If you live in the Northeast USA, are you ready for "Bombo-Genesis," aka The Blizzard of the Century, 24-36 inches of snow?

If you live in the Northeast USA, are you ready for "Bombo-Genesis," aka The Blizzard of the Century, 24-36 inches of snow?
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answer:Leave work before it starts. A lot of people will have your same plan and the roads will be ridiculous. All morning people will be using the roads to buy groceries, salt, and flashlight batteries. Don’t forget to plug up your bathtubs and fill them with water.
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