{"id":44036,"date":"2018-01-17T11:52:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=44036"},"modified":"2018-01-17T11:52:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:52:09","slug":"twitter-responds-to-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/twitter-responds-to-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Responds to Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While snow and ice storms are becoming annual traditions, <strong>Oxford<\/strong> residents are still not the most experienced in dealing with them. When we hear that snow is coming it&#8217;s safe to assume that every grocery store in town will be out of milk and bread by nightfall. Come Tuesday the town was well iced over and <strong>Oxford Police Department<\/strong> had their hands full with those bold enough to launch expeditions through the <strong>North Mississippi<\/strong> tundra. We, however, were safely off the roads and busy pulling the best Oxford tweets we could find. Please enjoy our presentation of Twitter Responds to Snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Ole Miss Police Department<\/strong> kicked things off with a quick refresher on what the strange substance falling from the sky was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In case you haven&#8217;t heard, but offices\/classes are closed today on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissRebels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OleMissRebels<\/a> Oxford campus. That mysterious white stuff falling from the sky is called snow and has caused us to be closed today. But seriously, please stay inside and off the roads. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mswx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/snowday2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#snowday2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EmDAymmRwv\">pic.twitter.com\/EmDAymmRwv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OleMissPolice (@OleMissPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissPolice\/status\/953247562122907653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As documented by Oxford Police Department, road conditions deteriorated rapidly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The first picture is the South Lamar bridge over highway 6. The second picture is the top of the hill on Molly Barr. The third picture is the Jackson Ave side of the square. Please use extreme caution while traveling in Oxford. If you need assistance call OPD at 6622322400 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K2E8duBfpc\">pic.twitter.com\/K2E8duBfpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953211599418019840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Anywhere with a hill became public enemy #1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Please stay off of Molly Barr at the hill. Cars cannot make it up and are wrecking coming down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pgMyMgNIvT\">pic.twitter.com\/pgMyMgNIvT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953267997975760896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just because you have 4-wheel drive doesn\u2019t mean you are worry free <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BwvwMCVg0E\">pic.twitter.com\/BwvwMCVg0E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953281835492167680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In case there is still any confusion, a couple more to drive the point home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People&#8230; please don\u2019t drive if you don\u2019t have to. This is our current list of calls officers are on or on their way to. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v8pfczuGj7\">pic.twitter.com\/v8pfczuGj7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953326025475264512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anywhere with a hill should be avoided <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24hn59cydC\">https:\/\/t.co\/24hn59cydC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953281054932160514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">While driving on the roads became a frozen nightmare, it was all very pretty to look at.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to Oxford\/Ole Miss\/ Hoth \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xsf5VZbOJ8\">pic.twitter.com\/xsf5VZbOJ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Math\/Physics Tutor (@drv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drv\/status\/953263407943372801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oxford\u2019s Square!! &#x2744;&#xfe0f;&#x2744;&#xfe0f;&#x2744;&#xfe0f;&#x2744;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e9XvMEWrwD\">pic.twitter.com\/e9XvMEWrwD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Penny Smith (@eunomian95) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eunomian95\/status\/953279501617819649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">University of Mississippi looks good in snow. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mswx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTVAmatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WTVAmatt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSMemphis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSJacksonMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSJacksonMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Toddon3_WREG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Toddon3_WREG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6j8hOQEVFT\">pic.twitter.com\/6j8hOQEVFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Wicker_MSC (@ChuckWicker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckWicker\/status\/953267722208628736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A look down University Ave in Oxford, MS<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mswx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mswx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3onyourside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@3onyourside<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Toddon3_WREG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Toddon3_WREG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTVAmatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WTVAmatt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSMemphis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSMemphis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSJacksonMS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSJacksonMS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeatherSophiaTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HeatherSophiaTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r79mHVxKiV\">pic.twitter.com\/r79mHVxKiV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Wicker_MSC (@ChuckWicker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckWicker\/status\/953283287132360704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AN OLE MISS SNOW DAY. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gSBqngtXtp\">pic.twitter.com\/gSBqngtXtp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OleMissPix (@OleMissPix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleMissPix\/status\/953301783576825856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Plenty of folks seemed to enjoy the day iced in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Skipper is very excited about the snow and also her sweater <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5bxw44Nu4H\">pic.twitter.com\/5bxw44Nu4H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RWS &#x26f5;&#xfe0f; (@RedWhiteAndSail) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedWhiteAndSail\/status\/953328931507142656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Snow day! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/psiGKnRJiB\">pic.twitter.com\/psiGKnRJiB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andy Field (@AndyVoiceover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyVoiceover\/status\/953335108068610048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How\u2019s yalls snow day going? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vNPsIykFqc\">pic.twitter.com\/vNPsIykFqc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Vaughn (@brianvaughn70) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brianvaughn70\/status\/953305207714254848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">One Oxford resident even managed to come up with an idea worse than actually driving on the ice. We would like to commend <strong>Mr. Brown<\/strong> on his ingenuity.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alright <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OxfordPolice<\/a> I\u2019ve got a helmet, board and 50ft of rope. You guys provide the tow vehicle and we\u2019re in business. Meet at the corner of N. Lamar and Jefferson in 20? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XoeYAIjdgS\">pic.twitter.com\/XoeYAIjdgS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Brown (@NateB_Tweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateB_Tweets\/status\/953286305668091904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fortunately OPD did not supply the tow vehicle. Come nightfall things had mostly calmed down and by Wednesday morning roads were drivable in most parts of the city. After all this time cooped up, we&#8217;re sure our readers are ready to get back to normal life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am walking into work tomorrow like this after these refreshing snow days &#x1f451; &#x203c;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v4iN2vSgCU\">pic.twitter.com\/v4iN2vSgCU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Dylan Lewis (@dylan_lewis3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dylan_lewis3\/status\/953676680350052352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We at <em>The Local Voice\u00a0<\/em>want to thank OPD for all their efforts in keeping us safe and informed as we enjoyed our milk bread sandwiches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Road are still icy in some parts of the city. please be careful as you travel today. If you need assistance from OPD please call 6622322400 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qxUV2WYdTd\">pic.twitter.com\/qxUV2WYdTd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OxfordPolice\/status\/953596242495524864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14544 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"The Local Voice Ligature\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While snow and ice storms are becoming annual traditions, Oxford residents are still not the most experienced in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":253,"featured_media":44038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[11505,11503,11504,5,642,11506,7133,4,4180,11502,3,753],"class_list":["post-44036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-bread","tag-ice","tag-milk","tag-mississippi","tag-ms","tag-nate-brown","tag-opd","tag-oxford","tag-sandwiches","tag-snow-storm","tag-the-local-voice","tag-tlv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/2018-01-17-Snow.jpg?fit=620%2C349&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}