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Cue the Imperial Death March
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03-01-2009 06:03 PM
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Why are you southerners so scared of the white stuff?
03-01-2009 06:44 PM
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(03-01-2009 06:44 PM)Terpy Wrote:  Why are you southerners so scared of the white stuff?

why dear terpy we prefer the tornadoes and the hail.
03-01-2009 07:04 PM
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The biggest reason for a fear of snow is the lack of snow removal equipment, and a minimum of salt for the roads. That - and a total lack of driving skills in inclement weather...
03-01-2009 08:19 PM
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It's officially Lewis Black outside ... thunder, lighting, and heavy snow ... together.
03-01-2009 08:20 PM
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That is exciting stuff, GTS. I love thunder snow storms. Don't get them very often...
03-01-2009 09:07 PM
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4 inches at my house so far,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
03-01-2009 09:47 PM
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I WANT MY DAMN SNOW! WE WERE ROBBED! 04-chairshot

We got a teaser today, but it didn't last.
03-01-2009 10:13 PM
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the sleet was -.25 in now its snowing on top of it
03-01-2009 10:15 PM
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I'm in that county right above the "01 Mar", or the county just north of I-20 heading into SC.
03-01-2009 10:24 PM
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The local CBS affiliate's broadcast tower collapsed. Crazy stuff.
03-01-2009 11:43 PM
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(03-01-2009 11:43 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  The local CBS affiliate's broadcast tower collapsed. Crazy stuff.
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03-02-2009 09:05 AM
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(03-01-2009 11:43 PM)georgia_tech_swagger Wrote:  The local CBS affiliate's broadcast tower collapsed. Crazy stuff.

Well that's one way to force the digital conversion.

(Unless of course, it WAS the digital tower)
03-02-2009 09:34 AM
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03-02-2009 10:29 AM
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Looking at the images from the collapse, it looks like some of the metal in the towers had rusted. It was just a matter of time before something like this happened. I imagine the weight of the ice hurried the process along, as did the cold and high wind on metal that was already weakened and brittle...
03-02-2009 12:49 PM
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Kev,

I-20E was a blizzard yesterday through Conyers, Covington, and Madison.
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03-02-2009 01:21 PM
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(03-02-2009 01:21 PM)techfan4 Wrote:  Kev,

I-20E was a blizzard yesterday through Conyers, Covington, and Madison.

Damn, I wish it would have made it here. There were a few flurries, but they ended in a very short time.
03-02-2009 01:37 PM
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The hell with snow.
03-02-2009 05:26 PM
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