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Northeast Wisconsinites in winter denial

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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.
 
Tonight on NBC26 Live at 10:00, Billy Wagness takes a closer look at why many of us might still be in "winter denial."