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you southern folk and your fear of snow.... snow is fun!! it's the negative temperatures around here that I can't stand.
Snow is just a pain to drive in. It's manageable. I'm afraid of being surounded by snobby yankees
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
I want to move to Colorado. I've always loved it, but my recent snowboard trip reaffirmed it.
I need to do some serious research in the coming weeks to see how possible it is. Finding a job will be the biggest issue for me.
I have a degree in Geology, but have been doing oil field work since graduation. Need to see if I can make the transition to hydrogeology or environmental if nothing else.
Hell, maybe I just move up there and get my masters in hydrogeology. Don't want anymore debt though, but maybe as a RA or TA it wouldn't be that bad.
Or maybe I just join the Green Rush and become an extraction artist or something. Always love the mad scientist aspect.
Research will ensue shortly.
I would try to go that route. In the process of that now, and I am enjoying it.
Snow is just a pain to drive in. It's manageable. I'm afraid of being surounded by snobby yankees
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
this just makes no sense to me at all! like, I get some things would be difficult because these areas probably don't have all of the infrastructure necessities to deal with certain weather conditions, but jesus. some people act like the world is ending. it's not that bad! (not saying you, voo, but in general in the south.)
last year when atlanta had their absolutely ridiculous freak out over an inch or two of snow, my brother (who lives in georgia) was taking pictures of himself at the golf course, driving around, wearing shorts, etc. he thought the whole reaction was hilarious.
Snow is just a pain to drive in. It's manageable. I'm afraid of being surounded by snobby yankees
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
My hometown does too. We are in the mountains so people can't get anywhere because we have pretty much no road crews that have the ability to properly deal with it.
We actually had a blizzard here when I was a kid. We were out of school for two weeks. The flea market sold t-shirts with "i survived the blizzard of 92." So cheesey.
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
this just makes no sense to me at all! like, I get some things would be difficult because these areas probably don't have all of the infrastructure necessities to deal with certain weather conditions, but jesus. some people act like the world is ending. it's not that bad! (not saying you, voo, but in general in the south.)
last year when atlanta had their absolutely ridiculous freak out over an inch or two of snow, my brother (who lives in georgia) was taking pictures of himself at the golf course, driving around, wearing shorts, etc. he thought the whole reaction was hilarious.
Our headquarters is in Augusta, GA. They shut down. We ended up going to print late because of the freak outs. I will say that never really having to drive in snow before, that when it does snow, I don't drive. But yes, NOLA acts like the world is ending when it snows. Also, every year that it has actually snowed, we have had Hurricanes the following year, so there is that "threat" that then gets circulating too. Ridiculous.
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
My hometown does too. We are in the mountains so people can't get anywhere because we have pretty much no road crews that have the ability to properly deal with it.
We actually had a blizzard here when I was a kid. We were out of school for two weeks. The flea market sold t-shirts with "i survived the blizzard of 92." So cheesey.
I would rather have more money week over week than a big return that I would just blow on stupid shit.
I never really understood the point of tax returns.
It's actually a scam by the government. Instead of letting you invest your money, pay your taxes at the end of the year, and keep the difference; the government takes your money immediately, invests it, pays you a tax refund, and keeps the difference.
I have to look at the tax returns of the wealthy as part of my job to verify income; tax reporting (for the wealthy) does nothing to calculate the true cash flow an individuals receives over the course of a year. It can get very depressing seeing how low their taxes are as a percentage of true income - not just taxable income.
As an example, rather than owning your house personally, start a limited liability company that will act as an asset holding company that will be in title on the house. You rent the house from your company at an absurdly low rate. This way the company still gets the interest expense write off on the mortgage, in addition to being able to claim a hefty chunk of depreciation of the asset each year - something your cannot do on your personal return. As long as the company cuts the checks for the upkeep, taxes, etc., from your rental stream, those can be written off as well. This will all lead to a large rental loss on the property which will flow through the LLC to your individual return.
If the average (read: not wealthy) American knew how they were getting hosed...oh wait, they do; they just have no idea as to the extent.
