T. sent a picture worth a thousand words: DIY snow tires for your bike [1].
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More dim bulbs: California banning 100-watt incandescent light bulbs [2]. (Thanks to Yishai for the link.)
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Some weather-related news from Russia: Traditional troika back on track [3]
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Weather news in the US: Storm in Eastern U.S. Wreaks Havoc on Travel [4]. And, Blizzard moves from US to Canada, sowing chaos [5]. Thankfully, most SurvivalBlog readers were well-prepared.