[kdot]

I live in Richmond, VA. Just the threat of snow closes the schools! Then, everybody buys bread and milk. (only a small exaggeration)

[tomkat]

Then, everybody buys bread and milk.

One of modern life's funniest rituals !    d:^)

[randita]

In the Lehigh Valley (PA), they’d sometimes close schools because of extreme cold and snow and the ski resorts nearby would be standing room only. What a joke!