[hoosierboy]

How come when they get a huge snowfall in the midwest, its not news. But when its on the east coast it does?? Wheres the panic when we 6-12 inches of snow? What a bunch of east coast sissies....

[CourtneyLeigh]

I admit I'm a sissy. I love snow, but not this much of it!
lol
;)

[XRdsRev]

Because if the midwest disappeared tomorrow nobody would notice for a few days. But if the East Coast shuts down, so does much of American & International business.

Just kidding. But seriously, a heavy snow in the East which could shut down N/S transporation (particularly the very important I-95 corridor) is much more serious situation than in the midwest. From a travel standpoint, if I-80 is shut or stalled because of snow, there are alternate transportation routes further south. If I-95 is shut, that's pretty much it. Also in the midwest, there are few major airports (e.g. O'Hare), in the east from Boston to Atlanta, there are at least 10 major airports and about 50 medium ones.

[Solson]

Because that's where the network sissies are all located. Out here in "flyover country" we're too busy working and keeping the nation's engine stoked we don't wait around for bad weather. We just keep on keepin' on.

BTW, we've already had 6" of snow today with another 1-3" expected. Yep, I was 4 minutes late to work...

[Ima Lurker]

6-12 inches of snow is a lot easier to handle than half an inch of ice.

[Severa]

*L* We got about 3 in of snow here overnight in VA Beach and my son got a snow day today. Might get another one tomorrow if he's lucky. Accidents everywhere and I tell you, the guardian angels are working overtime here. Two cases in point:

1) Early this morning a state trooper was working an accident when another car slides into him, sending him airborne about 20ft and he lands on his cruiser. He's in the hospital with minor injuries.

2) Later this afternoon some nitwit hits the brakes at a rail crossing, where of course the car slides partway onto the track. It gets clipped by an oncoming train. Amazingly, the driver only suffered minor injuries.

[MamaDearest]

Try living on the west coast. There is almost no weather news whatsoever except locally. We've got lots of snow in northern Idaho and a couple of times I-5 (the main north-south road from Vancouver BC to southern California) in the Portland area has been "chains only", but you never hear about weather in the northwest. We don't ever listen to the weather channel anymore - its only good for east-coasters. You are 100% correct - its all about the east coast.