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FaithS · 12-18-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by NeuroNixed Craig

Oh! I love "real snow!" I live in Richmond, VA and these people freak at 1-2 inches, close stuff down and raid the supermarkets like it's the last day on earth. They are predicting 3-5 inches for tomorrow and it should be interesting. That dry fluffy stuff that packs down to ice on the roads since the ground is frozen here.

Your picture is great! I used to live in Syracuse, NY and we would get 18 inches of snow, still go to school, AND HAVE RECESS OUTSIDE!

Thanks for sharing the picture and you're right, no words are necessary, just click to blow it up and enjoy.

lol -- You sound a lot like me, Craig. I live in KS now, and they close schools, in some communities, at the drop of a hat, too.

I grew up in Canada, and school was NEVER closed, for me, due to weather. That was a foreign concept. And, we had 6 month winters with tons of snow. And, we walked 6 miles to school, uphill both ways, barefoot, in 60 below weather. (Not really. The 6 month winter part is true, though. But, it was 3/4 of a mile, in snow 2 feet deep sometimes, and 40 below + wind chill on top of that. And, we got to wear boots; didn't have to go barefoot. But, we did have outdoor recess too, like Craig.)

In the defense of some of these school-closing states, though, they simply aren't prepared for snow. They don't have equivalent snow-removal equipment, and, because the weather isn't so cold, it melts and freezes, so they have a lot more ice to drive on than we did, which can be pretty treacherous. lol -- I learned to drive on ice in KS, not in Canada.

~ Faith