it seems funny to me that while our friends and family out in the Northeast of the USA are undergoing a blizzard of epic proportions, with close to 30 inches (and counting) of snowfall, our forecasters here in Israel are talking about the coming blizzard this week in which snow will hit Jerusalem, probably to the tune of about 1-3 inches.

and somehow our 3 inches are actually comparable to the 30 inches they get there, as to the way they affect the population..