> One thing more.
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> Whenever there is a chance of conditions that can lead to power failures or impassable roads (hurricanes, more than one flake of snow, slight chance of possible sleet maybe), Charlotteans tend to strip the stores of bread, milk, and beer.
> My wife and I went to the store last night to get some creamer. There was no bread, milk, beer, or soup.
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> And my wife has just informed me of the severity of the disaster in Charlotte.
> It was just announced that the package stores are going to be closed tomorrow!

Ha ha! I spent my teenage years in Raleigh, NC, and I remember how ill-prepared the region is for any degree of snowfall whatsoever. My wife, who's from Vermont, just scoffs at us, since when she was growing up it took about a foot of snow falling overnight to close down schools. Raleigh gets a light dusting, and the kids get to sleep in. Of course, I remember schools being closed down on account of heat, too, and I doubt my mountain-raised Vermontian sweetie can say that.

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