lfcjasp wrote:
Well it looks like VA uses the same logic as TN: trucks with plows and salt start rolling with the first snowflake!
Also here in Hampton Roads, when snow is called for no one really asks how much...we all just race to the grocery stores and clear the shelves of milk, eggs, bread and adult beverages and snacks.
Since we have yearly inspections, our tires do have tread, thank you.
VA winters weren't always so mild as they are now, so some of us can recall when snow and ice were common threats and freezing temps weren't news.
Also a lot of facilities close early and at staggered times and won't open til all the roads are good. Schools esp. have to think about buses navigating little side roads that take forever to melt, if they ever do see a plow at all! Right now, schools have been closed since Weds.
They use to close the base (Ft. Eustis). First Sergeant knew I was from the north and he made me come in anyway. Was considered essential personnel. He said "your from the Buffalo area and know how to handle this stuff, and that makes you essential!"
