Dubbedinenglish
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Remember all the abandoned vehicles in the road after that one storm a few years ago, lmao.
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Remember all the abandoned vehicles in the road after that one storm a few years ago, lmao.
I thought so as well, but then I listened to a podcast where they defended Piggly Wiggly, with the gist of their argument being that at least PW knows what it is. FL is trying to compete with Harris Teeter and fails on every level. When I walk into a Piggly Wiggly I know exactly what I'm getting, and often it's actually better than Food Lion.
I feel so sorry for y'all. When I went LAST NIGHT the shelves were pretty much empty of bread already.
You're doing the good work.
Mix Master
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I work at a harris teeter in Raleigh and we have a truck tommorow night. Fuckkkk.
peteykirch
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Which is hilarious, because when they had Bloom stores they were pretty boss.
Harris Teeter and Publix are pretty much 1A and 1B for me.
Harris Teeter reminds me the most of Wegmans from up north.
My Dad absolutely refuses to go into Harvey's.
Mango Positive
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In 2014, I was miraculously sick that day. I would not have made it home from Roswell to Kennesaw. It took my wife 7 hours to get home (13 miles). I called her at 11:30 on the way to the store and told her "You have to leave NOW". Her idiot boss let her go an hour and a half later. Just went to the store for weekend food / Celebration Ale. I had to wait for a basket to come available.
I'm in the shaft of that blue 4-6" penis.
I live just outside of there area getting snow, so I guess we'll just get freezing rain. Or really really cold rain.
ArgyleReptile
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Seriously though, it's hilarious. Especially when that shit melts, like, the next day.
TheCochese
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Seriously though, it's hilarious. Especially when that shit melts, like, the next day.
It doesn't melt the next day though. 2011 it was three days, 2014 was at least two. Temps aren't going to break freezing until Sunday, so probably it will be a simple issue of people staying home this weekend.
People have PTSD from 2014. People stayed at restaurants, strangers homes, etc. This is supposed to be locally worse in terms of totals, so people are taking it seriously. It always bites us in the ass when we dismiss it.
MHWilliams
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By Saturday: "Plz send help."
People lose their goddamn minds in the Southeast.
You might as well just open that truck to the public and walk away. No reason to stock shelves.
charlotte here, grocery store was a shit show today lol
piggly wiggly is the shit, get out of here
piggly wiggly is the shit, get out of here
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a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
So is a "major snowstorm" in the Southern US like 2 inches of snow?
3 inches is when thoughts of cannibalism start to take hold
Dubbedinenglish
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We had about 4 inches in metro ATL and cars were abandoned in the streets, highways were gridlocked, and I didn't get mail for a week.
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Thankfully I didn't plan to go anywhere. I don't have much issues driving in the snow as I grew up in WV, but dangerous as hell with all the people who can't handle it. I also don't have an AWD/4WD vehicle anymore which isn't ideal.
I did have to brave Publix today as we just needed groceries in general as we hadn't been since before holiday travels.
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It's so radically different than where I'm from and grew up haha. I get that you guys don't have the infrastructure (plows, sanders etc) and aren't used to driving in snow, but I can't help but laugh and shake my head when I witness the chaos over what is basically nothing for someone like myself.
I mean, Mammoth just got seven fucking feet in two days and people are going nuts (in a good way) about how amazing and awesome that is.
SoRuffShoNuff
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What people don't understand is that we don't just get snow, we get snow that's covering a layer of ice. I highly doubt driving on a sheet of ice is nothing for you.
Atlanta is a transplant city. Last ice storm there were plenty of northerners used to snow who thought they could still drive that ended up just as stranded as everyone else.
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a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
I grew up in Southern Ontario (ice storms anyone?) and then moved to the mountains of BC. I've driven in every imaginable weather situation you can fathom, and a few more, with several hundred foot drops to rocky chasms on the sides. Snow, sleet, rain, slush, black ice, avalanche zones. Gimme a break bud.
Just because it's bad for you (which is totally fair if you're not used to it, don't misunderstand me) doesn't mean it's difficult for everyone.
The problem seems to stem from the fact that when everyone around you has no idea how to drive in variable weather, it doesn't matter how good you are.
Georgia is pitiful. It's 2-4 inches, not the freakin end of the world. A 15 minute commute took me 4 damned hours the last bit of snow. Only because people panic like fools.
Even today people are cleaning out stores like it's the damned apocalypse. For a light dusting that will be melted less than 48 hours.
The media doesn't help either. Some snow is not a "significant weather event"
Even today people are cleaning out stores like it's the damned apocalypse. For a light dusting that will be melted less than 48 hours.
