For all the times you got yelled at, had the buck passed to you, got passed over for the promotion or turned down for the raise, the winter months will occasionally exact revenge for you in the form the snow day. Designed to keep everyone safe in the wee- morning hours, the snow day is probably the most misused safety protocol in our culture. Because what people actually use the snow day for is to run errands, stock up at the grocery store, go to the movies and hit the mall. People are probably in their cars more on snow days than if the actually went to work.
I love what businesses close and what ones stay open. We close all schools and universities. They are the first to go. But all fast food and liquor stores keep regular hours. Don't risk your safety for your education, but a Big Mac and some Wild Turkey, now those we are willing to gamble on. God forbid we play a board game with our families sober and put on a pot of soup. That's just crazy!
How about the people of Boston who think it is a good idea to dive into the snow? Well it is creative. And they are off the roads. But as I write about all these wacky ideas. If they get hurt it, all it is is natural selection. Don't call the ambulance if they impale themselves on a solar light they forgot to bring in either. The roads are too bad.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/02/17/mayor-urges-knucklehead-bostonians-not-to-jump-out-of-windows-and-into-the-snow