Winter Wonderland

clear roads in Cinci after only a couple days since storm

This past winter there has seem to be a shortage of snow, but as soon as the 2011 winter hit January, a rush of snow followed shortly after.  A huge storm coming from the south seemed to drown most cities in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.  Fortunately for Cincinnati it did not seem to effect us at all.  As my family traveled down to Atlanta, it was different then the visit a month ago; there was snow and lots of it.  I am used to going down there and the weather being atleast twenty degrees above Ohio's horrible chilly temperature, but again, this time was different; it was just as cold and even more icy.  Unlike states up North, states like Georgia do not have the right supplies to deal with such a snow storm.  Roads still had a slick and thick sheet of ice covering the pavement, making it nearly impossible to manuver a car safely.  The lack of salt and total of eight plow trucks caused the lack of clean up.  Not only did it make it hard for people to get places, it also caused many schools to close for a whole week.  Crazy.  It is funny to relate these schools to the ones in Ohio, where we drive through inches of snow just to get to school like it is no big deal.  With only two snowdays on schedule, I am hopeful there will be more storms to come!