Snow!!! :) (Raleigh: how much, home, preschools) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

tabbcat · 01-20-2009, 06:20 AM

My Samoyed is so happy today... I think the poor little guy missed the Michigan snow.

My husband, however, is not. His 20 minute drive turned into 2 hours and counting

AutumnOrange3 · 01-20-2009, 06:36 AM

my cat has never seen snow before, he's been on the window for hours now staring at it and when i came in fom the balcony he was trying to lick the snow off the floor lol

im kind of worried about my husband driving to work, he has to work a double shift today since others called out due to the snow,

Waterboy526 · 01-20-2009, 06:41 AM

So I'm sitting here at work all alone. Everyone in my office called out, including both of my bosses. Un freaking believable. So out of like 12 people I am the only one that showed up and I have one of the longest commutes.

This is hilarious!

tabbcat · 01-20-2009, 06:50 AM

You're not alone... it's me and the receptionist here today, and we have an office of 60 or so! At least I can surf the internet in relative comfort today... not many people walking by

AutumnOrange3 · 01-20-2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Waterboy526

So I'm sitting here at work all alone. Everyone in my office called out, including both of my bosses. Un freaking believable. So out of like 12 people I am the only one that showed up and I have one of the longest commutes.

This is hilarious!

Yup! The hubby's commute is like 22 miles which is not too bad but in the snow... **** lock the place up and go home haha Easier said than done.

Waterboy526 · 01-20-2009, 07:31 AM

My commute is 19 miles from NW Raleigh to SE Raleigh. Hwy 70 was pretty crappy this morning at 6:30am. The beltline was OK, save the far left lane, which looks like nothing was done to it. Why do they not salt roads like Glenwood? Is that not a major commuter road? Salting the roads would have made a hugh difference this morning. I did see one salt spreader on 440, but I believe they could have done a much better job. Plowing is not really an option until you get more than a few inches, but salting the roads would have been great!

tabbcat · 01-20-2009, 07:38 AM

I don't know if anyone knows, but I saw a truck out yesterday throwing some kind of liquid on the ground... was it antifreeze? It definitely wasn't salt.

beckycat · 01-20-2009, 07:45 AM

Alright guys, where are the pics?

How much did you get?

IdaClaire · 01-20-2009, 07:49 AM

I called in. It's pretty difficult for parents to show up at work when all the schools and preschools around them are closed... Plus, I feel fine driving in the snow, but there are some seriously BAD snow drivers around these parts, and I fear THEM.

chuckreis · 01-20-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tabbcat

I don't know if anyone knows, but I saw a truck out yesterday throwing some kind of liquid on the ground... was it antifreeze? It definitely wasn't salt.

It is magic salt brine that somehow makes roads 100% safe for the magic SUVs that end up in the ditch. Just kidding, it is a salt brine that they spray on the roads as a pretreatment to hopefully help with the ice that might occur. To me it is a waste to spray, I would rather them save those man hours for plows and salt/sand after the fact.

My commute today was 25 minutes, which is the exact same as a normal day. Slow and steady with no traffic. Saw one fender bender where one of the 4WD Magic SUVs I mentioned earlier did not slow down to make a right, I am sure he turned the wheel but physics decided to send him straight into some poor lady.

I made sure to fishtail on some turns, on purpose mind you, other than that the roads were fine for travel. I will say that the DOT really needs to step it up, as even major roadways were not as clear as they should be.