Snow in the south is a rare occurrence and definitely shows in how things are handled down here. From manic shopping to landing in a ditch before you even turn your car on, these are just a few ways we southerners lose control when we hear about the ever evading white dust.

It's like we're on coke, just... not. It's only snow, and it's a southern thing. Y'all wouldn't understand.

1. Save lives and don't drive

Don’t leave your house. Just don’t. Y'all make it crazy out there trying to go buy supplies for two inches of snow. You won’t make it. Save lives, and don’t drive.

2. There is pure chaos

When the news reports a slight chance of sleet, suddenly, all of the shelves are empty, and traffic is backed up for football fields outside the corner store. Piggly Wiggly didn’t plan for this either. The power is not likely to stay out for two weeks, more like two hours.

3. Everywhere is closed

Everything shuts down. Everything. I was at my dentist office when the radio reported a chance of precipitation in the afternoon, and the receptionist was on it. She was calling all of the booked patients for the rest of the week and canceling. Welcome to snow and panic in the south.

4. You become a master of ingenuity

If you don't have a sled, you use the lid off of a trash can. Not enough snow? You search far and wide for crumbs to build your dream snowman. No snow boots? Wrap grocery bags in your regular shoes. In the "Land of Dixie," you've got all of the fixings. You can bet your last biscuit that every last inch of that snow will be stomped on or played in.

5. You realize this is home

At the end of the day, when all is said and done, everyone will be huddled around the fire playing card games with all of the winter wear in the wash, ready for tomorrow, while mom makes snow cream. Life couldn't be better. So, you contemplate moving to the north and doing this all of the time... then the power goes out, and you decide that two inches once a year is about all you can handle.