Look! A snowflake! Close the schools!

[SarahD]

2. I live in Washington now, pretty much free of snow.

But most people here know how to drive in snow. I lived in a DC suburb and can confirm what you say about lack of snow awareness there. I lived in Albuquerque, which was horrible because of all the people who moved from Dallas. My time in Saratoga Springs was great because I liked to ski. I never lived in Atlanta or Nashville or anyplace like that, but I spent a couple years in Norfolk VA and one inch of snow caused a complete shutdown until it melted. It's fun living in diverse places and seeing how local behavior varies in the face of winter weather.