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27. Exactly. No different than Southerners not understanding how people in NYC die from heat.

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Nobody should laugh at people who are experiencing hardship from abnormal weather in their region [View all] CreekDog Jan 2014 OP

K/R pintobean Jan 2014 #1

I think "Global Climate Destabalization with an overall trend to warming" is a better descriptor Electric Monk Jan 2014 #2

They never should have called it Global Warming yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #77

catastrophic climate change-C3, is how it was referred to at the copenhagen climate summit a niyad Jan 2014 #137

I know, right? lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #3

I am here in Houston, and I am laughing my butt off over the fact that my ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #4

I'm in Houston, too Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #40

There was not a speck of ice on the roads in Spring by 6:30 a.m. when I ran out to grab ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #44

The roads were still dangerous Sweet Freedom Jan 2014 #49

I am sorry, but I am going to maintain my right to giggle like a fiend over my son's ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #52

I live in the Panhandle where blizzards are not at all uncommon blogslut Jan 2014 #121

That is how it is yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #80

Honestly, the HEB was selling out of milk like it was "End Times..." ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #114

Food scarcity is nothing to laugh at when you go a week or more being stuck indoors. Neoma Jan 2014 #120

I agree yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #123

It's the ice, not really the snow that they're worried about. Neoma Jan 2014 #127

Some very good points yeoman6987 Jan 2014 #129

Good points Neoma CreekDog Jan 2014 #132

We do not know how to drive on ice in Houston Gothmog Jan 2014 #84

Ice? They can't even drive in the rain. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #92

actually, they don't drive well in Houston when it's dry and sunny either Skittles Jan 2014 #94

They're not any better in Austin either. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #95

or Dallas Skittles Jan 2014 #96

This exactly. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #112

I have to tell you, the one time I did a TDY in Houston Skittles Jan 2014 #113

When I first moved here, I was a mess. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #117

I'm in Spring/Houston and I giggled too. BUT, realize ice/snow is rare here and what looks like txwhitedove Jan 2014 #106

I insist on paying the $5 extra each year on my homeowners insurance, Pathwalker Jan 2014 #5

I pay an extra $25 here in Central New York - same reason - hedgehog Jan 2014 #33

I'm in Schoharie County Bohunk68 Jan 2014 #75

abnormal? snooper2 Jan 2014 #6

I have friends and family impacted by this event. Lint Head Jan 2014 #7

Atlanta had machines, sand and salt READY to go!... Phentex Jan 2014 #8

Spot on. n/t Laelth Jan 2014 #23

You have some but you have nothing compared to what northern cities have. And you shouldn't. pnwmom Jan 2014 #56

We in North Georgia only experience snow storms like this RebelOne Jan 2014 #63

We rarely get them in Seattle, either. It wouldn't make sense for us to budget pnwmom Jan 2014 #66

in 2011 we got 10 inches in Cumming... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2014 #72

yeah, you're right. I shouldn't have laughed at the "2-inch" disaster mainer Jan 2014 #9

I probably wouldn't drive anywhere if 2 inches of snow fell here in the Bay Area CreekDog Jan 2014 #12

It's like that in East Tennessee, too. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #19

I think Duluth, Minnesota might have Jenoch Jan 2014 #69

I don't even bother Shadowflash Jan 2014 #42

If it was just 2 inches of snow, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #100

.. 840high Jan 2014 #108

I can't help myself. I'm laughing. Vinca Jan 2014 #10

You mean our idiot elected officials don't want to give funding to Sandy victims. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #14

I'm rather certain you can in fact, help yourself; you simply choose not to LanternWaste Jan 2014 #20

Bernie would be embarrassed if he knew you were using his image. n/t Dawgs Jan 2014 #26

I thought for a minute it was Dick Cheney. cordelia Jan 2014 #115

You Should Direct Your Anger at Those State Reps You Speak of lib87 Jan 2014 #43

Echoes of the tornadoes that struck Oklahoma last year CBGLuthier Jan 2014 #45

Interesting that you bring up Sandy. Hosnon Jan 2014 #143

It's the mass panic aspects that make Northerners laugh. Mopar151 Jan 2014 #11

driving on a slippery roadway with little or no experience is terrifying. Whisp Jan 2014 #15

It's terrifying in the North, too Mopar151 Jan 2014 #22

I live by the Maine coast. We have snow years and we have wet, glare ice years magical thyme Jan 2014 #46

Yeah, the ice component sucks anywhere laundry_queen Jan 2014 #65

I don't recall any Floridians laughing their asses off at the North Fawke Em Jan 2014 #16

actually when Sandy hit NJ and NY, many DUers did laugh, scoff and chide storm victims CreekDog Jan 2014 #24

Thankfully, I didn't see that. Fawke Em Jan 2014 #28

Thank you. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #105

Many of us also gave advice on what to expect and how to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, kentauros Jan 2014 #93

Connecticut was sure laughing at 'em. If only as revenge. NutmegYankee Jan 2014 #102

Atlanta did not had equipment joeglow3 Jan 2014 #116

I do. nt NoGOPZone Jan 2014 #128

Thank you... Phentex Jan 2014 #17

The north had good plows 50 years ago. They've always been more prepared than the South pnwmom Jan 2014 #61

For a glimpse of what was available 50 years or so ago Bohunk68 Jan 2014 #79

K&R Whisp Jan 2014 #13

+1 If hurricane sandy hit florida it would have done barely any damage Kurska Jan 2014 #18

Exactly. Everyone's region has an aging infrastructure, anti-govt Repubs in office, and FSogol Jan 2014 #21

K&R. Well Said. (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #25

Exactly. No different than Southerners not understanding how people in NYC die from heat. Dawgs Jan 2014 #27

