On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 2:04:52 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Dec 2019 11:01:20 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Friday, December 6, 2019 at 1:07:33 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >> Ophelia wrote:
> >> > I used to drive when it was snowing. How else was I supposed to get to
> >> > work
> >>
> >> I've always been amazed when I see so many people driving in
> >> extreme weather whether for holidays or just for work.
> >>
> >> Extreme weather here is so rare, I stay at home safe.
> >> No need to risk your life for being somewhere for a holiday
> >> and no job is worth risking your life just to get to work.
> >
> >Extreme is in the eye of the beholder, and depends on how the
> >local government deals with snow and ice.
> >
> >An overnight snowfall of 6 inches is nothing here. Even if the
> >side streets aren't plowed the main roads will be.
> >
> >Snowmageddon doesn't start until about 10 inches overnight.
>
> So it's in the eye of the beholder but there's also a very objective
> limit.

I'm pretty sure Snowmageddon doesn't start at 10 inches in Buffalo, NY,
which is famed for large snowfalls.

After all, Snowmageddon starts at about 2 inches of snow in Georgia, so
it is in the eye of the beholder.

At some level, people just get on their snowmobile and go to work.

Cindy Hamilton