tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post4871581135021259985..comments2024-03-15T09:29:02.240-04:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: Metro Atlanta Winter Storm 2014 ... and moreVagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-6999186078682976772014-02-17T23:33:59.245-05:002014-02-17T23:33:59.245-05:00Know this must have really been terrible. I can a...Know this must have really been terrible. I can appreciate, living in Texas, that when there is a snow or icing of this nature, it is a killer, and the cities are not prepared at all, not are the drivers. Glad you are ok and hope no more weather like this!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-70456597712133540742014-02-15T16:45:45.916-05:002014-02-15T16:45:45.916-05:00This was totally fascinating to someone from the o...This was totally fascinating to someone from the other side of the Atlantic, Vagabonde, but also made my heart sink at the short-sightedness of politicians and citizens alike. Just wait until the oil starts to run out and car fuel becomes unaffordable for many and those subdivisions without public transport or even cycle lanes will really start to find life difficult.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-27793065654812335612014-02-14T13:23:24.478-05:002014-02-14T13:23:24.478-05:00It sounds as if things went a bit better the secon...It sounds as if things went a bit better the second time around in that more folks stayed home. <br /><br />Even where I live, there used to be a passenger train that people could ride to the county seat or on into Asheville and beyond. Now there are no passenger trains at all in western NC, alas. Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-6390799122801871422014-02-12T22:28:24.779-05:002014-02-12T22:28:24.779-05:00Your photos are lovely. It is often best to stay ...Your photos are lovely. It is often best to stay home (if one can) in severe weather.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-31684680699567942182014-02-12T16:54:15.801-05:002014-02-12T16:54:15.801-05:00Dear Vaganonde, thanks for giving us statistics an...Dear Vaganonde, thanks for giving us statistics and putting Atlanta and Metro Atlanta into perspective with regard to growth, population, density, etc. All this is news to me. The racism that has helped create some of this--those suburban communities--saddens me. Really, it makes me sick to my stomach.<br /><br />Last night on the NBC national evening news, the meteorologist said that the snow/ice storm in the south, which was spreading from Texas across the southern states--La., Miss., Ala, Ga--and then up the Atlantic Seaboard--had the potential to be catastrophic. I hope you will post about this. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-87889639102918016992014-02-12T12:53:28.957-05:002014-02-12T12:53:28.957-05:00Thanks for visiting my blog!
You really captured w...Thanks for visiting my blog!<br />You really captured what happened with that storm and I hope this next one isn't as bad. Stay safe!Nan and =^..^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/11452734435546862503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-29897096822703686252014-02-12T07:23:13.456-05:002014-02-12T07:23:13.456-05:00Those of us Up North do sympathize with everyone t...Those of us Up North do sympathize with everyone this winter having the same weather related problems we have routinely every year, with fewer recesses to deal with them. It's not fun! I sure learned a lot from your post. <br />Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-23614231138431686922014-02-12T04:10:52.738-05:002014-02-12T04:10:52.738-05:00Don't even get me started, Vagabonde! But I m...Don't even get me started, Vagabonde! But I must say that you have clearly stated the facts here and it's easy to read the writing on the wall for Atlanta. As we speak, you're in the midst of another ice-storm fiasco, which I hope does not pan out to be as bad as your last storm. But if it does, I do hope some of the tea-partiers will pay attention??!!<br /><br />BTW, I very much remember the Blizzard of '93. It reminded me of Michigan as a child and I loved it. But then, I was not out driving.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-85583920751819617402014-02-11T12:52:52.474-05:002014-02-11T12:52:52.474-05:00Des images impressionnantes, sur le plan météorolo...Des images impressionnantes, sur le plan météorologique et du gigantisme automobile!Miss_Yveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558587966129386283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-70159845206452959912014-02-11T08:43:55.147-05:002014-02-11T08:43:55.147-05:00I enjoyed your many photos. I also watched TV and ...I enjoyed your many photos. I also watched TV and listened to it when Atlanta was snowed in. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-57147456006647389972014-02-11T00:28:20.850-05:002014-02-11T00:28:20.850-05:00Wonderful reporting and pics
ALOHA from Honolu...Wonderful reporting and pics<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> =^..^= <3Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-6828528965030394712014-02-10T23:09:43.614-05:002014-02-10T23:09:43.614-05:00Brilliant post, so much information.
What a disas...Brilliant post, so much information.<br /><br />What a disaster!!<br /><br />I lived in Houston during the late 70's oil boom. More than once I'd drive 200 miles from the oilfields in four hours and then spend four hours getting that last four miles because of congestion.<br /><br />Planning counts. Bad weather in the southeast - what can you do?Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-35721333076297814712014-02-10T09:02:51.591-05:002014-02-10T09:02:51.591-05:00Lovely snow photos, but I NEVER think of snow when...Lovely snow photos, but I NEVER think of snow when I think of Atlanta. :)<br /><br />Funny how people want all the services that taxes pay for but don't want to pay taxes to get them. So many people just don't get "cause & effect."EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-32489961952020736652014-02-10T01:26:40.725-05:002014-02-10T01:26:40.725-05:00We saw all the terrible conditions you were experi...We saw all the terrible conditions you were experiencing and felt awful for everyone. I know it's harder for the states that don't get these kinds of snowfalls. Chicago was sort of OK because they get hit all the time and are prepared.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-36792847539956185312014-02-10T00:11:27.129-05:002014-02-10T00:11:27.129-05:00Interesting history, Vagabonde.
