The tradition continues

Growing up in the DC area, I have fond memories of watching the TV news at 6:00am waiting for them to announce whether or not Montgomery County Public Schools would be closed that day due to snow, the fear of snow, or the threat of snow. For those not from here, DC-area schools have a habit of closing at the drop of a single flake. Even the many Universities in the area cancel classes when the weather turns northern. When I moved to Wisconsin for college, this never happened. Now, with the area's first snow of the year forecasted for tomorrow, I am at my desk realizing that I need to go grocery shopping. This is not good. DC residents regularly freak out when the weatherman says the S-word, stocking up on toilet paper, bottled water, food, and other goods. Since I have no food in my apartment currently, I fear I am in for a disasterous shopping trip this evening as suburban housewives prepare for a week of impassable roads, despite the fact that every other household has an SUV. This should be fun.