The media doesn't help either. Some snow is not a "significant weather event"
TheCochese
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Yeah, no. People from up north are like, yeah, snow. Big deal. And the streets say BLACK ICE, BITCHES! and you find yourself upside down in the gutter.
Take it from us who have witnessed it happen.
I swear we covered this. Multiple times.
bobbychalkers
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Pretty much, I grew up in the DMV so I'm pretty amused about how much people panic about it, but I'm pretty annoyed on how infrastructure shuts the shit down completely. Every year I see a car or 2 in a ditch per snowfall during winter in Huntsville.
peteykirch
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Someone needs to post the video that the Weather Channel ran during a snowstorm in the South, where a Mustang kept trying to floor it up a ramp on I-85 in Atlanta and couldn't get up a slight incline at all.
Yep, I've been in NC for 42 years and it's always been like that. The folks at work that are from North of here have had accidents because they know how to drive. Which isn't the case. I drive a Subaru and take it easy.
That's not even the good pic either.
Are they dealing with snow or a zombie outbreak?
transience
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I was supposed to drive from the triangle to TN tomorrow. Had to cancel that - if it really is 6" of snow, that's like a week of missed school!
That's not even the good pic either.
What zombie movie is this viral pic promoting?
TheCochese
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It Came From the Sky!
I'm in the shaft of that blue 4-6" penis.
I'm in the head... :/
I used to live in Wisconsin and now SC. The big problem is ice. Up there you get past the ice/freezing rain temps pretty quick, but down here it stays around that temp off and on all winter. I'd rather deal with a foot of snow than 1/16th ice any day.
This was my road a couple of years ago...
MrToughPants
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It just means I will drive the speed limit and let go of the gas in a turn and drift. Having lived through ice storms in Quebec and Halifax it's not difficult to drive on ice if you're used to it, even with all-seasons.
This is what our ice storms look like.
It's been said over and over that the issue is that the city and the people that live here aren't equipped to handle it properly.
Your response is basically like how Floridians were reacting when Sandy was hitting the Northeast. "Oh it's just a Cat 1, you people are freaking out over nothing" and "lol those northerners don't know shit, that storm is nothing compared to what I've ridden through" are things that I heard from a lot of friends back when that was happening.
Beer Monkey
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My home office is in Norfolk and they had us send in payroll today. They're screwed tomorrow. Probably will just have a few data center and security guys there, as is the case 24/7/365.
BigWeather
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Raleigh, NC is ahead of many much further north metro areas for greatest single day snowfall -- 20" in January 2000. In 2002 we had 16" in a single storm. While we don't deal with it too well I think those amounts are respectable.
Back-In-Black
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That's not the real reason for the "panic," the reality is that these cities are logically not prepared for this kind of weather. Yes, it's a few inches of snow that would make Chicago or Michigan laugh but those states and cities know they will be getting massive amounts of snow each year. Accordingly, the local government is prepared for these seasonal changes with fleets of snow plowing vehicles, salt to melt the snow, and shovels. A southern state that barely ever gets snow would be wasting money having a fleet of snow plows sitting around on the off chance that this year snow happens.
As a result, the roads have to be shut down when the rare snow storm happens because they do not have the equipment on hand to deal with it. This is not even taking into account the average citizen unaccustomed to a snow weather that likely doesn't have snow tires, ice scrapers, and everything else you need. What this means is that stocking up on supplies is necessary. With the roads shut down that means your grocery store will not be getting their deliveries to keep the store in stock. And, you won't be able to go out with the roads shut down to get food so you better make sure you stocked up beforehand.
I know, that's why I said "the city and the people that live here aren't equipped to handle it". I lived in Florida 99% of my life, I don't know how to drive in the fucking snow/ice, just like a majority of the ATL population. Are you sure you didn't mean to respond to someone else?
dc3k
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Wait, are you saying that you think northern/winter cities don't get black ice? 🤔
I'm from Greenville too. Seems like at the very least we are getting 2-4 inches, maybe a bit more if you're above I-85 like I am. I'm happy I don't have to go anywhere this weekend. Last year when we got a snow like this, I had to work and it sucked. I don't mind driving in it, but I do not trust other people at all. There is enough accidents around here already, I can just imagine what it's going to be like this weekend.
Heavy Iron Industries
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It'll be fine.
Lionel Mandrake
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Snow has returned.
Well, this time we're dead for sure. Make sure my belongings are buried with me, in accordance with my bullshit religion.
Well, this time we're dead for sure. Make sure my belongings are buried with me, in accordance with my bullshit religion.
RiderKairuu
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I got my snacks, beer and food. I'm ready!
j0hnnix
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I'm in the shaft of that blue 4-6" penis.
Yay, I'm near the shaft. Snowpocalypse 2017! It's happening again!
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