It has just been a fuck-awful winter this year. I think we've had more sleet or freezing rain this season than we have actual snow by a factor of like two or something. It has definitely been non-conducive to commuting, which is kind of a pain in the ass. I mean, I feel lucky that my job it is at least possible to work from home, even it can sometimes annoy people when it has to happen unexpectedly. I can't imagine the level of "suck" for those people who looked outside today at their frozen cars, looked at the weather forecast of "when you're coming home it'll be far far worse than it is now and you'll be stuck out on the road so you'll have to deal with it," and have no alternative but to suck it up and risk life and limb to go get their paycheck.
Note To Mother Nature: I'm officially over "ice", please just send "snow" from now on. If you insist on ignoring me, I'm going to buy a fuckton of illicit CFCs and release them into the atmosphere so as to speed up this "global warming" thing. You have been warned! :-)
It may cost a small fortune to live in the valley, but sometimes I look at the weather map for the country, and then stroll outside in short sleeves smiling :P
(it's actually unseasonably warm here; highs have been in the mid 70s all week)