How Do You Prepare for a Snowstorm?

So, it hasn’t actually snowed much here.  Pikes Peak doesn’t even have snow on it, which is really weird to me!

But… I have hope.  Deeply-rooted hope that it will snow before Christmas.  I’m hoping that we’ll get an amazing, super-duper snowstorm of the type that cancels school and work and McDonald’s closes down (has that ever happened?).

Anyway, so as I was thinking about my hopes for a snowstorm, I wondered how I should be preparing for this amazing storm that I just know is going to come.

How Do You Prepare For Snow?

What do you do to prepare for snowstorms?  Do you keep a supply of water and food on hand for such situations at all times, or are you one of the people rushing to the store right before the storm hits?

What are your winter preparedness tips?  Please share in the comments!

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