WARNING! Thread rant on deck: When we beg you to stay home & off the roads, the main reason we do so is to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles to be able to do what they do. I have been sitting here listening to police, fire and ambulance crews all try to make it to actual...
With a check of tomorrow's forecast,
#Memphis
&
#Nashville
schools need to just close for the rest of the week. And, if you're an employer, let your folks work from home if they are able. Don't make them get out in all this mess.
Hey, y'all! Patty was sent packing! They were able to remove the tumor with no complications! Now, I will stay in the hospital to make sure everything the pituitary gland does regulates - hormones, cortisol levels, etc. Thanks for the well wishes!
As April ends, I just want to take the time to say THANK YOU to all those who helped me along the way since my first Mem traffic report 25-yrs ago. I've made friends I still talk to, & lost some too. Thank you to the listeners who trust me for your drive.
#TBT
#throwback
To my
#Nashville
friends. PLEASE be on the lookout for lost and scared pets displaced from the storms. Use caution on your drive and if you're able to temporarily house any until you can find their owners, please do.
#nashvilletornado
#nashvillestrong
#nashvillepets
#NASHtraffic
- ANOTHER reminder to
#SLOWYOURROLL
on these ramps. Temps are below freezing. You may be fine in the thru lanes, but you'll hit these ramps & end up going over the guardrail like this guy did. ๐ EB 40 at the Airport exit.
#MEMtraffic
- ๐๐จTRAFFIC RED ALERT๐จ๐ - I would advise at this time to STAY HOME. Officers are struggling with black ice conditions and wrecks are coming in fast.
STOP!! People telling you that interstates/roads are okay are doing you a HUGE disservice as well as our 1st responders. Elevated roads are icy & crashes are piling up. Please. Stay home. Work from home. STAY OFF THE ROADS!! Thank you, & good day.
4: if vehicles are in the way. IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYER and your people can work from home. MAKE THE CALL. The less folks on the road today and tomorrow, the better we can get thru the weekend and on the other side of this. Your staff don't need to have to worry...
5: about car repairs right now. PLEASE. STAY HOME if you can. ALSO - please check on your elderly neighbors to make sure they have heat and everything they need. Love, your Traffic Mom.
2: emergencies and can't because either the road is blocked by stuck vehicles, or they're afraid to go around in the chance they wreck too. They've all been spinning out and struggling. I ask you to take one minute before you run your errand, or go to the gym, or do something..
Well, I'm honestly not ready to come back tomorrow, but I already committed. Mainly, I just get tired easily & and am still stuffy from the packing, but I will see you bright & early to get you thru this new I-55 kerfuffle. Send me all your good vibes!
#backfrombrainsurgery
3: that really isn't that important, and imagine if you or your loved one had a medical emergency right now, and no one could get to you/them in time. There aren't enough wreckers to pull every car out of the road or ditches, etc, and the salt/sand trucks can't treat the road...
#MEMtraffic
- It's MESS in Shelby Co this morning! MLGW reporting over 110k customers without power, and you KNOW this is affecting the ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ so you'll need extra time this morning, and don't forget to
#PackYourPatience
too!!
To the a$$hat who just threw a cat out of your moving car on Hwy 64 & Fletcher Trace, someone saw you, got your license plate # and called PD. Animal abuse is a felony in TN. Bye Felicia.
It's been over a decade since I had to be a caregiver. I'd forgotten just how tough it is. Please check in with the caregivers in your life who could use a kind word or hug, especially now during the holidays.
#MEMtraffic
- ๐ง๐จTRAFFIC RED ALERT๐จ๐ง - Bridges over the interstates and elevated roads are ICED! Make sure you take your time as road crews are being dispatched all over the city to treat.
You know,
@CityOfMemphis
- if would be AWESOME if y'all would partner with
@myTDOT
and put the SkyCams (video only) on the TDOT map. Would love to be able to see some of the roads/crashes within the city. Especially on days like this. ๐ณ๏ธ
#suggestionbox
I have been bawling in the bunker for nearly an hour. Thank you to to Cindy for my first job as an intern, to RSK and Tom P for being the best team to play off of while doing traffic. And to the listeners, for welcoming me in.
The Breaks - FM 100 song
I have to thank my Boo for surprising me with an upgrade to the mobile bunker. New red
@BlueMicrophones
Yeti with a boom & fancy gaming desk that works SO much better than that bitty desk I had. No longer having to sit at the kids table.
#workingfromhome
#TGIF
It's a mess in
#Atlanta
right now. Reportedly, a hostage situation on 85 near Indian Trail has 85 CLOSED in both directions. If you know anyone traveling thru Atlanta for Spring Break on I-85, give them a heads up!!
Like I said yesterday...please stay home if you can. We need to keep the roads clear and vehicles are starting to get stuck. Main roads are super dicey (and icy)!!
