I’m originally from the Midwest and was living in Virginia when it snowed about a foot overnight. Looked like nothing to me, but I didn’t realize the infrastructure back home was much more capable of handling snow.
Plows and salt trucks were out any time it snowed and the streets would always be cleared by the morning. The only time we ever canceled school was for very cold temps (-20 F or so) and for heavy snow that outpaced the snow plows.
The foot of snow in Virginia caused the entire area shut down because they couldn’t handle it as well.
Yeah, that was part of the huge clusterfuck in Texas a few years back. They had no infrastructure for dealing with weather that other states like MN shrug off, and that’s why they failed so hard. That, and eschewing the larger power grid.
In Iowa most places don’t even bother to start plowing till the snow is over. You know, after dozens or hundreds of trucks have already mashed tracks into it. But it hasn’t really snowed yet this year. Half an inch yesterday is the most we’ve gotten so far.
It really depends on where you are in the US. In some states, it’s just another day, in other states it can be a major disaster.
Here in Portland, we’ve closed schools because it LOOKED like it was going to snow. It never actually DID, but was close enough.
Meanwhile, cities in the North East are like: “Pfft… 3 feet? Put on your jacket…”
I’m originally from the Midwest and was living in Virginia when it snowed about a foot overnight. Looked like nothing to me, but I didn’t realize the infrastructure back home was much more capable of handling snow.
Plows and salt trucks were out any time it snowed and the streets would always be cleared by the morning. The only time we ever canceled school was for very cold temps (-20 F or so) and for heavy snow that outpaced the snow plows.
The foot of snow in Virginia caused the entire area shut down because they couldn’t handle it as well.
Yeah, that was part of the huge clusterfuck in Texas a few years back. They had no infrastructure for dealing with weather that other states like MN shrug off, and that’s why they failed so hard. That, and eschewing the larger power grid.
That’s the joke I tell about Portland “You know, the city TRIES! First sign of snow? Both of our plows are out there making the roads safe!”
In Iowa most places don’t even bother to start plowing till the snow is over. You know, after dozens or hundreds of trucks have already mashed tracks into it. But it hasn’t really snowed yet this year. Half an inch yesterday is the most we’ve gotten so far.
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