Buddy and I were discussing how the weather seemed pretty bad around here and Russia was like Spring, for the Winter Olympics.
I casually commented to him that Russia was looking better everyday - compared to the BS we were being subjected to..
We are really becoming (if we already hadn’t) a nation of Wussies when the Govs of MD & VA declare a state of emergency the DAY BEFORE a snow storm is/was predicted. This after 4 false alarms this year.
I seem to remember that if it snowed 4-6 inches at night WE might get the next day off from school but since schools were in town and the teachers could afford to live in the town they worked in, chances are pretty good that school would be open with maybe an asterisk by your name if you missed - BUT even the School Bus routes were the primary plow targets.
6-10 inches of snow were an inconvenience.
Back then (in NY State (Southern Tier)) you may not see pavement in parking lots for a few weeks if not months...
Around here today, if there is an inch of snow they are plowing it....
Always figured if you could plow snow at 45-50 MPH, it really didn’t need plowing.
What is not mentioned, is that Soichi is in the far south of Russia, same latitude as Spain and Italy. Wrong place for Winter Olympics. Different parts of Russia have different weather, same as the U.S.A. Here on the west coast, we have Mediterranean style weather. Not everything is black or white, except this article which highlights the fear when everything goes dark.
Sochi’s climate is classified as ‘humid subtropical’. Average February highs are around 50 degrees, with lows above freezing. Elevation is around 300 ft. Mountains and snow are 20-30 miles away.