oh yeah 6-10 inches is a lot anywhere. Maybe not Alaska.

But even in the Northern U.S., a lot of places will shut down for a day over 6-10 inches of snow.

Ha. Ahahahahahahaha. Cincinnati is a city that gets snow. Every year, we get snow. Ohio is not a southern state, and though Cincinnati is at the southern edge of the state, we're still not remotely close to being "southern."

And yet.

Two inches of snow will shut the city down like 2 feet have fallen, and I am not exaggerating. We have plows. We have salt trucks. But we cannot handle snow. It would be comical if it weren't so pathetic.

If we got 6-10 inches, schools would be off for at least 3 days, guaranteed.

If we got 6-10 inches, schools would be off for at least 3 days, guaranteed.

Yep. That's what we had last time. Such a joy.

We got a bunch of snow over winter break, but I don't think it would have shut down the schools. I'm enjoying staying inside with warm blankets and snuggly kitties.

In Utah, 2 inches is cause for a bit of slowing on the highway, but not much, and the plows would only get involved if it was wet, heavy snow. Famous Utah fluffy powder normally blows away. 4 inches, and the plows are out, and idiots in 4x4s are passing the plows and honking. 6 inches, and supervisors will grumpily agree that you have a reason for being late to work. The schools will probably open late. 10 inches in one storm would close the schools, some businesses would adjust closing or opening times, other business would make you take PTO if you refused to drive in it.

I'll put it this way: when I see pictures of Minnesota, I'm still having a hard time to believe it exists.

Aw it's beautiful. Y'oughta see it. I mean, summer is definitely the time to tour the US. But you did miss a little, not being here in the winter.

Dude, Seattle comes to a halt over 1 inch of snow. Mostly because there's a lot of hills here and no infrastructure for dealing with gifts from the Winter Demons.

I'll put it this way: when I see pictures of Minnesota, I'm still having a hard time to believe it exists.

The reason Minnesota only shuts down for half a day when we get 6 inches is because we not only have the infrastructure and equipment but also the plans and experience to use it all as efficiently as possible. 10 inches will shut us down for a whole day because of the volume of the snow. Two inches of snow is just a hiccup because we get at least that much, once a week or so for four or five months. one thing I hated about the weather in Teppy's corner of Ohio is how often winter storms started out as rain and then the temperature dropped. So the wet roads would freeze and then on top of that it would snow. I'd rather have the 6 inches than 1 inch over ice.

Laga, lovely to see you! Jilli, too.

bonny, that does sound like a good start to the year.