Just to set the record straight - 2 feet of snow is a BIG deal

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22. especially when its heavy and wet, and then freezes...

The heavy wet stuff is what gives people heart attacks shoveling.

And the heavy wet and freezing stuff brings down power lines. I was stuck in my driveway one morning during a nor'easter when I was in clinical training. It turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When I was finally able to get on the road, it was daylight. There were power lines down on the winding, unlit back road I would have been traveling down in the dark. I could well have ended up tangled up in them Don't assume the tires will insulate you. The snow was deep, so the lines could have come in direct contact with my car. And the tires are wet and the electricity can travel up the water around them...