Surely those in the USA accustomed to snow must have found the "blizzard of 2014" in Atlanta a bit amusing. After all, we (I am an Atlantan) did have accumulations nearing 1 inch of snow which virtually shut the city down for three days. I can recall...once upon a time ago...when I was a kid having school closed for two days at the mere threat of snow and no icy precipitation fell...at all. That was a great time to be young in our fair city.
OK...WindRiver Strategies has NOT joined forces with AMC and we do not have a new TV series or mini series coming out to document Atlanta's recent winter travails. But, being from Atlanta we are certainly able to laugh at ourselves especially during "snow season." Plus, given that we spend about $4.50 on winter preparation annually it was good to hear so many stories of how we took care of each other during the storm. See the ABC news story below. Taking care of each other is just "wealth" whether you are at home, in the office or stranded on I-285. Anyway, here's some more Atlanta fun:
OK...WindRiver Strategies has NOT joined forces with AMC and we do not have a new TV series or mini series coming out to document Atlanta's recent winter travails. But, being from Atlanta we are certainly able to laugh at ourselves especially during "snow season." Plus, given that we spend about $4.50 on winter preparation annually it was good to hear so many stories of how we took care of each other during the storm. See the ABC news story below. Taking care of each other is just "wealth" whether you are at home, in the office or stranded on I-285. Anyway, here's some more Atlanta fun:
- All directions start with, "Head down Peachtree...and when you see the Waffle House turn..."
- Gate A-1 at the Hartsfield International Airport is 32 miles away from the Main Concourse. Arrive early.
- Atlanta is pronounced "LAN-uh".
- It’s impossible to go around a block and wind up on the street you started on. The Chamber of Commerce calls it a "scenic drive" and has posted signs to that effect so that out-of-towners don’t feel lost....they’re just on a "scenic drive."
From ABC News: Baby Born on Highway During Atlanta Storm
The parents of newborn baby Grace Anderson will have quite a story to tell their daughter of how she came into the world, born on an Atlanta highway in the middle of a rare snowstorm that paralyzed the region.
Grace was born around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in her parents’ stranded car on Interstate 285, the loop of highway that encircles Atlanta.
“We couldn’t go forward any more and that’s when I knew,” Grace’s mom, Amy Anderson, told local ABC affiliate WSB-TV. “The contractions had gotten so strong, I knew that this baby was coming, because we just couldn’t get through.”
Grace was delivered by her father, Nick Anderson, and Officer Tim Sheffield of the Sandy Springs Police Department, who was on the road to help drivers stranded by the icy conditions and asked the Andersons if they were having car troubles.
“I said, ‘No, we’re having a baby,” Nick Anderson told WSB-TV.
Sheffield, who was also celebrating his birthday Tuesday, said the delivery was fast.
“I could see the baby head like it was crowning so I went back to my car to get my first aid kit and some gloves and when I got back to the car the head had popped out,” Sheffield said.
Also along for the delivery, in the backseat of the Marietta, Ga., family’s car, were Grace’s two older siblings, according to WSB-TV.
Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after Grace’s birth and took the family to a hospital. Both mom and baby are fine, a spokeswoman for the Sandy Springs Police Department told ABCNews.com.
Grace was born around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in her parents’ stranded car on Interstate 285, the loop of highway that encircles Atlanta.
“We couldn’t go forward any more and that’s when I knew,” Grace’s mom, Amy Anderson, told local ABC affiliate WSB-TV. “The contractions had gotten so strong, I knew that this baby was coming, because we just couldn’t get through.”
Grace was delivered by her father, Nick Anderson, and Officer Tim Sheffield of the Sandy Springs Police Department, who was on the road to help drivers stranded by the icy conditions and asked the Andersons if they were having car troubles.
“I said, ‘No, we’re having a baby,” Nick Anderson told WSB-TV.
Sheffield, who was also celebrating his birthday Tuesday, said the delivery was fast.
“I could see the baby head like it was crowning so I went back to my car to get my first aid kit and some gloves and when I got back to the car the head had popped out,” Sheffield said.
Also along for the delivery, in the backseat of the Marietta, Ga., family’s car, were Grace’s two older siblings, according to WSB-TV.
Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after Grace’s birth and took the family to a hospital. Both mom and baby are fine, a spokeswoman for the Sandy Springs Police Department told ABCNews.com.
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