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Here are some girls snowboarding on the street near my house. I had to block out their faces, but you get the idea. That is like a sheet of ice where they are sledding.
Here are some girls snowboarding on the street near my house. I had to block out their faces, but you get the idea. That is like a sheet of ice where they are sledding.
Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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Originally Posted by DNaomi
On one hand, as a northerner, it seems absolutely absurd to me that schools are closed and people are warning others about the hazards here on cd. In the midwest this much snow barely even warrants plowing, let alone staying home, so it's difficult to understand what's going on here.
On the other hand, I will say that I appreciate the advice from all the locals and will follow it! Anyone else know the SURVIVAL acronym?? the 'A'=Act Like the Natives. If the natives say that snow may lead to outages and basic preparations should be taken, no matter how goofy that may seem to me, I will happily take their advice! Thanks Ani!
When my family moved from Grand Rapids Michigan to South Jersey we were mystified by the panic & the closings at the mention of snow. I got used to it & when I was able to get my drivers license a few years later, I realised that I didn't know how to drive in snow, either, so I joined the natives in their panic.
I don't know the current count of big plows in the county that I left but for years they had the grand total of 2 plows for the county. I understand the mindset. I've lived it, even though the town I was living in was approximately 15 miles north of the Mason Dixon line.
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