re: Why does snow close the South?

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Snow isn't horrible further north because it remains snow

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Uh..
everywhere has freeze-thaw cycles

Worst driving conditions are when the plow makes the highway a smooth sheet of snow then traffic makes it ice. You can't even stand up on it.

First, that was 17 years ago. you can get an A/C unit for under $200

Second, when he said NY I assumed he was talking about the city. The entire state def doesn't shut down. I'm sure they have cities here and there with less resources though.

It was hot and humid as hell here this summer. Hell, I ran A/C into November

Second answer ends thread!

When I lived in Dallas, they dumped sand on the bridges and overpasses. They don't store tons of salt to use on the roads. They usually close the interstate bridges until the sun comes out. NOLA and BR usually close the bridges over the Mississippi River when there's ice. They did this the morning after the 2002 Sugar Bowl. When we found out the bridge in NOLA we needed to cross to get home was closed, we drove to BR, and got Sugar Bowl Championship gear when they opened the Tiger Stadium store.


#SnowDayStory

Plus, it gives kids what might be their only opportunity to play in the snow.

Snow isn’t the problem. Black ice is the problem, and I don’t care how versed you are in driving in winter conditions... NOBODY can drive on black ice... Nobody...



AND... These people can’t drive worth a shite when it’s dry. You want to be on the roads when there’s ice or snow?


Good LUCK

And when a bad (to them) heat wave goes through the north, people die.

It comes down to the same reason - regions are better equipped than one another for certain situations.

We have near-universal A/C, they have snow plows and salting equipment.

It's not just a Louisiana thing. Sometimes it's better to close the roads so people don't kill themselves.


PARKERS CROSSROADS, Tenn. -- A winter storm that began with an icy mix before turning to snow forced schools and businesses to close in Tennessee and Kentucky. Hardest hit were western sections of both states.

Ice coated broad swaths of the South, causing traffic snarls. Memphis police responded to more than 100 crashes. In Mississippi, a tractor-trailer overturned after crashing on icy Interstate 55, causing traffic delays.

Is warming in the Arctic behind this year's crazy winter weather?
The system began in Tennessee as rain Friday morning, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF reports. Roads were wet for the morning drive, but as cold air moved in, the rain switched to freezing rain and sleet -- making driving conditions treacherous.

According to WTVF, several crashes involving multiple vehicles has closed westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in Henderson County. Some preliminary official reports stated as many as 16 semi trucks and eight vehicles were involved.

James A. Jones saw enough cars stranded along the icy highway to know it was time to pull over as a winter storm blasted parts of Tennessee and Kentucky with sleet, freezing rain and snow Friday.

Jones counted 25 cars stuck by the road as he drove from Memphis to McMinnville, Tennessee, about 280 miles away. He decided not to risk it any longer and took a break in the West Tennessee town of Parkers Crossroads.

"It's rough riding," he said. "If you was in the wrecker business, you'd be making some money today."

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My Northern friends make fun of us...and they're right. We are fricking pussies!

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I think worrying about what your northern friends think about you makes you a pussy.

I’m still getting up at 5 a.m. and going to the gym and going to work. frick this weather.

I feel like it's more about the potential for the roads to be iced over than actual snow.

And to be fair, people in this damn city can't drive when it's 75 and sunny out, let alone with ice and snow all over the roads.