Oh, and also - I am not a tax lawyer, so don't think this is advice you can sue me over later. If I were a tax lawyer, I would be using these tricks to hose you average Americans.
this just makes no sense to me at all! like, I get some things would be difficult because these areas probably don't have all of the infrastructure necessities to deal with certain weather conditions, but jesus. some people act like the world is ending. it's not that bad! (not saying you, voo, but in general in the south.)
last year when atlanta had their absolutely ridiculous freak out over an inch or two of snow, my brother (who lives in georgia) was taking pictures of himself at the golf course, driving around, wearing shorts, etc. he thought the whole reaction was hilarious.
Like I just said, we don't allocate sufficient funds to deal with Winter weather. It's not considered priority spending because winter weather is so rare. what happened in Atlanta was metropolitan mismanagement by the city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
this just makes no sense to me at all! like, I get some things would be difficult because these areas probably don't have all of the infrastructure necessities to deal with certain weather conditions, but jesus. some people act like the world is ending. it's not that bad! (not saying you, voo, but in general in the south.)
last year when atlanta had their absolutely ridiculous freak out over an inch or two of snow, my brother (who lives in georgia) was taking pictures of himself at the golf course, driving around, wearing shorts, etc. he thought the whole reaction was hilarious.
Like I just said, we don't allocate suffecent funds to deal with Winter weather. It's not considered priority spending because winter weather is so rare. what happened in Atlanta was metropolitan mismanagement by the city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
definitely agree that some things can't be dealt with due to the rarity of snow and other conditions - especially in the mountains or extreme blizzard/freezing rain situations. but when all hell breaks loose over an inch or so of snow, when it's going to be above freezing almost the entire time, I don't get it.
I also just feel bad for people who never have had the joyful experience of an all out snowball fight, or making igloos and other structures, or SLEDDING!
Like I just said, we don't allocate suffecent funds to deal with Winter weather. It's not considered priority spending because winter weather is so rare. what happened in Atlanta was metropolitan mismanagement by the city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
definitely agree that some things can't be dealt with due to the rarity of snow and other conditions - especially in the mountains or extreme blizzard/freezing rain situations. but when all hell breaks loose over an inch or so of snow, when it's going to be above freezing almost the entire time, I don't get it.
I also just feel bad for people who never have had the joyful experience of an all out snowball fight, or making igloos and other structures, or SLEDDING!
Don't feel bad for me. I have seen "real" snow once in Dallas, and I didn't want to have a snowball fight, or make a snowman/angel... I wanted to drive home to where it was 20 degrees warmer. For snow to stay frozen it has to be 32 degrees, I no like 32 or anything colder than 60 really.
Like I just said, we don't allocate suffecent funds to deal with Winter weather. It's not considered priority spending because winter weather is so rare. what happened in Atlanta was metropolitan mismanagement by the city of Atlanta and the surrounding counties.
definitely agree that some things can't be dealt with due to the rarity of snow and other conditions - especially in the mountains or extreme blizzard/freezing rain situations. but when all hell breaks loose over an inch or so of snow, when it's going to be above freezing almost the entire time, I don't get it.
I also just feel bad for people who never have had the joyful experience of an all out snowball fight, or making igloos and other structures, or SLEDDING!
I didn't say it wasn't ridiculous. I'm saying it was human incompetence that lead to it, more then the amount of weather. Maybe you'd have to have more experience with the shitshow that is normal Atlanta traffic to understand how easily it could have happened. That city is so poorly laid out. Basically most of the major exits and bridges were neglected because of miscommunication between the different city and county departments. Which caused a huge domino effect all over the metro area. The city had salted and cleared everything, so the city center was totally fine to drive in. It was just that nobody could get there.
I've done all of those things but make an igloo. I'm fine with never doing that but thanks for the sympathy.
Snow is just a pain to drive in. It's manageable. I'm afraid of being surounded by snobby yankees
New Orleans SHUTS DOWN when it snows/flurries/gets really really really cold. Like they close bridges, schools, tells everyone to stay inside. And they can't drive to begin with... It is the scariest thing in the world with New Orleanians trying to drive in "snow." We only get like half an inch if that ever but you would think its a blizzard!
There was about a half inch already down when I was driving home from work yesterday, probably was doing 45-55 on the interstate on the unplowed lane.