How Americans prepare for a snowstorm...

[peacetraveler22]

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[asy007]

I actually like this strange behavior. Gives me opportunity to buy things I usually postpone to get - flash lights, batteries, shovel, and of course some extra beer :)

[peacetraveler22]

I wasn't brave enough to go to the hardware store, but they are the same. Huge crowds buying shovels, de-icer, sleds, snow blowers, etc. My family already has all of these things, and my dad has a sort of "apocalyptic" section in his garage so we will survive most natural disasters. :)) He stores a lot of batteries, canned foods and bottled water there.

[aavenger]

"Farnham's freehold"? :)))

[peacetraveler22]

Yes, something like that. :)) My dad is a survivalist. :)

[kichiro_sora]

Wouldn't really buy anything. My house is always stoked with food for a week, so don't need to worry.

[peacetraveler22]

Most everyone in the store last night also likely had food to survive for more than a week, yet some type of strange panic sets in and they must go and buy more. :) Most important is to have flashlights, candles and other means of lighting/heat in case the electricity goes out for days, which is possible with very heavy and wet snow.

[ext_2832598]

They unconsciously know that bread can be stored for a long time.

[peacetraveler22]

Not very long...most bread purchased in the store will mold after 7 - 10 days, unless you freeze it.

[peacetraveler22]

In the Washington, DC area even flurries shut the entire city down and turn it into a gridlock nightmare! Even Obama's motorcade got stuck in it yesterday. You can look at this map from last night's rush-hour commute, where less than one inch of snow fell. Close to 200 accidents in only an hour. This screenshot was taken at 9:32 pm, when people had been stuck on the roads for hours. Drivers here have little experience handling cars in such conditions, so it's better to work from home, if possible, on such days. :)

[perycalypsis]

Enough time for writing a movie script ~Things to Do in Virginia during a massive snow storm.

[peacetraveler22]

Good idea! :)