Congrats at getting to be back on the bike.
Crazy weather! I'm a little relieved that it's cooler again. Having a 70F day in December around here just doesn't seem right.
I believe that statistically the holiday drunks are as much a threat to you in the your car as on your bike, unless I'm remembering that wrong, I don't have a study or statistics handy though. My attitude is, if it's safe enough to drive, it's safe enough to bike. That has been the case with snow & ice, rain & wind. I think we tend to be stupid about the conditions we are willing to drive in, when a better risk-benefit assessment would keep us at home entirely in those conditions instead of choosing to drive over biking as the "safer" option.
2009 Trek 7.2FX WSD, brooks Champion Flyer S, commuter bike