BEST Thank goodness I'm not in Western New York EVER

I spent the majority of my childhood in Western New York, the land where chicken wings are good, pizza is even better, trips to Niagara Falls are numerous, groceries are bought at Wegmans, and the lake effect snow flies for 9 months of the year. Granted, many a childhood Halloween have fond memories of snow, but I think that most native Western New Yorkers would agree with me in saying that a snowstorm in mid-October is just ridiculous.

Fortunately, I no longer live in the tundra that is Buffalo, NY and didn't have to spend the weekend digging myself out and wondering when the power was going to come back on. However, much of my family did.

I suggest that you check out Sheesh!'s blog for a first hand account of the first unbelievably early snow storm of the year.