"John Catron" expounded:

And where I grew up in Grand Haven, Michigan they didn't shut the schools
down unless we got over five foot of snow.

Howdie, fellow Michigoose! Where I lived in Grand Rapids, we didn't
have to go to school if it was below -10°, because we walked (no, this
isn't an "I walked to school through 5 feet of snow, uphill, both
ways" story G).

John, does Marilyn know you're lurking in rec.gardens now? )

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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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