they close things down because your city isnt used to snow. montanians are used to it so it doesnt bother them, i love snow and we on average get about 100 inches of snow a year, latley though - last year we havent gotten that much because of a drought. but in the next couple of days we are supose to get 2 feet of it
have you ever noticed when you walk in the snow that its so quiet? thats because snow absorbs sound. one of the many great qualitys it has, we also get thundersnow here. thats a thunderstorm that snows, i love the weather here and i'll never move. much like denver it changes every 15 minutes 
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