Here's how Brooklyn is preparing for winter storm Jonas

Come sit next to me, pour yourself some tea.

After months of freakishly unseasonal warmth that had us hoping maybe we would be able to sneak by another year without buying a real winter coat, winter, as they say, is a’comin. The blizzard about to hit the city Saturday through Sunday could be a doozy, and the Weather Service issued an official blizzard watch this morning. Like most weather and all things in life, it will probably be a big huff of disappointment, and we’ll go yet another year without testing the limits of our drunk sledding skills. But in the meantime, everyone should probably panic. Here’s how Brooklyn is preparing for this winter storm. And if you don’t like the Weather Channel’s chosen “Jonas” name we offer an alternative: DAVID SNOWIE.

Defining the storm in pop culture terms:

https://twitter.com/BKcolin/status/690141772727590912

Stocking up on the essentials (you know, bread and milk soup):

Storm #Jonas is coming. [chuckles] #N pic.twitter.com/6Z0kEKu2cj

— Gideon Cross (@GCross_CEO) January 21, 2016

Or instead pretending like it’s the end of the world:

https://twitter.com/keegsdotcom/status/689916710523109376

and stocking up on the essentials:

First snow of winter tomorrow…people freak out for milk/bread. My wife asked me to pick up Resin. @sixpoint pic.twitter.com/TaZrudJQqT

— Tony Ragar (@tonyragar) January 9, 2016

Remembering the snow classics:

The snow has arrived! I was easy to spot in the big snowfall of 1975 in Brooklyn Heights. #pinkpants #NYC #TBT pic.twitter.com/nOoJVjB1s8

— MuchoHop (@MuchoHop) January 21, 2016

Locking down that winter’s bone:

This weekend’s forecast in NYC: 100 percent chance of swiping right https://t.co/7rNAh1mt7a via @nypost

— Haley Goldberg (@haleyslone) January 20, 2016

Appropriately calling out snow doubters:

Overheard in the kids room:"Actually, I don't think adults like snow"

— BOOKCOURT (@BookCourt) January 18, 2016

Praising the timing (if you weren’t hoping for a snow day at least):

A blizzard that only hits over the weekend is just so conscientious

— Jen Doll (@thisisjendoll) January 20, 2016

Practicing our art skills:

A little snow and everyone* in Brooklyn goes car wang crazy

*me I did it pic.twitter.com/tx9xMRVaTU

— Leah Tiscione (@LeahTiscione) January 17, 2016

Hoping this means we never have to go into Manhattan again:

i hope the blizzard is really bad (but everyone is ok) and i get snowed in in brooklyn forever

— professional neopets player (@nicebigdog) January 21, 2016

And of course, spinning some classic jams:

Finally, this isn’t here, but we hope Brooklyn school children are taking note:

Also, kids? Don't DM us pretending you are some school official cancelling school. Closings don't work like that. & we're not that dumb.

— WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@newschannelnine) January 19, 2016