I grew up in New Jersey
For the bulk of my formative years (from around 10 onwards). During my time in Jersey, I learned that schools very rarely cancel for anything short of a natural disaster. We had days were school wasn't cancelled even with a foot of snow on the ground because the infrastructure was just too darned good - my county had the roads pristine by morning, without fail. ='(
I currently live in Virginia, where the words "snow accumulation" immediately sends everyone off into a mad rush to the grocery store to buy necessities: mostly beer, milk, and eggs (I don't really get it, either). Since living here, I've learned that driving in the snow really is a regional skill. After the fiasco a couple of days ago with an inch of snow bringing our nation's capital to a grinding, screeching halt, And witnessing more cars stuck in ditches than I can honestly count, I'm thoroughly unsurprised that a storm the magnitude of Jonas has caused a snowmagedon type situation here in the good old Richmond area. Now while to me 12 inches doesn't seem too crazy, I can understand that with the lack of extensive snow infrastructure (Virginia has a snow clearing budget of $220 million, which is fairly low) most places go into hibernation mode.
Thus, I've decided to document the snowpocalypse in a quick video project, while I wait for the weather to improve slightly to get back to trying everything.
Come to think of it, I've never really done any serious time lapse video shooting or tried to tell a story through video, so I'm going to call this a bona fide try... So enjoy some raw footage and get pumped for the completed project!
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