Jen
February 5, 2010
Laura Lorson is the producer, editor and local All Things Considered host for Kansas Public Radio.
Some advice for you folks in the mid-Atlantic on snowstorms: You can trust me; I live in the Midwest. We get phenomenal amounts of snow pretty regularly ... though I could see where you might not know that, because we have to get, like, apocalyptic amounts of ice before anyone on The Weather Channel bothers to point it out. So anyway, here are my rules for a safe, healthy, happy snow experience.
1. Chopping up your furniture for fuel goes a lot more smoothly if you keep your axes nice and sharp.
2. Do not pay more than $50 for a loaf of black-market Wonder Bread.
3. There's more food in your house than you think. Search the junk drawers — there are often stale Gummi bears and Lemonhead candies.
4. Check on your shut-in neighbors, especially the ones who don't think you are sufficiently serious about lawn care in the summertime. Be extra-nice and superconcerned while you are there. They will feel guilty. The evil glee in your heart w...
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