On 1/27/2015 9:33 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 1/27/2015 10:16 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-01-27 8:20 AM, wrote:
>>> On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:37:58 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The big snow starts after midnight. Expecting 24", maybe more.
>>>
>>> I guess it has left the USA now because it is here. I am just keeping
>>> my fingers crossed that the power does not go down 
The wind is
>>> due to gust at 100km around lunchtime.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Good luck. Our east coast is famous for it's lovely winter weather.
>>
>> I have been looking out my window. It is snowing. We have at least twice
>> as much snow as I saw on the ground int he video coverage of NYC last
>> night. No one is alarmed. The schools are opened. People are driving.
>>
>> I guess it wasn't really crying wolf. When there was warnings of a
>> weather disaster it makes good sense to be prepared for the first. The
>> governor was right about how just a few vehicles can screw things up for
>> millions of people.
>
> Early warning (even if crying wolf) is a good thing. Try living in the
> mid-South US where they have never heard of (okay, I exaggerate, but
> they don't have) snow plows and have no idea how to handle snow, much
> less ice. When I lived in the Memphis area, at the slightest hint of
> snow everything shut down. Toilet paper flew off the store shelves. It
> was pretty comical.
>
> I went to work one morning when there was about 2 inches of snow on the
> ground. No big deal but the roads were pretty much sheets of ice. I
> dressed prepared for possible road/car problems: I wore a pair of black
> jeans. I got to work just fine. Sure enough, half the staff didn't
> show up. Rather than worry about that, my idiot manager chided me for
> wearing *jeans*. "You know that's not allowed." I looked around at the
> empty cubicles, then looked at her and said, "You're lucky I showed up."
>
> Most people who don't live where it snows every year don't have any idea
> how to drive in it. I don't know why but I do know how to drive in snow
> and icy road conditions. First rule, don't hit the brakes! 
I don't
> miss having to deal with it.
>
> Jill
Our high today was 79 degrees (F), and I got recipes via email from
Taste of Southern, and they said, "Whether you're covered in snow or
not, this weeks recipe will warm you up on a cold, brisk, winter day."
They write as if the entire country is covered in snow.
Becca