To be fair, the weather in Ithaca can cause all sort of crazies to come out.
It's cold. Bitter cold. Bitter, grey, rainy cold. Bitter, wind right off the lake, slushy streets, fog of frost cold.
Bitter, I can't find a damn place to park my car, the bus to College town is always late, they closed the only good pizza place, the bus station is practically underwater, this Wegman's is ridiculously huge, is there any body of water here that it's "falling", cold.
Okay, I'm a bit off topic, but I did 4 years in Ithaca, followed by 4 years in Phoenix just to thaw out.