Monday, December 17, 2007

Michigan Snow

Before the snowfall eased up Sunday night, 10.5 inches had fallen in Michigan's Ann Arbor, and a similar amount in Jackson County, the National Weather Service said.

"It's winter," said Ann Arbor resident Linda Thelen, 53, as she and her husband dug out their home. "I expect a couple of these each year."

Oh STFU.  I lived there for five years.  I can count on one *finger* the number of significant snow falls the region had. 

Everybody in SE Michigan thinks they get the worst winter weather and they're full of shit on all but one point - it's cloudy there from November through April - at least when the lakes haven't frozen - making the area more dismal than it already is.  But they do NOT get an excess amount of snow - they're just completely incapable of handling it, as the local and city governments are broke and/or corrupt. 

The one big snowstorm I remember was in the winter of 98-99. We got about a foot of snow - the kind of storm that here in beautiful upstate NY may cause the schools to shut for a day or open late.  It closed some Detroit city schools for two weeks. 

Shameful.  Joke.  Michigan. 

PS.  Congratulations on getting your third choice to coach the fighting maize & blue ground rodents.

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