A Winter Storm is Coming

We have snow here in Chicago from at least 22 of December 2009. Less and more and more and more.... It is snowing all day today. In fact I woke up with at least 10 inches of snow amd is snowing all day long. I have nothing but wind in my refrigerator, so I have to buy something soon, but not today. Today I am fine, hope I can drive tomorrow. I don't want to rush to the store, I have to drive to work tomorrow anyway. I will probably buy something on my way back home.

milk and bread - lol - no matter which state I have lived in - it is always the same. lol. We are supposed to get an inch of snow here in NC so that is an emergency to them. I am sure by now the stores have no milk and bread left. lol

yes when we lived in the country in ohio we did the same thing. we sure didnt want being snowed in or have the car not start and have to do without i know i should appreciate it but we have no snow here and have a really bad wind storm about once every 2 yrs. thats about it.

We have had really heavy snow but we only buy the usual shopping.At the supermarkets people who cannot get to work make the supermarket.They buy enough food for a month then they struggle home with it.Most of it goes off and then there are food shortages for the other people.My husband drives for a major supermarket and he has had to make more deliveries risking his life on the icy roads to keep the panic buyers stocked up,Probably the same people that worry about food miles and the damage big trucks do to the environment.Talk about double standards.

hi dora, actually, in our place, in any day, snow won't fall, just the climate will be very cool... i didn't see the snow here, but i like, my brother is staying in california.. he use to tell, here so much snow falls, he took the snaps and send me.. in that snaps, i saw, otherwise, i didn't see snow at all.. thankyou for your topic, have a nice day.

Hello dorannwin, My daughter and I were watching the TV News last night and saw like North Carolina and South Carolina were getting snow like a 1 or 2 and were going to stores to buy milk and eggs incase they get trapped inside for a few days. They usually do not get alot snow like MidWest or Mid Atlantic states etc.. Personally I buy my food last me a month. First I try to use all my coupons in one shopping trip and buy in bulk and save on money less gas I am using to travel and less wear and tear on my car. I work for a grocery store for two years and first mention of snow flake and people are scrambling here to get eggs and milk and bread. I by extra milk and freeze and let dethaw in refrigerator so I always have milk on hand. Eggs I buy in 18 count box and they last like a month here for two people and when my daughter comes home from college then it 3 people. I freeze extra carton or orange juice and ice teas too. This way if there is a lot snow like 12 inches or more I am prepared. Thanks for a wonderul question Sincerely unqiue16

We went and bought milk only. That is only because I opened ours today and it was dated Jan. 1, and my son takes his meds, with cereal. It was a necessity.

THe weather here, where I live, has been horribly cold, and in total, we have gotten close to 30 inches of snow. Twice in the last 2 weeks, the roads have been closed due to drifitng and white-out conditions. Each time, we have had a day or so notice that the bad weather was coming, and as a result, there have been many people rushing to the store to stocko make up on supplies, even the gas stations seem to get busier. I am not one that rushes to the store just because bad weather is on the way though. I do make sure that there is at least a half of a tank of gas in my vehicle so it is less likely to freeze. The only way I worry about rushing to the store is if we are very low on groceries and don't have enough in the house to make it a few days. I figure that the storm will pass and as long as we have enough to get through a few days, we will be fine. There is no sense in panicking, in my opinion. Just be reasonably prepared and use good sense.

Ours hit today, and it is so beautiful! Well providing you don't have to go into the biting cold or drive in it. So far, so good with the electricity. Last time we lost it here was in the summer time and it was 90 deg...not a great situation! But the neighbor lady and I sat on the patio come evening, and just chatted and then watched a show together on her tiny battery operated tv. That part was fun :) Winter necessities from the store? Milk, bread, water in case the power goes, and things that do not require cooking! Oh, and a good flashlight and some candles and a lighter or matches. And...a small battery operated tv or radio is handy, too. Other than that, I keep pretty well stocked as far a groceries go. Karen

if the winter storm is coming,i think that i have this necessary to prepare foods to pass this storm.actually it could not convinient to buy foods during winter storm,the traffic would be prevented by this weather.so i should do preparation before winter storm.so i can run to grocery store and buy milk and biscuits and noodle,it is basic diet for me.at the same time i can buy my favirate foods and be happy and safe to pass this winter storm.

I also live in a snow area and this year I stock up on food. I have canned tuna, bottled water, bread and peanut butter. I have been lucky where the power has only gone out twice. Once during the day for 2 hours and once for 5 hours at night. When it was out for 5 hours I had to make peanut butter sandwiches. I was getting worried because I had some food in the fridge and was worried it would spoil.

Hello again! The forecaster said there will be snowing this weekend, but now the weather is fine except of cold.I don't go to grocery store to buy food, unnecessary,though it is cold, we shop is open everyday, vegetables and food are sufficient,but the prices seems a little higher than before.

Hello, well, where I live in Canada there are several snow storm during the winter. We are used to it so there is no run to the grocery store for us usually. It is very rare that we are out of power because of the snow. It happens more frequently with icy rains.

I would rather not move out from my cottage as it will be really shivering outside, I WOULD send my servant to bring my grocery shop..I WOULD like to drink coffee and make my self warm..

A snow storm is here in my area now. i live in town and the roads are bad. I canceled my therapist appointment because it is right by the river and you have to drive down a hill to get there. My sister canceled her daughters appointment that is an hour drive away for another time because of the weather as well. They are calling for another 2 or 3 days of this.

oh my G if we had a wintersnow storm in Southern Ca I can see people getting panicked as it would be the event of the century its been 45 years since we last had a little snowfall one February day. he he when I was back in South Dakota on the farm we were pretty much always prepared for winter storms ahead of time as you just cannot always plow through five foot snow drifts to go get milk And bread so keep supplies on hand.

The snow storm has already hit here big time. My wife went the store on Sunday and stocked up on lots of food. If we were to lose the electricity I would be pretty mad though because we have a lot of food right now, of course we could always put it out in the snow to keep it cold, LOL. We have enough bottled water for the whole neighborhood too I think, so if we were snowed in for days we would not be thirsty or starve.

Here in New Mexico there is really never a snow storm that warrants a run to the store. Back when I lived in New York for sure I would make a run to the store. The items I would definitely need to get would be Milk, bread, eggs, butter, snacks, lunchmeats, soups and salt for the ice outside.

Hi! You mean the first snowfall for the year 2010 or for this winter? Well, if there is a snowfall in the weather forecast I don't go to the grocery, just because we haven't got any big snowfall from years and I am so sad. I still remember the winters when there was so much snow, that I couldn't go out without a shovel and a high boots. I love when it snows and when it snows hard and with hours, I just go out and take a walk, catching the snow flakes with mouth, lying in the snow and making snow angels. Winter is very special to me- everything looks different( when there is snow of course), the people are in some way nice, and everything looks so pure and innocent.

This year at most of the places in the world observing lowest temperatue and huge snowfall.Even in east,sout Asean countries the air waves are changed,,and these people dont know how to fight the situation in snow fall..