Discussion for article #245010
Stupidity kills. According to the article, they all died from vehicle accidents. WTF they were going that’s more important than their safety / comfort of their homes? At some point, if the billions of dollars that the country invested in weather technology forecasting can’t help you make conscious decisions to plan ahead, common sense at a particular time during a storm is expected from everyone.
This is a real nice weekend to stay at home, read blogs, and make popcorn.
Some folks don’t have the option of saying “screw it. I’m not going to work.”
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I do respect/expect people who dedicate their lives to work in tough situations. But, for folks who have to risk a storm like today to go to work in non-essential jobs is something I wish no one to go through. It’s only mean and greedy bosses/employers who do that to desperate ones.
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Last I heard it’s at 17 – Be careful everyone ! —
And then, of course, your going to come across this shit —
It is a perfect day for telecommuting. Might be worth a feature story… how did the TPM crew go about it’s work with the whole world buried under two feet of snow?
“Where were you when the snow fell?” would make for an interesting read.
Usually, its us out here in flyover land getting buried while the big cities on the coasts watch, but when it gets reversed, is seems eerie.
Stay safe… and warm. We need you guys desperately between now and November.
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especially telecommuters
I live in East TN and drive the road where this accident occurred daily. The Sheriff said speed was the cause, maybe, as I have experienced even going 10 miles under posted speed is dangerous on that stretch. Although just maybe, maybe it was more like the total lack of any snow/ice removal. Last night driving that road I found that it was STILL snow/ice covered almost 24 hours after the snow had stopped falling. We had less than an inch, so of course county “fathers” want to save the taxpayers $$$ and wait until Tuesday when temps are predicted to be near 50 so nature will clean up the mess. Of course if you drive past their homes, as I do, the roads are bare even during the height of the storm. Between lack of upkeep and lack of basic snow/ice removal we are all lucky not to see more of these types of “accidents”.
I deliver newspapers each night, 150 miles per night. I did not deliver the Saturday papers as I refused to drive on unclear streets. When I picked up my Sunday load I also received a list of almost 20 customer complaints from idiots that were pissed because their paper was not in their driveway at 5AM on Saturday morning.
By the way almost 24 hours after a one inch snow fall nearly all the back country roads were clear for one county while the neighboring one did not even have the major roads clear…