State of Emergency

He'll Lee.....it got me the whole day off! We need many more such emergencies!

Good for you man. I'm glad someone with sense is benefiting from the decision.

Started here in Mount Gilead at 830 hrs and ain't let up yet. Still coming down hard and fine. Maybe get tomorrow off?

Were eating brownies and coffee and coke and chips and tacos and ice cream and......we love emergencies!!!!

And M&Ms. Always prepared for those emergencies. Life is good.

Just started to cook dinner and all the power went out in NE Raleigh.......

Wait for a little and see if it comes back before I break out the backup power.

which area Gadget? Capitol and 401? Looks like about 5K plus just went dark there.




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Andy is always on somewhere. And if I have to get all dressed up with boots and stuff to go get something out of the freezer in my detached garage, that's an emergency for me. My crocs that I leave on the back porch might freeze and there'll be so much snow on top of the hot tub that I can't get in it. Dire circumstances indeed.

Papa_Smurf said:

McCrory did the same thing in January 2016....

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/state-emergency-declared-due-upcoming-winter-storms

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Ain't no fun when the rabbits got the gun.

Eating.. don't forget the snow cream!!

Huh? Did I miss something? I was at the store stocking up on milk and bread....


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lasttombstone said:

which area Gadget? Capitol and 401? Looks like about 5K plus just went dark there.




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yep that was it.
big area between capital and 401 north of Spring forest.

Ok- now it is an emergency.... my power just went out and I don’t own a generator

QuietButDeadly said:

I just wish the idiots who think they have go 10 to 15 MPH would listen to whomever and stay off the roads and stop creating traffic hazards. And the idiots who do not have the good sense to turn their lights on too.

But I agree that this weather event is a poor excuse for and emergency.

Got my traps checked and will not have to pass anymore idiots today.

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Gotta agree with this^^^^^^

Work requires that I have to be out driving in this, did 260 miles yesterday. Biggest aggravation was people driving 10 - 20 MPH, when 40 - 50MPH was more appropriate. (Winter driving tip: you're NOT going to make it up that steep hill if you don't get up some speed before you start climbing it). It'll be even worse today, when that slush on the road starts to packdown and refreeze.....

lasttombstone said:

I had to mention the governor because he was the one on the news. Was not discounting that the previous governor did the same thing. Just point to the sad state of affairs when a little snow is considered a qualifier for a State of Emergency. Basically, what are we teaching the kids. 'The sky is falling" run for your lives. To me, society in general is getting pretty pathetic when things like this play out all over the country.

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I agree just about turned nation into a bunch of sissy's.

WRAL reported there were 1600 reported accidents yesterday. I wonder how many weren't reported.

A politician's worst nightmare would be that they didn't go to DEFCON 1, and that little snow unexpectedly turned into freezing rain and put us all in the dark. Political careers are made or lost in things like this. Most voters will form an opinion based on things like whether their Governor "cares" or how long it took to clear the snow. They are unable to distinguish between the slick roads in Raleigh that are the responsibility of the city council vs. state roads. That's why you see the Governor on the news in a bass boat "helping" the National Guard pull puppies out of flooded houses. It's all a show and the gullible low-information types eat it up.

QuietButDeadly said:

I just wish the idiots who think they have go 10 to 15 MPH would listen to whomever and stay off the roads and stop creating traffic hazards. And the idiots who do not have the good sense to turn their lights on too.

But I agree that this weather event is a poor excuse for and emergency.

Got my traps checked and will not have to pass anymore idiots today.

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This....took me 2hr 15 min to get to work and the only real issue was this. I had to pass ~10 cars in basically the median of 15/501 going into chapel Hill because some little old lady in her subaru thought 15mph was appropriate. The rest of the sheeple just followed like ducks....

I flashed my lights and most moved over far enough...her, no. When I went by she was paying no attention to anything except forward. 10 and 2 white knuckled.

Devil's advocate.

A winter "storm" impacts nearly EVERY state in NC? How often has that happened?

Like asked previously.

What constitutes an "emergency"?

I have no idea how it's combobulated, but I'd imagine it has a bit to do with assuming

A. Increase in emergencies of all kinds. (drivers, people walking, people cold etc)_
B. Dilution of emergency handlers
C. Increased calls to 911
D. Hospital staff
E. Power outages.
F. Idiots.


Keep in mind, I don't really know what $ changes hands in a "State of Emergency".

But, If I KNEW that many people would lose power, slide off roads, fall on sidewalks, slide their cars into creeks, on top of the illnesses running around? I'd issue one!!!

Power alone think of this. My mother was on 100% oxygen 100% of the time last year. As bad as it gets. I loaded the truck to try to get up there last year in March, as they expected a huge snowfall. If she lost power, she had 6 hours of life left in her portable O2 tanks. 6 hours. Now, FR's are supposed to thread between the real emergencies and the fender benders?

She got 31 inches. Never lost power Thank God.

I'm ok erring on the side of caution.

Again, I don't know what $ happens with SOE. But I do realize extreme weather (power outages, icy roads) = more emergencies than many of us realize.

NCST8GUY said:

Devil's advocate.

A winter "storm" impacts nearly EVERY state in NC? How often has that happened?

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Quick question...just how many states are in NC?

100 counties, making up 1 state. My bad

First rule of hot tub, clean often while it is snowing and have extra toboggans for sitting in hot water after snow is done/still snowing.

Part-time hunter said:

Andy is always on somewhere. And if I have to get all dressed up with boots and stuff to go get something out of the freezer in my detached garage, that's an emergency for me. My crocs that I leave on the back porch might freeze and there'll be so much snow on top of the hot tub that I can't get in it. Dire circumstances indeed.

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