Snowfall Over Nashville

So, last night for the first time since I've lived in Nashville we got snow that stuck to the ground. When I woke up we had 2 or 3 inches. Boy was I in for a surprise on my way into work. I had heard rumblings for a few days leading up to the great event that should've clued me in to the fact that even a little snow becomes a major event. They closed school yesterday just because of the possibility of snow (that never came) for pete's sake. They called it off again today even though the roads were passable.

The problem has nothing to do with unprepared municipal workers, limited snowplows and salt trucks, etc. It is the drivers who loose their minds at the sight of the white stuff. Here a list of drivers I encountered just on my short drive into work today:

1. The guy driving 20 mph over the speed limit while talking on his cell phone on slushy roads.
2. The two city buses traveling NO KIDDING 4 MPH. They were causing more problems for the cars having to slow up behind them than anything else.
3. The guy driving down West End with his door open.
4. The people who refuse to account for longer stopping distances on sloppy roads.
5. The multiple drivers who saw a car spun out up ahead so they decided it would be more prudent to do a u-turn on a road with no divider on the top of a hill and go the other way!
6. This is the best. There was one guy who was purposefully driving in the slush covered parts of the road rather than those cleared by the previous cars.

All this being said, I'm glad the snowfall is a rare occurrence here. I hate the snow more and more each year. It is rather amazing to see snow collecting on Magnolia trees though.