I agree with you CreekDog Jan 2014 #29

100% agree. madfloridian Jan 2014 #30

We're used to it Brainstormy Jan 2014 #31

Totally agree. City Lights Jan 2014 #32

For real. Stop talking smack. bravenak Jan 2014 #34

thank you, good post. CreekDog Jan 2014 #38

You're welcome. bravenak Jan 2014 #41

exactly - thank you DrDan Jan 2014 #35

On the other hand - those of us in the Upper Midwest and NorthEast hedgehog Jan 2014 #36

Personally, I don't even break out a shovel for 3 inches of snow. Maybe a broom. OTH - I would have geckosfeet Jan 2014 #37

Nobody should laugh at people who are experiencing hardship. Bonx Jan 2014 #39

I agree with you that laughing is out of place, but Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #47

The problem with that is how unpredictable it is. Hosnon Jan 2014 #148

Some people have been in their freezing cars with no food or gas for 18 hrs+ ecstatic Jan 2014 #48

I live in California and I laugh at the way Californians react to a little rain REP Jan 2014 #50

My cousin had to keep her kids home in North Carolina bobclark86 Jan 2014 #51

Ice Storm or Snow storm? HockeyMom Jan 2014 #53

I dunno about the rest of the South, JoeyT Jan 2014 #90

Laughing at earthquakes pamela Jan 2014 #54

Holy shit that sucks Orrex Jan 2014 #67

Thanks. Your post brought tears to my eyes. pamela Jan 2014 #73

I am sorry you thought the laughter was aimed at you - as you note, hedgehog Jan 2014 #78

DU is full of assholes with absolutely no compassion for their fellow human beings. kentauros Jan 2014 #97

I was in Galveston last year. Loved it! pamela Jan 2014 #110

Evacuations are crazy. kentauros Jan 2014 #124

We stayed at Brazos Bend for about a week. Loved it, too. pamela Jan 2014 #126

Well, that was a "timely" find ;) kentauros Jan 2014 #130

Best advice ever. pecwae Jan 2014 #133

The behavior should indeed be intolerable! kentauros Jan 2014 #154

I remember how horrible the ridicule was for the people who were myrna minx Jan 2014 #98

My husband is from California. He said the MD/Va quake was the scariest he has ever been through. pamela Jan 2014 #111

I think that's called a "thrust quake" kentauros Jan 2014 #125

I work with an asshole from Buffalo Orrex Jan 2014 #55

Pfft on Buffalo geardaddy Jan 2014 #62

Buffalo can panic when it gets hot Thirties Child Jan 2014 #68

I like that. Orrex Jan 2014 #71

Kick and rec geardaddy Jan 2014 #57

....couldn't resist... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #58

We lived in La. for 2 yrs. in the 80's..... dawnie51 Jan 2014 #59

who is laughing? Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #60

umm Phlem Jan 2014 #64

Says a regular basher of the South. n/t Skip Intro Jan 2014 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog Jan 2014 #76

Then why would I post this thread defending the South? CreekDog Jan 2014 #81

Sounds like you posted a false accusation then ran off CreekDog Jan 2014 #122

Agreed. I can't imagine that Birmingham AL has a very big ice/snow removal line item catbyte Jan 2014 #74

yet .... gonzo_del_oeste Jan 2014 #82

One good thing about no snow removal in the south is.... mdbl Jan 2014 #83

Extreme weather events cannot be separated from climate change and that's not a laughing matter onenote Jan 2014 #85

this is NOT an extreme weather event... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2014 #91

Should, however, store a few days worth of water... jtuck004 Jan 2014 #86

It's reverse bragging, essentially. dorkulon Jan 2014 #87

^^^THIS^^^ Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #135

Hmmm 2naSalit Jan 2014 #88

There's the idea of improving driving skills, kentauros Jan 2014 #101

Basic skill for driving on ice... 2naSalit Jan 2014 #103

Your last sentence is rather telling, kentauros Jan 2014 #107

Agreed. 2naSalit Jan 2014 #109

Yes, you are correct, in theory. liberalhistorian Jan 2014 #89

"We deal with this ALL the fucking time, as do many other states." Hosnon Jan 2014 #146

Thank you, CreekDog. Jamastiene Jan 2014 #99

It is not funny etherealtruth Jan 2014 #104

It is only funny when their hardship is trivial and much less than others regularly live with Taitertots Jan 2014 #118

Are you saying memes like this aren't funny? OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #119

That's seriously unfunny considering CA is in great peril from lack of rain Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #136

Of course there is a drought. Never said there wasn't. OrwellwasRight Jan 2014 #153

Well said. theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #131

No one should laugh. the_sly_pig Jan 2014 #134

"If someone looks down their nose at you... ReRe Jan 2014 #138

Many people around the world have it worse 4dsc Jan 2014 #139

I will give that the thought that it deserves. Android3.14 Jan 2014 #140

Yah, of course you're right packman Jan 2014 #141

A huge metro area with no mass transportation network is a disaster LeftinOH Jan 2014 #142

I used to have a cartoon on the bulletin board with two drawings of "California Drivers"-- deurbano Jan 2014 #144

I live in Atlanta hueymahl Jan 2014 #145

Here is a good timeline of events hueymahl Jan 2014 #147

The Governor and Mayor screwed the pooch and deserve to be mocked. aikoaiko Jan 2014 #149

I dont laugh at the people, I laugh at the goverments the people benld74 Jan 2014 #150

Yep, what goes around comes around. Short of a crystal ball, none can ever be RKP5637 Jan 2014 #151

Likewise nobody from a Southern state should gloat about their "superior" weather BlueStreak Jan 2014 #152