Most people along the southeastern seaboard (MD through to Georgia) simply don't know how to live/drive in a bit of snow. I'd hate to see what happens when they experience real snow like what places in the interior of BC or along the west coast get - multiple feet of snow in a 24 hour period.
larry On 12/5/05, Martín_Echenbaum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/5/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Darned glad my commute is less than 2 miles these days. But I've > > always found how people panic here at the first hint of snow so > > amusing. You've mentioned most of them. > > you should live here. first hint/sign/mention/rumour of snow and the > city goes into a panic. the goverment basically shuts down. stores > sell out of bread milk and eggs ( you know.. incase the power goes > out.. and they want to have ...soggy raw eggy bread??) > > it's a joke.. remember that story on CNN.com last year. we got /less/ > than one inch of snow, and it was a friggin disaster.. my normal 20 > minute commute to get my son from my mother's took me /well/ over 4+ > hours.. neighbor across the street left work at 5 (normally 30 minute > trip) got home at 1am-ish in the morning. > > raleigh sux > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185787 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
