I'm in Atlanta. Walked total of 10 miles last night to get my wife from her abandoned car. She was one of the lucky ones, only stuck in her car, on the interstate, with 1,000s of other vehicles and trucks for 11 hours. The fact she didn't even get into a wreck is astounding. Her car is still abandoned and there are some people who still haven't gotten home yet. People who don't live here and experiencing it, whether or not your state deals with snow and bad weather, don't understand how bad if is. This city is fucked and majority of people laughing at us are being assholes about it.
Please explain how that's possible with 2 and a half inches of snow. I'm not doubting you, I'm not there. I just want a first hand account of what happened. NYC sucks at dealing with snow but we only had a full on shut down a couple of times. Both recent ones were 20-30 inchs. Edit: This article sums it up nicely, I guess. http://news.msn.com/us/how-2-inches-of-snow-created-a-traffic-nightmare-in-atlanta
My family was affected and my wife was put in danger for a good 8 hours, and I'm really tired of explaining it to "northerners". It happened, state officials fucked up, blame game will be going on for weeks. Us citizens were affected and still trying to get a clear answer, don't blame us for "not knowing how to drive". Snow in the south is as rare as the North winning a National Championship. The state (government) and GDOT were not prepared and the city was fucked.
I live in Canadian and we were a bit mystified by news since we deal with snow every winter. Thought it is easy to forget that if you don't equipped with winter tires, sandbags (since I drive RWD), and most importantly knowledge then things can get out of hand pretty quick. Plus we spend millions of dollars on snow removal. <_<
Another thing to note is that it wasn't just snow. Atlanta also had a fair share of ice. Snow tires do not even help with that. I much rather drive in snow than on ice. Also us northerners have much more experience with driving in slippery conditions.