How the different snow amounts affect different parts of the country:

[dixiegrrrrl]

[rurallib]

1. close to right about the midwest

the beer stocking starts at level 1

and no - they never close work down here. Believe me I know - and missing counts against your record. Slept at work more than once.

[LiberalElite]

2. Heh. About Cantore -

a year or two ago NYC was expecting a big snowstorm (forecast nowhere near 36 inches) and TWC put Cantore in Times Square. A passerby said: Now we know it'll be bad - Cantore's here!

[Odin2005]

3. I love how the "Oh shit, it's Jim Cantore" thing has become a meme!

[jakeXT]

8. He kicks ass.. ahhem nuts

[Grantuspeace]

4. kick

[hedgehog]

5. Pretty accurate!

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Left out the West Coast and esp. Alaska.

VERY accurate about the "South" South.
Tenn and Virginia and Kentucky and even Arkansas are in the South but they get frequent snow, so do not freak out like people closer to the Gulf do.
and "freak out" is accurate...out of sheer anxiety, people here drive off the road in 1/2 inch of snow.
On a flat road
In town.
where the speed limit is 25.

[sarge43]

6. New England reaction

1-4: Meh

4-8: Where did I put my snow boots?

8-12: Vet the snow blower

12-24: Put the studded tires on the car

24-36: Check if school is cancelled

36+: Picnic table completely buried. Wicked

[mythology]

9. Not in Boston

Any snow at all and every driver in the area suddenly loses what limited ability to drive or park that they had.

My work is very quick to say work from home (I go in anyway because I'm more effective in the office and I know how to drive in snow from living in Colorado).

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Minnesota reaction:

1-4: Maybe I'd better find some shoes and put away my flip-flops.
4-8: Maybe I should see if I can find a pair of gloves.
8-12: I guess we need to clear off the driveway.
12-24: The cat doesn't want to go outside to hunt; he's just sleeping on a radiator all day.
24-36: The boss doesn't complain if we're a few minutes late for work.
36+: I finally had to start wearing boots.

[Mendocino]

11. Minnesota

Nine months of winter followed by three of poor ice fishing.

[nadine_mn]

14. so true and the big jackets don't come out until below zero

and I'tl Falls gets pissed whenever the governor calls for the whole state to close - because they take pride in never closing

love my state

[mackerel]

12. FYI: It does snow on the West Coast.

[dixiegrrrrl]

13. Yes, dear, I know......I was born and raised in Wash. state.

Apparently the makers of the chart do not know about West Coast snow.

Actually......funny story here.......when I first moved to the South, people naturally asked where I was from, and when I said "Washington"
they thought I meant DC.
then when I said "Washington, on the West Coast" they thought...up "near" Alaska.

Their image of the West Coast was of Cal. and Alaska, and they had no clue about anything in between.

[mackerel]

15. LOL!

[Wolf Frankula]

16. I Now Say

'In Soviet Union, You go to Siberia'

'In United States, Siberia comes to You'.

This after getting unexpected snowfall.

Wolf