If you’ve lived in Rockford for more than one winter, you already know there are rules. They’re not posted anywhere. Nobody sits down to explain them. You just… learn. And if you break one, you best believe other locals will give you the worst side eye you’ve ever seen.
I’m just going to get right into it because it’s a lot.
Unwritten Winter Rules Every Rockford Resident Just Knows
Rule #1:the first snowfall must be posted to Facebook. Pictures. Videos. “It’s finally snowing!” posts. By the third snowfall? Silence. The first? We’ve completely moved on from happiness to dreading even going outside.
Rule #2:You have to wish for a white Christmas! We all romanticize a snowfall on the big day, but most of the time it doesn’t happen. This year? There’s a slight chance it might actually pull through!…