Hey, I actually walked over a mile, in the snow, wearing only socks because my parents didn't have the money to buy me a pair of shoes and nothing they had at the Goodwill fit. It's a miracle I didn't loose any toes. The Vice-Principal of my High Schools didn't take to kindly to it. After having the nurse examine my feet, he drove me home to chastise my mother. On the way, he stopped and bought me a pair of sneakers out of his own pocket. After that, I stopped pulling pranks on him such as helping to carry his VW Beetle up to the third floor and parking it in the Library.
Here, in South Jersey, we got two feet of snow. The people here have no clue as to how to deal with snow. Heck, when we get an inch of accumulation, they close the county and roll up the sidewalks. Everybody runs to the store and stocks up on bottle water, milk, and frozen pizza. The crowds at the markets are horrendous and the shelves are bare. You would think that the only food they keep in the house is a package of frozen hotdogs and a half package of stale crackers. Me, I always have a stock of beverages, enough canned/processed food to last at least a week or two, and a box of powdered milk. If the electricity goes out for a long time, pack your refrigerator and freezer with bags of ice and snow. If the water goes out, melt snow to flush the toilet. Heck, in all my years living here the power has never gone out for more than a few hours. When the snow stops, you dig out and life goes on. The snow plow is never more than a day or two away.
