here and you're going to slide into a tree.

I definitely have a newfound respect for single parents. My son just finally went to sleep. The house is a mess. I've eaten once today. God damn.

My 8 year old goes to gifted classes on Tuesday. I told him not to go today. So when I get the message saying come get my kid, I leave work and drive straight there. Then I find out he went to gifted class today, and his bus hasn't made it back to school yet....they aren't able to contact driver to find out where bus is exactly because cell phones are all down. So I have no idea where he is for 20 minutes, just know that he is on a bus somewhere on his way back to his school to be released. The bus makes it to a city PD, and luckily one of our deputies are there, so he asked her if she knew his dad. Deputy then called me and told me where he was. So I then had to drive back down a fucking iced over mountain to go get him from a police department. I was pissed....I still am.

Oh, when I asked him why he went to gifted when I told him not to? School told him he didn't have a choice. Had to go.

AWK · « **Reply #24 on:** January 28, 2014, 11:46:57 PM »

CCTAU · « **Reply #25 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:11:17 AM »

I used to play softball with Jim. Dude was very ripped back then. He is no softy.

Jumbo · « **Reply #26 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:11:37 AM »

Spann only miscalculated the storm by 125 miles no big deal.....

CCTAU · « **Reply #27 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:18:48 AM »

I spent several hours ferrying children of friends from school to their homes.

Then another couple of hours trying to push/pull/cuss cars up an icy road so they might have a chance to get home to their families. I finally sent them up the left hand side of the median. Cars learned to share one side of a four lane road without hitting each other. Imagine that.

We mostly cleared the parkway. All of this made possible because I have a big ole kiss my ass global warming F250 FX4 Diesel pickup.

I hope tomorrow is much quieter and everybody stays at home. We got about 3-4 inches here in Woodstock, GA. Pretty stuff, but ugly conditions.

And oh yeah. This was all from a "light dusting" also. We still have kids at school tonight too.

Don't blame all of this on Jim Spann. How is he supposed to keep the cows from farting!

Saniflush · « **Reply #28 on:** January 29, 2014, 07:30:59 AM »

Well I started sending all of my children home yesterdat at 1200. They all made it home fine and I left the shop about 1500 after I had accounted for everyone.

Hate it for those that listened to the weather weenie.

djsimp · « **Reply #29 on:** January 29, 2014, 09:46:30 AM »

It was a mess. My wife got stuck on on Old Springville along with 100's of other. I drove until the road became a parking lot and proceeded to walk about 2 miles to meet here and the chil'rens and walk back to the car.

I now have my "I walked 5 miles in the snow uphill......" story that I can tell my g-chil'rens.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #30 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:30:43 AM »

No horror stories from the Wiregrass. Light dusting of snow. A lot of ice but roads are mostly drivable with the exception of bridges and a few other areas. Just made it to work about 30 minutes ago because I couldn't get my car door open. Iced shut.

I wasn't in any hurry, though.

AU_Tiger_2000 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 29, 2014, 10:43:08 AM »

My mother-in-law spent the night at her office off 31 in Vestavia Hills. Her office is on a pretty steep hills and she said that at 10 the road was fine and at 10:15 it had turned into a ski jump. Her work let out but after watching about 5 cars slide out of control into the highway her coworkers and her decided to ride it out at the office, her boss walked down to a Subway on the highway to buy them all dinner but they were sold out of everything but the veggies.

My father-in-law spent the night at his work at ACIPCO in north Birmingham. He has a 4X4 but after he drove within sight of 65 he just turned around and went back to the factory.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #32 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:03:00 AM »

I'm assuming everything will remain on shutdown today around the state. It's not getting above 30 here today so the ice will stay. Fortunately, it's not too bad here. You can get around.

Vandy Vol · « **Reply #33 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:03:58 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 29, 2014, 11:03:00 AM

I'm assuming everything will remain on shutdown today around the state. It's not getting above 30 here today so the ice will stay. Fortunately, it's not too bad here. You can get around.

I bet you do get around.

DnATL · « **Reply #34 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:07:24 AM »

Quote from: Vandy Vol on January 29, 2014, 11:03:58 AM

I bet you do get around.

He just has to leave a bit more room when he chases those amberlamps, for extra stopping distance

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #35 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:09:31 AM »

Quote from: DnATL on January 29, 2014, 11:07:24 AM

He just has to leave a bit more room when he chases those amberlamps, for extra stopping distance

I'm begging people to drive in this. Sure, you'll be fine. As a matter of fact, the roads are easier to navigate if you speed up a little. You get through the ice quicker.

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #36 on:** January 29, 2014, 11:26:38 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 29, 2014, 11:09:31 AM

I'm begging people to drive in this. Sure, you'll be fine. As a matter of fact, the roads are easier to navigate if you speed up a little. You get through the ice quicker.

And it's even better if you slam on your brakes every 10 seconds or so to make sure they still work...

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #37 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:09:52 PM »

Atlanta is closed too.

Godfather · « **Reply #38 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:36:52 PM »

It was so damn sunny here and I forgot my sunglasses, then the car got hot and I had to turn on the AC so I wouldn't sweat. Almost hit an old lady with a walker.

Godfather · « **Reply #39 on:** January 29, 2014, 12:37:34 PM »

Quote from: Token on January 28, 2014, 11:09:14 PM

Oh, when I asked him why he went to gifted when I told him not to? School told him he didn't have a choice. Had to go.

Maybe he's not so gifted after all.