A few centimetres of the white stuff drops in Metro Vancouver and everyone loses their minds!

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We can understand why of course, after all who doesn’t love a good snow day. But the overwhelming panic is maybe a little bit too much.

Fortunately there was plenty of snow-themed snark on social media to bring the city back down to earth…

View from Broadway & Arbutus this morning. #YVR #Snowpocalypse #snow pic.twitter.com/zzXBGRSymK

— Mark T McGregor (@Mark_T_McGregor) December 5, 2016

I'm thinking #BabyGroot must've pushed the red button on Vancouver. #IAmGroot #Snowmageddon

— Michael Kwan (@michaelkwan) December 5, 2016

Felt cold so warmed up on the heated toilet seat at work 😂
.#Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/9JHVpevtTV

— Svea Poulsen (@svea_ava) December 5, 2016

Is #Snowmageddon an appropriate reason to use the office emergency kit? pic.twitter.com/E9Vfi1kd6x

— Chris Golden (@lyteforce) December 5, 2016

5 cm… it's over, Vancouver… but we will rebuild. #Snowmageddon

— Cam Barra (@CamJBarra) December 5, 2016

One little snow flake hits the ground, and everybody loses their freakin' minds. #Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/dFP82nWGkU

— Klein Felt (@klinothedino) December 5, 2016

Is it snowing? My social media feed isn't entirely clear. ❄️⛄️ #vancouver #snowmageddon

— FitnessGirlVancity (@Fitnessgirlvan) December 5, 2016

Everyone in #Vancouver when it snows… pic.twitter.com/NxVut0JQgH

— Rob Williams (@RobTheHockeyGuy) December 5, 2016

I love how 2 inches of snow always shuts #Vancouver down. #snowpocalypse

— Sarah Penfold (@SarahPenfold) December 5, 2016

We will rebuild. #Snowmageddon #snowpocalypse pic.twitter.com/C0kf1MHGYk

— David McKinney (@david_mckinney) December 5, 2016

To those handful of people in #Vancouver biking in the snow: I commend your dedication. pic.twitter.com/iLokN5Eetd

— Farhan Mohamed (@farhanmohamed) December 5, 2016

It's the most wonderful time of year, when Vancouver panics over 3 cm of snow and the rest of Canada laughs #snowpocalypse #BCSnow

— Mister E Man™ (@MisterEMan55) December 5, 2016

There's only one way to combat Vancouver's #Snowpocalypse: Snow Sax!! 😂🎶❄️️🎷–> #LetItSnow 🎷🇨🇦🌨☃️ #Vancouver @VancityBuzz @CTVVancouver pic.twitter.com/JFdsEkBHFR

— Eli Bennett (@elibennettmusic) December 5, 2016

#Vancouver be like: "OH MY GOD SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!! " #snowpocalypse pic.twitter.com/kZnenSuo2V

— Mark Dailey (@markjrdailey) December 5, 2016

The Great Vancouver snow storm of 2016. We will beat Mother Nature… pic.twitter.com/6ZVQMh0u6W

— Daniel Bettridge (@DanielBettridge) December 5, 2016