People out here tend to underestimate the resilience, foresight and weather/survival wisdom and experience of the average northeasterner.
Looking at how they vote you can see why
We were stuck with no power in freezing temps for two weeks on LI in one storm
We are burning furniture at the end
The dogs were shivering
I buy groceries by the pickup truck load and only go to town about every 3 weeks. We live prepared for most things around here.
It’s 63* here in Central Florida. The wife from Pennsylvania, is freezing and turning on the heat. The dog, Norrbottenspets, is laying outside, belly down on the concrete patio to get cooler!. I swear he is dreaming of the Fjords of Norway!