Fiegs, Friends and Freddy Freeman Fare Fine in Foul Freeze

Emily and Brian Fieg have hunkered down for an anticipated four-day wait after winter storm Leon dumped 2-3" of snow and a heavy coating of ice on the city of Atlanta.

Brian, son of Doug Fieg of California, barely made it home to suburban Acworth at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon and had to wait for a school bus to get unstuck so he could reach his own driveway.

Meanwhile, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cars were abandoned throughout the area.  A member of Dr. Ed Fieg's staff was stuck on an arterial for 26 hours.  The Georgia National Guard was helping to "extract" some motorists with medical or other needs from vehicles that were gridlocked on interstates and roads around the city, and students who were stuck on school buses.

Atlanta Braves first-baseman Freddy Freeman was trapped for 11 hours until former Braves super-star Chipper Jones arrived on a four-wheel ATV to rescue him.

"Atlanta is in no way prepared for a storm like this," Brian said.  "We have no intention whatsoever of going out unless it becomes absolutely necessary."

On the bright side,eighteen-month-old Caleb Fieg had a blast trudging through the snow in the yard until it became too cold for him to continue. 

Bob "Punchy" Powell, who flew with Lothar "Bud" Fieg during World War II and lives near Emory University in Atlanta, said that he and his wife Betty were essentially trapped in their house as they cannot negotiate the snow-covered hill where they live.

"Atlanta is shut down today," Punchy said.  "You see barely a single car or even hear one."