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Originally Posted by indimay15
Have you guys ever heard of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan aka the U.P.?? Sometimes we get 2 feet of snow and still have school!! You guys are just getting some light flurries  lol jk. Hope the snow doesn't hamper you guys too bad!! Best of Luck to everyone!
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We also have Winter Carnival snow statues:
Snow Statue Index
Just some ways we cope with the snow!  Enjoy!
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The problem out here really isn't snow, it's the small budgets for removal, and the lack of enough equipment.
You're correct, in Iowa, as well, school would not have been cancelled for this snow (16" here). But, they have the equipment and budget for its' removal, since they expect to get hit this hard on an annual basis.
I moved out here to get away from that constant expectation of snow, and the annual 50 below zero (fahrenheit) wind chill factors. Unfortunately, every three or so years we get on the edge of a cold front and a moist front, and end up getting dumped upon.
However, we had 40 degrees today, and the next three days will be 50+ degrees, followed by three more days around 40. So this 16" of snow will be pretty well gone by next week (unlike Iowa). Not much opportunity to get "cabin fever" out here!