Because my neighbors and I had to shovel our street out. It never got plowed

Yarg. That must've been a lot of work. The complex brought in heavy machinery to clear out the snow in the parking lot. And dump trucks to take it off the property. It was crazy. OTOH, that was the most thorough snow removal job they ever did. Now it is pretty much ignored if it is under a foot.

There aren't places on the east coast that have ice and snow all winter? Is it a coastal exposure thing

There are, but the ones who get more snow don't go wacky and have banner headlines about impending doom. Plus saying "east cost areas who normally don't get much in the way of snow, and whose climate is influenced by the gulfstream, not including those states that aren't, like inland of many states, including main, vermont, new hampshire and new york, which has the great lakes on the western side, providing Buffalo with excess lake effect snow...." gets kind of clunky.

We are also amused by Texas snowfall reactions.

ETA: I also edited my first post immediately after posting, while you were posting, apparently. I added that the reactions of the east coasters were amusing, not the fact of snow itself.

I wouldn't count Buffalo as East Coast, the same way I wouldn't count Pittsburgh. They're eastern, but not coast.

I've hit the afternoon slump where my reaction to work is "run away!! run away!!"

I mean, I normally react like that to my job, but usually I can keep from flinging myself out of my desk chair and running from the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered work order from Caerbannog.

Of course, in DC, predicting the possibility of snow usually results in people rushing to the store and stocking up on milk, bread, etc.

Yeah. And I have to stop at the Safeway on the way home to pick up fruit juice.

Chicago's Streets and San department freaks out about any snow forecasts over 2 inches, but that's because every politician in the city knows the consequences of not plowing the streets--you get voted out next election.

I remember the winter of 1979. After one weekend storm, most of Chicago's schools were closed for a week. In my area, schools were closed one day (oddly enough, Tuesday instead of Monday).

We are also amused by Texas snowfall reactions.

I'll also note that northerners don't take summer heat very well.

Jesse, me either, but it is a city in a state that is on the east coast. I was exaggerating a bit in response, I'm afraid.

Blogging Project Runway has links to the 4 final collections.

Google's honoring the Olympics today--nice graphics. I'll tune into the beginning of the opening ceremonies, but at 9:00, the channel gets switched to BSG.

Does anyone know if there is a website that has the entire TV schedule for the Olympic coverage in one spot? I want to figure out when my favorite sports, especially figure skating and downhill skiing, are being shown. I've loved both since the Innsbruck Games in 1976--Dorothy Hamill and Franz Klammer both ruled those games.

Yarg. That must've been a lot of work.

It was. But there's a construction company or big contractor or something that has the property behind our row and they had a little plow they used to dig out the alley and he came and helped us out.

I'll also note that northerners don't take summer heat very well.

This is so true. I grew up in MN and will never get used to the unending heat and humidity of the South.