I love Western Pennsylvania phenomena. From "Yinz" to the parking chair, there so are things that make Western PA unique.
Today’s phenomenon is overreaction to snow. First, it’s by no means unique to Pittsburgh/Western PA, it happens all over the place, especially in the South. What makes it so funny here is the fact that we get cold, we get ice, and we get snow EVERY YEAR and every year people overreact to it. Also, every year it’s usually less than we expect, and even if it’s not, most everyone survives.
If you interviewed some frenzied yinzers stocking up for the two to three weeks that they won’t be able to leave the house, you might get a different impression. I really wanna know what goes through these people’s heads. Is it “This is the one, this time we are REALLY gonna get dumped on, and I won’t have bread, milk, and eggs!” (Who eats solely milk, eggs and bread anyway? Would you survive on hard boiled egg sandwiches and polish them off with a nice cold glass of milk? This is 2010, grab a Stouffers, or even better a Hot Pocket)
Who knows, I think this great mystery is on my list of questions to ask if I ever get to meet our glorious creator along with who killed JFK, and what the hell is the meaning of life?
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