Atlanta Braves Thread XI (Gary Sheffield edition)

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To somebody in Minnesota I know I'd sound like a ***** but, for our area, this is one hell of a storm. Looking at about 6-8 inches of accumulation so far and it's not supposed to stop until around 9:00 am tomorrow morning.
 
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NochNoch said:
To somebody in Minnesota I know I'd sound like a ***** but, for our area, this is one hell of a storm. Looking at about 6-8 inches of accumulation so far and it's not supposed to stop until around 9:00 am tomorrow morning.
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Should we get #FreeNoch going or nah?
 
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NochNoch said:
To somebody in Minnesota I know I'd sound like a ***** but, for our area, this is one hell of a storm. Looking at about 6-8 inches of accumulation so far and it's not supposed to stop until around 9:00 am tomorrow morning.
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That's crazy man.

Shoot us a pic of the final result if you don't mind.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Have a look at the Atlanta traffic map right now. Unbelievable. This makes Freaknik look like Tuesday afternoon.
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Wow. The traffic on my phone shows traffic slowdowns on I-75 almost halfway back to Chattanooga and the eastbound lane of I-20 is backed up all the way to the Alabama state line.
 

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bleedorange0037 said:
Wow. The traffic on my phone shows traffic slowdowns on I-75 almost halfway back to Chattanooga and the eastbound lane of I-20 is backed up all the way to the Alabama state line.
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Every highway all around town is gridlocked. There have been 1000 accidents in the metro area today. There are apparently people who have been trapped in their cars for 9 or 10 hours. Some people are apparently just giving up, abandoning their cars, and walking away. It's insane. I mean, I know it doesn't snow here often, but it does occasionally, and it's never done anything remotely like this before.
 
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[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/v/X3XzRHLYE0Y[/YOUTUBE]

Wow.

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Now that I'm on the computer, let me tell my snow story today.

I drove 30 minutes from Maryville to Knoxville today for school. So I'm on the way back and while the highway is okay, the backroads are still iffy. I have never driven in this type of weather, but I'm doing pretty decent. I took the back way home to avoid traffic, and I'm doing okay until I get to a slight uphill stop sign. I stopped at the bottom with the car in front of me trying to make it. He can't and is struggling. So I'm being smart and waiting while there is a company like truck behind me. Pretty decent size (much bigger than my Camry).

I'm kind of in the middle of the road, but enough room on the left side for other cars. This dumbass decides to try and make it up the hill even though there is little room. Of course he doesn't make it and runs off the road. The problem is that he's starting to slide back down right at me. I was aware enough to put my car in reverse and by the grace of God I'm right next to a driveway which I luckily back into without problems and me barely misses me. I just said "**** this" and went the other way to take another road home.

It gets better! So I'm driving on a road called Proffitt Springs, your typical East Tennessee back road because I have nowhere else to go. I'm doing okay, going slow as hell, but something happens. I still don't know. I start going sideways (my car is a 1989 Toyota Camry. Great car, runs for me great, but not the best braking/tire situation obviously), and there is a ditch right there. I know I'm going into it. Somehow my car stops perfectly sideways without going in the ditch or doing a 180. So I'm in the middle of the road thinking "How the **** is thing going to work?" I somehow back up without sliding, get my car turned around and end up home.
 
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FalcoVol said:
Someone was not meant to die today.
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I didn't really freak out till the idiotic truck driver came at me. I was too focused on getting home, but if I could redo it, I'd cuss him out for being a damn idiot.

But I am glad I got home. If I could redo it, I'd stay in Knoxville with my best friend since I had some extra clothes for the gym today, but at least I got an adventure out of it.
 
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Seriously though, I hate when people get right on your ass on snow covered roads.


SIDE NOTE: Several years ago I was driving my truck on slush covered roads. I was being cocky by not having it in 4WD. Spun right across three lanes of traffic into a shallow ditch as if I parallel parked it. Embarassing, but kinda impressive too lol. I thanked the Lord and checked my underwear.
 
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I would rather sit in traffic than go back roads. Traffic keeps the ice off.

And Verc, Clark Howard was mentioning a snow storm in '82 that left people abandoning their cars.

Not getting on the roads today. The car is staying at Lowe's (might grab it this afternoon).
 
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