GREEN BAY, WI -- As many Wisconsinites brace for snow, others aren't rushing to embrace the winter weather.
In Green Bay, many people are saving their winter preps for the next storm.
The threat is real, with inches of snow expected this weekend, particularly from the Fox Valley, on South.
But people we spoke with say an unusually warm fall has made them reluctant to start winterizing.
At Woodman's food market, in Howard, "sure, the day before, if we know a big snow storm is coming, we're going to see a rush of people," says HR manager Kevin Rades.
But so far this season, people seem more focused on crossing off the holiday cooking list, and picking up "a few little odds and ends for Thanksgiving," says shopper Jean Vanden Elzen.
"You'll see people maybe getting a couple more things above and beyond their Thanksgiving stuff," says Rades. "So, they might be taking it... a little bit more seriously."
"Not really, I mean, it's Wisconsin!" laughs Vanden Elzen, "when it comes, it comes. We'll deal with it, right?"
And the shovels aren't quite flying off the shelves just yet, either.
At De Baker Hardware, in Green Bay, manager Emily Johansen says shoppers are still in fall cleanup mode.
"We sold rakes today, you know," says a bewildered Johansen, "and tomorrow we're supposed to have snow. This doesn't make any sense!"
She says that winter denial is thanks, in part, to above average temps in October.
"Nobody's thinking anything about the cold," says Johansen. "Everything is about warm, warm, warm."
Rather than winterize the home windows, and cracks beneath the garage door, "people are still ready to crack a window.
"Weather stripping just isn't moving either," says Johansen. "People don't do these things until, 'Oh boy, it's cold out! I've got to do it now."
Further south, in Fond du Lac, area hardware stores we spoke with say they're seeing a slight increase in business.
But with rain still in the forecast, they don't expect the real rush for winter supplies until after Thanksgiving.
