Comments on: Decatur/Atlanta Winter Weather Cancellations Open Thread

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:12:16 +0000

I tweaked the CSD closed tomorrow post so that it can serve as an updated version of this.

By: Hola

Hola — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:57:07 +0000

Hey DM, any chance to move this thread to the front page, or open a new thread on the front page?

By: Cali

Cali — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:46:03 +0000

Temps are projected to be above freezing at least until midnight. For those of us in Decatur that should leave plenty of time to get home and off the roads.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:41:37 +0000

You are right.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:36:18 +0000

I have decided that it’s not snow or ice that creates the disaster here. It’s the traffic. You can have chains on your vehicle, snow tires, four wheel drive whatever and it doesn’t matter because the road is clogged with traffic. I was stuck overnight on a southern highway during the snowstorm of ’93 and it wasn’t the snow that was a problem–I had chains (still left from the West) and could drive fine. But the highway was blocked by a traffic jam. The only good thing about being prepared was that I was warm and had food. Many folks were in tee shirts and miserable.

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:31:13 +0000

Except they want to keep people home and off the road so the situation doesn’t repeat itself.

By: Cali

Cali — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:22:10 +0000

Agreed. Weather forecasts are remarkably handy in situations like this. Now here it is Tuesday and we’re closed for rain.

By: Cali

Cali — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 14:19:48 +0000

Well, exactly. Because everyone ignored the weather reports for the Snowpocalypse, now they’re making panicky decisions if they see the word “snow.” In both cases, weather reports would tell you all you need to know. Temps above freezing mean road conditions are fine.