“Wish I Felt Bad For ‘Em, But I Don’t”– Nashville Reporter Has Zero Sympathy For Driver Who Got Their Car Stuck In The Snow

Why would anybody get out in this mess anyway? We're currently in the middle of our first snowfall of 2025 here in Nashville, and from a quick look at my back porch it looks like we've gotten about 6 inches so far since it started falling early this morning. And I know what some of you are thinking: Six inches, that's it? I can already hear the grumbles of "back in my day we used to walk to school uphill both ways in a foot of snow." And I get it. I'm from West Virginia, and the last winter before I moved to Nashville I had to dig my car out of three feet of snow to get to work one day. (Ironically, that's what convinced me to move somewhere further south). Luckily we don't get much snow here in Nashville. But because we don't see it often, that means the city and its drivers are completely unprepared when it comes. Traffic was a nightmare yesterday because everybody was rushing out to stock up on milk and bread (gotta have those milk sandwiches if you're going to be snowed in) and throughout the day the interstate has been littered with wrecks, probably because most of these people have only driven in snow a handful of times in their life. There's zero chance the road in front of my house gets treated any time soon, so I'm not even risking it, but it's not like the city has the resources of other places that see snow on a regular basis. That means not only are the roads not treated, but anybody who's taking a chance by getting out right now probably has no idea how to drive on snow and ice anyway. It's a recipe for disaster, which is why the city basically shuts down when it snows. Anyway, one local reporter was out today reporting on the snowstorm and the driving conditions around Nashville, and he couldn't help but shake his head as he watched cars struggle to navigate the icy roads. WKRN reporter Sam Chimenti wondered aloud while on the air why exactly people were out and about anyway - and had zero sympathy for those who were stuck in the snow: "What do you gotta go do? Work's gotta be closed, school's closed, why would you want to come out here in your vehicle, especially one that's not meant for these conditions like the Infiniti and I want to just say a Dodge Challenger that is literally stuck on that hill here in Antioch? Probably gonna be there for a while. I wish I could help 'em. Wish I felt bad for 'em. But I don't."  That's cold. (No pun intended). Now obviously there are a few good reasons for people to be out and about, but not many, especially in a city that's as ill-equipped for this kind of weather as Nashville. So my advice? Unless it's absolutely necessary, just stay home, pour you a drink, throw on the Cotton Bowl, and wait for this shit to melt. Or don't, and end up on the news as Sam Chimenti roasts you for getting your car stuck on a hill. https://www.tiktok.com/@brittanymaeliving/video/7458364176755346718