So, Denver’s had a lot of snow in the past couple weeks. Colorado too. Snow, snow snow. I cooked up a bunch of online poll ideas with snow- and winter-related questions, they’re below. Feel free to crib from them if you want, or contribute your own.
Snowfall: During
- How are you planning to get to work tomorrow?
( By foot / By car / By skis / By mass transit / By bicycle / I’m not going to work / I don’t work / I don’t know ) - Is your car snowed in?
( Yes / Yes, but not that deep / No / No, I don’t own a car ) - How much longer did it take for you to get to work today?
( It didn’t / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours / 3 hours or more / I don’t work )
Snowfall: After
- How much time did you spend shoveling snow?
( None / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours / 4 hours / 6 hours or more ) - Have you broken out your sled yet?
( Yup! / No / I don’t own a sled / I live in Chicago ) - Have you had to push your car out of the snow yet?
( Yes / No / I don’t own a car / I don’t know ) - Have you helped push somebody elses car out of the snow?
( Yes / Yes, multiple times / No / I don’t know ) - How many slush puddles have you stepped in so far?
( None! / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6 or more / I don’t know ) - Do you think the local news gave too much coverage to the snow?
( Yes, lots / Yes, some / Not really / Not at all / I don’t know )
Snowfall: After (if the snow sticks around a while)
- Is your car still snowed in?
( Yes / Yes, but I don’t care / No, not anymore / No, I don’t own a car / No / I don’t know )
Snowfall: Severe
- Did you get your newspaper today?
( Yes / Yes, but it was late / No / No, but I don’t subscribe / I don’t know ) - Have you gotten blisters from shoveling snow?
( Yes, lots / Yes / No / I don’t know )
Winter-Specific
- Have you slipped and fallen on ice this season?
( Yes / No / Maybe / I don’t know ) - How many snowballs have you thrown this season?
( None / A couple / A few / Lots! / Too many to count / I don’t know ) - Have your pipes burst this winter?
( Yes / No / Not yet / I don’t know ) - What are your feelings on slush?
( Yuck / Meh / Necessary evil / I don’t know ) - How much do you like it when it snows a bunch?
( Lots / Some / Meh / Not much / Not much at all / I don’t know )
Popularity: 36% [?]
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