Chicagoans, generally speaking are not phased by bad weather, it is a lifestyle here. It rains, sleets, hails, snows, it is blazing hot, and freezing cold. We get our fair share of tornadoes too.
Everyone is getting mad, because the news media is making such a big deal out of it. Typical Chicagoan "can do" attitude. We are unimpressed by three feet of snow. It will be an inconvenience of course, but we will bring out the plows, snowblowers, shovels, and salt, and in a day or two you would never know it was this bad to begin with.
The blizzard is supposed to start around 3pm this afternoon, everyone is currently at work and at school. Most people's evening drive will take them 3 or more hours to get home if they don't leave before the storm. But I guarantee the expressways and tollways will be a parking lot this evening.
As we are looking to move out of state, while my husband pursues work. These are some of the character traits I would desperately miss, if we have to leave the state I was born in. But then again, it might be nice to slow down for change......
I will post pictures tomorrow and let you see if the media hype is all it was worth!
Blessings,
Paula
