robert shebida is from delaware. delaware, what are they expecting today? >> three feet. >> it doesn't matter when snow happens. what it is it's the signal that it's wintertime. when people get into winter they start thinking very quickly how do i get out of winter. >> reporter: last year they used snow men holding signs saying sunshine or bust to they'll be doing more of the same this year with signage in colder cities like this saying less polar more solar. a method they tell us worked even with a record setting warm december. >> the mild december proved beautiful for us. november was a record, we're going on 27 months of record tourism. >> reporter: at the top of the winter storm leaving some asking why go home. >> maybe we stay here for a couple more weeks. >> reporter: we talked to some visitors who were talking about extending their trip s so they can avoid travel complications this weekend. >> steve and i were talking about my brother who lives outside of the dc area but works in the district. they've already given him a snow day tomorrow. they're li