CNN (and most other "news" stations around here) were carrying live news coverage of the snow that shut done Atlanta, Ga. I was horrified to see the carnage.. Government, schools and businesses shut down, over 1000 accidents overnight, 1 person killed, people trapped in their cars overnight on the freeway, kids trapped in school buses for 12 hours, etc. All because of a two and a half inch dusting. Hell, up here we don't even complain if it's less than 6-8 inches.
What really got me was the National Guard, in their Hum-Vees, supplying food and water to the stranded motorists at the base of hills, etc... And then showing the major causes of the traffic tie ups.... Tractor trailers & buses unable to climb some of the hills on the interstates because the roads were not salted. So my question is: If the National Guard was able to truck in food and water to hundreds of stranded people, then WHY didn't they truck in some sand/salt and a few shovels and simply sand/salt the stretches where the trucks were having trouble? I understand that the city of Atlanta only has 30 salt trucks, etc. but there were no reports of them being out of salt and sand..so why not just load the backs of the hum-vees with salt instead of the construction sized containers of water that I saw in several reports? I mean...wtf?
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