They have things called 10 year events, 20 year events, 100 year events, etc.
So, it might be a 100 year event. These things happen and there isn’t anything we can do about it.
Contrary to what leftists think.
“These things happen and there isn’t anything we can do about it.”
You CAN (and should) do a lot of things. My brother-in-law in NJ a couple years ago got hit by a big winter storm. They had several days notice. Afterwards he emailed complaining about how he ran out of food, no batteries for the flashlights, one candle, etc. “And I couldn’t even drive to the store - even if they WERE open.”
Oh - you meant do anything about the weather.....
Our neighborhood lost power in a snow/ice storm for 10 days back in 2004 or so. We took in the elderly gal next door so she would freeze. We all stayed and slept in the downstairs with the wood-burning stove and cooked on it too. Me, wife, neighbor and three kids.
I went to the store once - the marshmallows were stale for s’mores. Just as a matter of pride that is all I bought, although the store did have other stuff that might have come in handy. The gal said “That’s it?” “Yep - my planning wasn’t as good as I thought.”
My wife DID run out several days beforehand to get milk and bread which was nice to have - but we would have been fine without it.
“But that’s what you do when a storm is coming! Go to the store and buy milk and bread. My mom always did that!”
Exactly, and New England is right on schedule. I have family photos from 1948 and 1958 showing big blizzards, and I have vivid memories of 1969 and 1978 also being pretty bad in the Boston area. I know there have been others since, but I've been out of the area for many years.
The only thing unusual about this one is that it's hitting in early January, when the other events were in late January and/or early February.
Guess we'll have to blame it on Trump's tax plan. Or maybe Stuart Smalley finally being shown the door in the Senate.