#NASHVILLE
- Current look at 65/Harding Place. Drivers getting stuck on the ramp. THIS IS WHY WE BEG YOU TO STAY OFF THE ROAD! This deters emergency services from getting people the help they need!
#MEMtraffic
- After listening to the scanners for over an hour, nearly all elevated roads - bridges, ramps, overpasses - are iced over. Remember, you may not even realize you're on a bridge until it's too late, especially while it's dark.
#STAYHOME
or
#SLOWYOURROLL
Dear
@Buster_ESPN
- my hubs picked you up in the dark this morning on your ride to the airport. Had a great convo, & as you got out under the lights, he realized who you were. ๐ฅฐ He's mad at himself for not recognizing your voice. Thanks for making his day! ๐โพ๏ธ
Goodbye, sweet Buck. The soul of our house has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Trying to keep it together right now. If I sound snotty tomorrow, you'll know why. ๐๐ Godspeed sweet B.
#rainbowbridge
With all do respect to Ross Marquand,
@whatifofficial
's Ultron doesn't have the same, scary vibe that James Spader's voice does. Dude's been freaking me out since the 80s.
@sirump1968
Good morning, Traffic Fam. Thank you for riding along with me this year, and for all your help & encouragement these past couple weeks. Sending love & hug to those who are alone or unable to be with family today. Be safe! โ๐ป
#MEMPHIS
, y'all are on your own until 5a tomorrow. Shutting everything down. Sending love & hugs to all the LEOs, dispatchers, DOTs & various power crews working in this mess today. Thank you!
LAWD. First thing I read when I open Twitter this morning is people butt-hurt about Richard Dawson kissing women on the mouth back in the 70s. (nearly 50 years ago, I might add) Wait til they find out what was going on at Studio 54........๐๐คฆ๐ป๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
Folks from FM 100 have been sharing old pics, and this one came up. Old promo pic of Tom P & myself in Sky 5. Lawd, to be this young (and thin) again. ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
New video from Sundayโs storm in Bartlett! Mark Foster was getting ready to play softball at the Appling softball complex when the high wind storm arrived and he was able to hit record. Looks like hurricane video!
#MEMtraffic
- Interstates look good, but ramps may still be tricky and side roads are bad. Big issue will be Freezing Fog as we're under an advisory until 9a, so use caution on anything that is elevated, especially in foggy areas.
๐๐I GOT BETTY A SECOND DOSE APPOINTMENT SATURDAY!!!๐๐ She's gonna have to drive from Germantown to Appling Rd in the pouring down rain, so send her good vibes! ๐๐๐
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, MY FRIENDS! This Friday, starting at 9p, 240 will CLOSE COMPLETELY between 40 and 385 until Monday at 6a. Poplar Ave over 240 will CLOSE too. Walnut Grove will be OPEN but access to 240 will be blocked. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!! Plan ahead so you're not stuck!!
The funeral for Tim McCarver will be held at St Michael on Summer Ave (w/of Graham). Visitation will begin at 10a with the Funeral Mass at Noon. Expect heavier than normal traffic along Summer with possible lane closures. Godspeed, Mr McCarver.
#CardinalNation
Remember, back the other day, when I was your Traffic Mom, and told you to stay off the roads? Well.....TDOT was going out to treat out to treat a hot spot, and a vehicle crashed into it. THIS is why I beg you to just stay home if you can.
Y'all. THP just clocked someone going 102 mph on WB 40 coming into Shelby Co. This is NO BUENO! I know these wide open interstates make you want to drive like the Autobahn, but, please don't. (P.S. He's presently getting an award from the state of TN)
#SLOWYOURROLL
Sending love & hugs to everyone at
@mffa1784
, their families and friends today. I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for everything you do.๐งโ๐๐๐งโ๐
#NASHtraffic
- SEE THIS RAMP.......This is why I continue being your Traffic Mom and fussing at you to stay home. vehicles spinning out and getting stuck. (440/21st)
OK kids, I'm out until Tuesday. Thank you SO much to everyone who has reached out with good vibes, prayers, and financial help. It means so much to us...I'm simply overcome by the kindness. I'll update after
@sirump1968
's surgery in the morning! ๐ฅฐ๐๐ฅฐ๐
#effcancer
I am DEVASTATED at the news of John Kilzer's untimely death. Another who is woven into the fabric of my life. SO many times going to hear him play at G & G's on the Square, and jealous of my friends that were in his class at Mem State. Godspeed John.
#MemphisMusic
#MemphisAF
Goodbye, FM 100! Thank you to RSK, to Tommy P, to Henry, to Danger, to Argo, & all the friends I made so long ago. It was a fun ride! (sorry if I left anyone out!) 94.1 The Wolf To Move To 99.7, 'Sunsetting' FM 100