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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might be a dumb question, but why?  Do you not have snow plows and salt trucks in your area?  Chicago is off Friday because it'll be 40 below with the wind chill and that was a little surprising.  Or will VA schools be out because of predicted ice storm issues and lack of electricity?[/quote]

It's twofold.

Not enough snow to invest in the type and numbers of equipment you'd get in a location that gets snow all winter and can quickly handle it.

Cultural expectation from people who have never lived anywhere with snow that it is not possible and/or safe to carry on with life with snow/ice.  There are people who think it is unsafe to go outdoors or have children go outdoors if there is a chance of any snow or ice anywhere under their feet.   I think this reason is the main driver.

-From Buffalo[/quote]

The second is so true. They seem to think kids cannot stand on any snow or ice at the bus stop and kids cannot wait for a bus for 5 minutes in the cold.[/quote]

Sort of. But Americans are litigious and if a kid or school employee slips and falls on the ice, you know there will be a lawsuit. Additionally, my HS kid's bus is routinely 20 minutes late. And the bus stops near my house are all akin to glaciers right now. [/quote]

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