Rhodychic t1_jc3hfex wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:40 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Milk and Bread Hysteria by RhodyViaWIClamDigger

About maybe 15 years ago there was a storm that moved in hard and fast. School busses full of kids were getting stuck and not dropping kids off until 11pm. 95 was a mess. Normal commuting time doubled. We were only supposed to get a few inches. Better safe than sorry.

zebrawithflowers t1_jc3ipwb wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:48 PM

2007, the December Debacle. Governor Carcieri was on a junket in the middle east (what for? who knows?) leaving Lieutenant Gov. Elizabeth Roberts unable to do anything to help. It took me 9 hours to get home.

Interesting recap: https://rightweather.com/2012/12/remembering-the-december-debacle-of-2007/

Rhodychic t1_jc3w3nq wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Thanks for this!

RedditSkippy t1_jc3kivk wrote on March 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM

I remember this storm. It hit around school dismissal and the roads were too backed up for the plows to get through. Yeah, that was a shit show.

[deleted] t1_jc3hwm0 wrote on March 13, 2023 at 7:43 PM

15 years ago😂 you sound like my grandparents who still talk about the blizzard of 78

Forward-Contract9315 t1_jc3v64s wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:09 PM

I'm not sure investing in "safe" 500 times to avoid a single "sorry" (where the bad eventuality is kids getting home at GASP 11 PEE EMM) is really the sound sort of behavior you're making it out to be.

Rhodychic t1_jc3wo9f wrote on March 13, 2023 at 9:19 PM

Yeah, I'm sure all of the parents were absolutely thrilled that their kids were god knows where and when they'd be home. Or when the parents would get home. It took my partner 5 hours to get home. And this isn't the only time it has happened. So kindly back off and reassess your attitude.

Forward-Contract9315 t1_jc4fpge wrote on March 13, 2023 at 11:31 PM

stiffly and arrogantly pissed off at the slightest hint of disagreement. is this the redditor's natural state?