When I visited Ready.gov, I was taken aback by this jarring disclaimer:

“NOTICE: Due to the lapse in federal funding, portions of this website may not be updated … until after appropriations are enacted.”

Nobody outside of the Libertarian Party is a fan of the government shutdown, but Ready.gov’s winter-tips page (ready.gov/winter-weather) isn’t exactly evidence of our tax dollars hard at work.

Did you know that “winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind-driven snow that lasts for several days”?

News to me.

Or that “many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by........

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