Today, my house is on lockdown. I recently moved to Georgia from Rhode Island to be with my boyfriend. The state is on high alert for an ice storm. I'm stuck inside with my terrified boyfriend, who's calling it "the storm of the century". I used to walk to school in this weather. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, in Tennessee, it stormed like crazy due to Hurricane Harvey. I brought my boyfriend home safely to his parents' house, but it rained harder once we arrived, so I started to wait inside. He's an adult but has a curfew, so they kicked me back out into the storm. FML
Today, is the second time this week that school is delayed because of snow or "extreme ice." It's like we're Texas now, they get 2 inches of snow and the whole state gets shut down, but no, I live in Rhode Island. I gotta go to work. FML
Today, I was at my boyfriend's house. It wasn't until the huge fight which ended with us breaking up did I realize that I was snowed in with him. One day down, two to go. FML
Today, the massive snowstorm that has been mercilessly attacking my city for the past week started causing random, brief blackouts every 2-5 minutes. I'm very sick, so the last thing I need is for this house to be cold. FML
Today, I heard that there was supposed to be a huge blizzard heading our way, so I went out to stock up on groceries. After spending $600 on food, I drove home and packed most of it into the fridge and freezer just in time for our power to go out. FML
Today, we had an ice storm. My fiancée went out to look at the damage and yelled at me when I warned her to be safe. As she was walking around, she almost got nailed by a falling branch. Now she's mad at me. I don't know why either. FML
Today, I was walking home from school and my stupid brother who comes earlier then me locked the storm door. I ended up trying every other door for 3 hours in below freezing temperature. I was numb everywhere. I rang the bell and my brother opened it. He was home the whole time. FML
Today, I packed up to get ready to move to my boyfriend’s. I just graduated high school and I don’t get along with his mom, but I have no other choice of living. I was supposed to move in with his family tomorrow but now his mom won’t let me. It was last minute, and I’m basically homeless. FML
Today, my ex-boyfriend, who lived in Tennessee, moved to Georgia to be with his long-distance girlfriend. I live in Georgia too, and last year he broke up with me after two years together because he “didn’t see a future in Georgia” to be with me. FML
Today, with 24 inches of snow on the ground, it is raining like hell. The weight of the snow, now full of rain water, collapsed the roof over my living room. I was eating cereal in my underwear, in the living room, directly under the failure. I'm cold. FML
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unwantedforlife 14
That sucks for all of us from the north but to be fair, they are not used to any type of snow or ice
CallMeWindSock 24
And in the north, 50 degrees is T-Shirt weather!
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Shaifhirboosh 7
I keep getting calls from my brothers best friend who lives down south complaining of the snow.
TheMathMajor 26
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.
docphilsman 15
He's a pussy
HungerGames95 13
As a Minnesotan I laugh hysterically when I see their "ice storms."
angelgirl52796 8
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.
wiccaantje 21
If IF she called anyone stupid it would have been her boyfriend that was terrified INSIDE the house. How many people died during that ice storm INSIDE a house?
angelgirl52796 8
I wasn't talking to the OP, just the commenters. You're right, it's stupid to be freaking out now, when most everyone is home, warm, and with loved ones. Two weeks ago, they weren't.
steelernation86 1
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
GAMERZxxHD 25
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.
wysegirl 24
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.
Rababco 29
@139 Kind of sounds like my parents, my mom is from California and moved to Michigan to marry my dad. Even after about 25 years she still gets cold easily.
deeves 7
In ohio 35+ is your choice of clothing. Anything over 40 is t shirt weather to me
Goblin182 27
I would like to see how you could handle 95 - 103 temps with 95% humity every day for 3 months in a row.
R3TROxLOV3 32
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.