Well if you've watched the news and seen what hit atlanta 2 weeks ago, that's what hit Birmingham too. Snowpocalypse 2014. It hit, froze quickly, and suddenly turned everything into an ice rink. People were abondoning cars, kids stuck at schools overnight, and the city completely shut down.
So you can guess what happened to our flight. Cancelled on Tues. And on Wed? Cancelled. We finally got back to town Thursday.
It was a travel
Our infamous meteorologist in town, James Spann, sure took a beating on social media. Here's his response to the chaos:
"In terms of human impact, yesterday's forecast 'bust' was the most significant for me since January 1982, when we had a timing error of about six hours on the arrival of freezing rain and snow. Instead of starting at 5:00 p.m... it started around 11:00 a.m. People were caught off guard, schools and businesses closed, and the result was traffic gridlock, abandoned cars, separated families, and human suffering. Very much like yesterday, so I have been down this road before. The main difference is that I was a young man of 26 years old in 1982. With the experience and maturity that should come with a long tenure in my position, you would think that kind of error would not happen again, but, it did."
We had a great time in Orlando.... until Tuesday. Then the Marriott Courtyard by the airport got a little old. (Side note: when our 1st flight was cancelled, we found a room at a gross, smelly old Holiday Inn and made the executive decision to pay $40 more to move to the courtyard. Good thing, bc that's where we spent the next 48 hours.)
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| car-less, hangry and tired walking to our 3rd hotel for the week |
Memories, oh the memories.
And if you can believe it, we're under another winter watch today and tomorrow and expecting ice/sleet. You can bet everyone is going nuts and we all left work at 2pm.
Spring, it's time for you to show up. This alabama winter has been brutal.
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