Wow! That's just wild! We'll have similar things happen here when we get unexpected snow/ice storms (for some of the same reasons... we have a lot of hills and it's never just snow, but is usually snow on top of ice), but never quite to the extent of what's going on there. It's one of the reasons I have a 12 hour kit in my car... it's got a clean shirt and undies, reading material, first aid kit, blanket, water, food and various things that I've found I've needed over the years. The idea is that it will help if I'm trapped in my car, but will also be good if I just end up staying the night somewhere I hadn't planned on.
I've been watching some of the coverage out of Atlanta, where I've got a number of friends, and it looks to be just as bad. I've been impressed with the number of places that stayed open to act as shelters for people who were trapped (like Home Depot), and several of my friends ended up hosting friends of friends (i.e. people they didn't even know) who couldn't get home.
So glad you were able to get to your parents... and that your dog was already there! One less thing to worry about.
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Date: 2014-01-29 05:27 pm (UTC)I've been watching some of the coverage out of Atlanta, where I've got a number of friends, and it looks to be just as bad. I've been impressed with the number of places that stayed open to act as shelters for people who were trapped (like Home Depot), and several of my friends ended up hosting friends of friends (i.e. people they didn't even know) who couldn't get home.
So glad you were able to get to your parents... and that your dog was already there! One less thing to worry about.