Blizzard 2015: Rethinking Those Milk, Bread and Booze Purchases

Much of the east coast is preparing for the infamous “Blizzard 2015.”

In addition to school closings and declarations of states of emergencies, social media sites are talking up a storm (pun intended) about the weather. Topics such as #blizzardof2015 and the very dramatic, #snowmageddon2015, are trending on Twitter as people post everything from images of empty food shelves in stores to recommendations about what necessities to stock up on.

Necessities, of course, have changed through the years.

When severe weather strikes, it’s not uncommon for water bottles to leave …read more