The snow started here (in Central PA) at 5:30 this morning. I stepped in to get a shower and 20 minutes later everything is covered in white. Definitely not going out to shop today, tomorrow, or Friday. Nothing is worth the hassle of long checkout lines and the traffic to get there and back. I agree - if people would stay home Thanksgiving Day, the stores would be closed. I remember when even gas stations and food stores were closed on major holidays. If you needed either one you would go the day before.