I keep getting calls from my brothers best friend who lives down south complaining of the snow.

I'm living close to downtown Atlanta at the moment, and it is NOT EASY to drive on ice! Especially when you are not equipped to, the roads haven't been treated, and you've never done it before. People are over reacting this time because of what happened two weeks ago when the city didn't prepare so people were left on the roads for 15 hours. Now people aren't taking any chances which is a good thing, but the problem now is power outages. The power lines are freezing and currently 150,000+ people are without power and it's going to take a while to get it all back on again. I'm very lucky that I still have my power on. I've lived in Houston and south Louisiana for most of my life so I'm used to power outages caused by hurricanes, but people from Atlanta are less prepared for that to happen as well.

He's a pussy

As a Minnesotan I laugh hysterically when I see their "ice storms."

Two weeks ago, there was no warning that we would get that much snow. The meterologists slipped and didn't catch their mistake until it was too late. People had to go into work that morning, and when it started coming down, everyone started rushing to get their kids and get home. Eighteen wheelers were jacknifed across roads, accidents were everywhere clogging up the roads. The few snow plows and salt trucks we have couldn't get through the traffic to treat the roads. People abandoned their cars and stayed in stranger's homes just to stay warm, because they couldn't get back to their families, even in my small town in Alabama. We Southerners "freaked out" and "overreacted" because we couldn't get to our families and didn't know when we could get to them. Some Northern-born people even had trouble driving in it. Don't talk crap unless you know what really happened. People died in accidents. You are more than welcome to tell those people's families that their loved one was being stupid.

Pittsburgh native, southern transplant here. People here at work are getting hotel rooms across the street because they don't want to drive. And they cannot believe I am driving home tonight without a 4x4

I live in Georgia myself and I can say people over react here. I have family that I visit a lot in New Jersey so I am use to this weather.

I know how you feel but just like some people in the Northern states Southerners can't figure out how to drive in it. I married someone from Alabama and get to hear how 60 degrees is freezing while I'm used to 30 being freezing. Good luck and hope everything works out.

In ohio 35+ is your choice of clothing. Anything over 40 is t shirt weather to me

It's really not though. As long as you're not trying to drive on it like you'd normally drive, and take precautions to make sure you're driving safely, it's not that big of a problem. My mother's car isn't four wheel drive, and I had no issue getting around in it with all the snow/ice. My area is relatively new, and they don't do much with the roads. In fact, the streets in my entire neighborhood have basically turned into one big ice rink. As long as I'm careful, and take turns slowly, I don't have any issue.