Here in Minnesota, we don't get much snow. Minnesotans THINK they get lots of snow, because Minnesota is thought of as a wintry state. But the snowfall here is moderate, not great, in a typical year. If Minnesota were snowy, and Minnesotans could handle that, it would be hard to explain the 400 or so accidents that happen on the Twin Cities highways every time it snows.
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Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! -Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Fox News reports on James M. Taylor's presentation at Heartland's Conference:
Here in central New Hampshire, we got another 10-12 inches of snow last night. It's been a winter of heavy precipitation, with sleet giving way to wet snow which turns into powder which eventually freezes into rock solid ice.
Surely there is very real and very convincing data that the city cannot survive the excesses of the weather. Proliferation of snowy side berms; uncontrolled flurries; snow and ice on the land, the sea, and in the air; the powdering of the environment. In this context, isn't it obvious that Chicken Little represents the sane vision? And that Homo sapiens' motto, "Let's go shopping", is the cry of the true lunatic?
newish reader here - can you please explain the 11 reference to me - I've seen it a few times now. cheers!