I went to college in Alfred, NY, in the Southern Tier. The first time it snowed when I was there was October of my freshman year. I got up and looked outside, saw almost a foot of snow, and rolled over, back to sleep. A couple of hours later my roommate woke me up and told me I'd missed two classes. I told him he was nuts, look outside! He looked at me and said, "Where the hell are you from again? We don't cancel school for a flurry up here!"

He was from Rochester, and knew what was what....