They tried to send me NE of KC straight into it, told them the same thing. Sleet hit about 6pm last night, about 3in of snow on top now, and the N wind is brutal.
Seriously, I was just thinking about this the other day. I had thought we had gotten over the judgement of people concerning hair length and beards like 40 years ago. After some conversation locally, realized it just isn't so. Do You, you'll be much happier.
Its only prudent to prepare for things you can't control. You have to set priorities. I have a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher in the truck, and keep an extra set of fuel filters for the tractors. Extra meds and hygiene supplies. But it is a rabbit hole some fall into. The word paranoid...
Pretty sure I had it at the beginning, sickest I have ever been, fever, couldn't breathe, in bed for days except for feeding the cows. I was redy to go to the hospital, when the fever finally broke. Still have a nagging cough, a year later.