The Great Blizzard of 2014 paralyzed Atlanta .. and made us a national laughingstock.
Two inches (TWO!!!!) of winter precipitation was all it took to snarl highways and provide fodder for the writers at Saturday Night Live.
Local resident "Buford Callaway" was a guest on SNL's Weekend Update to represent us. While no one under about 80 actually talks in this mint julep-veranda accent anymore, it was hard to find fault in the satire.
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