re: What snow does to Birmingham, AL (surrounding areas)

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Unfortunately when you live in a highly populated area, it only takes a few panicky people to tie up the major road arteries for hours.

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This is the main problem for areas down here. Its a huge chain reaction. Pretty much like dominos falling. All it takes is one idiot to fall and its all downhill from there. Get caught on the interstate during a thunderstorm and you would think you're in the middle of a cat 5 hurricane. People slam on brakes, put their flashers on, and make everything 10x's more dangerous with their so called "safe and cautious" driving.

We used to go skiing every year out west and would fly into salt lake or reno, rent a car and drive to condo in mountains, and back and forth to ski resorts everyday with no problems. Its the people that cause the majority of the problems not the conditions.