It does freeze here of course, and fairly often in winter at night, but I think the streets just are a result of heavy traffic and little maintenance. We basically can't drive anywhere from 4 PM to 7 PM, which is OK, though if I have to I can use some back streets. The grocery is about a mile away.
The Cincy freeways had some bad potholes while the freeways here are in good shape. If you hit one at 70 mph with run flat 30 profile tires you can just go buy another $450 tire. And there was only ONE tire maker that made a run flat in that size. I didn't want the 19" rims, 18" is plenty. Larger wheels weigh more than smaller wheels with larger profiles anyway and your cornering capabilities do not improve. They are cosmetic and hurt performance in most cases.
We're headed back to Cincy over Memorial Day as the village is having a special celebration for my son because the state has named the local freeway for him, or however you call that. I didn't tell the mayor we moved. We're flying back and taking MARTA to the airport, which is obviously convenient, and then renting a car in Cincy.
I hear MARTA is going to become "The ATL", which kinda has a ring to it, and will be integrated with the transit systems of the surrounding counties that don't have hard rail. There is talk about expanding MARTA a bit, but we'll see if there are any funds for that given the expense. I like the concept of grade separated busways.