I did feel very so...Interesting history, Vagabonde.<br />I did feel very sorry for Atlantans in all of the events of last week.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-55092579886607836122014-02-08T21:49:47.648-05:002014-02-08T21:49:47.648-05:00We measure everything by the Blizzard of '93 -...We measure everything by the Blizzard of '93 -- no power for a week, roads impassable, and 8 young people home for Spring Break... ah, those were the days.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-90234395619791856952014-02-08T21:49:23.546-05:002014-02-08T21:49:23.546-05:00This was so interesting. Of course, the story of ...This was so interesting. Of course, the story of those stuck in the snow and ice was in all the news, but we did not get the "backstory." You really helped me understand the magnitude of the problem. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-10816099717243916702014-02-08T15:48:04.171-05:002014-02-08T15:48:04.171-05:00Il en est de même en Région Parisienne et d'au...Il en est de même en Région Parisienne et d'autres régions se moquent de nous qui sommes bloqués par 5 cms de neige. Mais il est impossible de tout prévoir, d'être paré à tout et d'avoir le personnel et le matériel adéquat. Les gens ne seraient pas contents de payer de lourds impôts pour cela ! Ma fille habite en Région Rhône Alpes, près de Lyon, elle passe aux pneus-neige chaque hiver !<br />En ce moment nous sommes sous le vent et la pluie. Je suis allée en bord de Seine vendredi, elle est haute, mais à Conflans-Ste-Honorine les quais ne sont pas submergés. Ce n'est pas le cas en Bretagne et mon beau-frère dans le Var en a assez d'être inondé chaque année depuis trois ans. <br />Puisque vous avez la possibilité de rester chez vous, profitez du spectacle et du calme qui vous entoure. La neige permet tout un voyage en habillant le monde de son manteau blanc et en amortissant les bruits...Cergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623905868861239570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-68385409525464252362014-02-08T09:54:34.266-05:002014-02-08T09:54:34.266-05:00I thought about you during the news on the Atlanta...I thought about you during the news on the Atlanta storm. In some ways you were slammed more than us in the north in part because we are used to it. Wonderful photos and an interesting and thought-provoking overview.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-80597640460832404312014-02-07T21:16:42.799-05:002014-02-07T21:16:42.799-05:00Vagabonde, you have definitely cast a lot of infor...Vagabonde, you have definitely cast a lot of informative sunshine on what continues to leave greater Atlanta seemingly unable to cope with what are truly rather mild snowfalls.<br /><br />(Of course your photographs of the recent snow's effect on your own neighborhood are lovely...as long as no one needs to get anywhere.)<br /><br />I don't know if I could actually live in that area. <br /><br />Our continuing 2014 snow adventures up here in NYC have certainly caused inconvenience and lots of cussing from residents, but...the city does continue to chug along. Public transport works pretty well under the challenge, and sidewalks are cleared.<br /><br />I personally testify to the snow capabilities of my dear Dr Martin boots. They can take it, and take my feet and rest of me where we need to go...with the help of the subways.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-74281066453544921172014-02-07T20:41:16.907-05:002014-02-07T20:41:16.907-05:00We had 4 inches of snow and even in our small comm...We had 4 inches of snow and even in our small communities we came to a standstill. It amazes people who are used to this type of weather that we get shell shocked with ice and snow...but for those of us who are used to wearing flip flops and shorts for 11 months of the year this is not a natural phenom is it? Love the photos...excellent!<br />SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-52389900180362978322014-02-07T19:15:15.594-05:002014-02-07T19:15:15.594-05:00You are right, people do have bad memories! I saw ...You are right, people do have bad memories! I saw this mess on the news and couldn't believe it! I agree, I don't think it was the mayor's fault! We have had our share of storms over the years too, and people always seem to complain! Get over it!!! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-35144158414098767792014-02-07T15:33:41.304-05:002014-02-07T15:33:41.304-05:00Shortsighted politicians and voters who want nothi...Shortsighted politicians and voters who want nothing to do with change, what a combination.<br /><br />They probably still don’t believe in climate change.<br /><br />Idiots!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-21956595629570314792014-02-07T15:11:15.267-05:002014-02-07T15:11:15.267-05:00Vagabonde, Great photos and photo captures! Atlan...Vagabonde, Great photos and photo captures! Atlanta metro was a mess, that's for sure. We don't even like driving through the area on our way south in good weather... Traffic is always terrible and slow but then again, so was Chicago's where we came from. <br /><br />I liked the way Atlanta's mayor defended himself. He wasn't going to take a beating that he didn't deserve! I'm a moderate Republican but I certainly support intelligent and much needed infrastructure construction/revitalization. So many of our polticians are either short-sighted, too worried about re-election, or corrupt so nothing gets done! What happened to compromise??<br /><br />Still, I wouldn't want rapid transit where we live...sidewalks either. That's why we retired here...to get far enough away from rampant development and city life!<br />We're about 40 minutes by car from good shopping in Knoxville...and that's close enough for us. <br /><br />Your postings are always interesting... Take Care, Big Daddy DaveDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-26205475648507073292014-02-07T12:59:28.479-05:002014-02-07T12:59:28.479-05:00Great reporting, Vagabonde. Much information and b...Great reporting, Vagabonde. Much information and background to clarify our initial perceptions gotten through television. You are truly a motherlode of information.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.com