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I've lived near Atlanta. A 3" snow storm is beyond a major event. Cataclysm, first sign of the Apocalypse, the end of life as we know it would all suffice as minor events compared to Atlantans response to a snow storm. Got enough bread and milk to survive till spring?

Since I am originally from Illinois 3” is a minor storm. The Blizzard of 79 was killer. People here freaked out. But since we do live in the mountains it did make driving a little more difficult at times, but for the most part, it was cake.

Missed '79 and '83 (people parked on the freeway and walked home). Did survive '95(?), where ~10,000 parents with no experience in snow driving decided the school busses were too dangerous and drove the kiddies to school. Since then I moved to Seattle and found out that rain is easier to shovel than snow.

I'm trying my very best not to give people a hard time about their snow driving skills, or lack of them. I drive about 50K miles a year, in all kinds of weather. I have front wheel drive, good tire, though not snow tires, ABS, the works. Yet I still managed to hit not one curb, but two the last big snow storm we had. Did over $400 damage to the cab.

You do have the advantage, you live in Colorado. People there expect snow, most have actually driven in snow, governments have snow plows, sand trucks, sand depots, etc. I've lived in a lot of places in the US south and their solution to snow is "stay home". So when the foolhard decide they have to get to work, school or whatever, body and fender shops make out like bandits.

At 50k miles per yera, you're doing great. My wife bumped a curb in the snow and just the new wheel set me back over $100. Front wheel on rear wheel drive so no enginge/transmission damage, no chassis or body work either.

Quite a few years ago, I did some cold weather training in the mountains . It was snow and ten below zero. Camped out in ten man tents with the heat turned off , each tent would have one man each standing out in the woods overnight security. The watch was only for an hour because you would have to stand with your back up against a tree so as to not be so noticeable and the cold was bitter. You got relieved by guys from your own tent. I could have sworn that they called that a snow watch, but it was a long time ago.........Al