A blizzard

My sister lives in the mid-Atlantic region, and she says that they have had a very unusual winter this year.  Lots and lots of snow.  The past several winters there has been hardly any snow to speak of.  This year they have had what would appear to be a traditional New England winter, with lots of it!  Frequent, heavy, and lots of accumulation.  She says that it has essentially paralyzed the region.  I’m not surprised to hear that – the DOTs down there don’t plan for these types of things.  They must be way over budget and winter is only half-way through!  I’d like to be a fly on the wall when the next budget meeting is held and they decide that they need to raise taxes to cover the shortfall!  The residents will not be happy about that at all!