Southern Winters

by Elizabeth

In the south, we do things a little differently, especially when it comes to winter weather. I have found that many of my “Yankee” friends make fun of the way we do things here when it snows, so I have decided to make a little list of some “Southern Snow Facts.” For those of you southerners who are reading, don’t act like you have never done or experienced these things! If you have experienced the last item on the list, you are REALLY southern!

You often missed school for a week or more when snow would stick to the ground.
We never shovel our driveways and sidewalks.
School gets cancelled the night before a predicted storm.
You wouldn’t know what a snow plow or a snow blower is if they were right in front of you.
Winter storms are given their own names – ex. “Winter Storm 2007”
All stores sell out of generators, sleds and shovels at the first sign of snow.
School gets cancelled because of threat of snow – and it turns out to be sunny and 60 outside the next day.
People drive like they don’t know what is going on, or people won’t drive anywhere because they are too scared – but they just HAVE to get gas.
You fill up your bathtub with water and get all candles and flashlights out, just in case.
There is NO bread, water or milk at the store about a week before the storm is supposed to arrive. *I would like to add a sidebar here – why do we always want bread and milk? What about chips and beer and Cheerwine – I have always thought this was the better choice!
You have gone “hoodin” on one of the not fully rusted hoods from the junk car pile in your backyard.

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