Way back when I lived in Phoenix, I remember one winter when it dropped 1/8th of an inch of snow at 3 o'clock in the morning. The mayor, ever watchful over the people, closed the schools and other government offices in order to insure the safety of the minions.
By 7am the temperature had come up, the snow was gone, and those of us who weren't born with a silver spoon in our mouths were
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If you don't grow up dealing with snow, even a little bit of it can shut you down.