Things I have learned about Nashville and snow.

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Photo originally from here

I moved to Nashville about two years ago, and I love living here. The culture is great, the attractions are great, and the people are great. My one complaint: the way this city handles snow.

On Friday we got about 4" of snow. We knew this snow storm was coming for at least 3 days before it started. Did Nashville put down any salt on the roads? No. Did they bother to plow the streets shortly after the snow fell? No. I went up and down 21st avenue/Hillsboro Pike last night (a full day after the snow started), and nothing had been done. The same for West End Ave. Charlotte Ave was clear, but that's about it. Any snow that had melted was due to tires constantly running over it. Worst of all, no effort had been made to clear the off and on-ramps of the interstate system.

Yeah, I know you don't get snow often, but that's part of the problem because people here do NOT know how to drive in the snow. The city needs to make more of an effort to get the streets CLEARED so that people don't keep getting in accidents. I must have seen about 10 different cars in different ditches across the city.

I swear, it's like the city assumes that people are just going to stay home. "No need to clear the roads, Mr. Mayor, let the sun take care of it!"