Yeah, when they show I-20 in Atlanta then I-20 in Birmingham, I can only think that it must be a parking lot the ENTIRE 150+ miles!
According to the news here, tons of people in Birmingham were left seeking shelter in Rite Aids, CVSs, and Publix.
Not long before I gave up, I had to stop at a gas station (I had been in traffic by that point for three and a half hours and my morning coffee was giving my bladder fits) and another woman in line said that she was just trying to make it to the Elementary school up the road. Considering that she was behind me in line and I only managed about 3/4 of a block from the gas station before giving up, I've thought about that woman. No way, no how did she ever make it to Inverness Elementary School. It's on the OTHER side from my parents home and, at the point I gave up on driving, it was 3.2 miles to my parents house (making it 5+ miles to the school). And as I walked I passed the massive wreck that had completely stopped traffic, there was no through (heck there was no through on Wednesday afternoon when I hiked BACK to see whether I could retrieve my car.)
I now have my car, just drove to work (1:30pm Thursday) and there is STILL ice and there are still abandoned cars all down the road (so I won't stay at work beyond about 3:30.)
I actually had two co-workers who after a wreck just outside the office building were stranded in our office all night long and well into Wednesday.
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Date: 2014-01-30 08:27 pm (UTC)According to the news here, tons of people in Birmingham were left seeking shelter in Rite Aids, CVSs, and Publix.
Not long before I gave up, I had to stop at a gas station (I had been in traffic by that point for three and a half hours and my morning coffee was giving my bladder fits) and another woman in line said that she was just trying to make it to the Elementary school up the road. Considering that she was behind me in line and I only managed about 3/4 of a block from the gas station before giving up, I've thought about that woman. No way, no how did she ever make it to Inverness Elementary School. It's on the OTHER side from my parents home and, at the point I gave up on driving, it was 3.2 miles to my parents house (making it 5+ miles to the school). And as I walked I passed the massive wreck that had completely stopped traffic, there was no through (heck there was no through on Wednesday afternoon when I hiked BACK to see whether I could retrieve my car.)
I now have my car, just drove to work (1:30pm Thursday) and there is STILL ice and there are still abandoned cars all down the road (so I won't stay at work beyond about 3:30.)
I actually had two co-workers who after a wreck just outside the office building were stranded in our office all night long and well into Wednesday.
Yikes!