That is a good story, Northwoods!
Emily, I agree with your take. I enjoy the snow because generally, I don't have to travel anywhere far in it, and if I do, well, I've got a car that can do it. No more 20-40 mile drives to work on a freeway in a blizzard. My office closes in bad storms, and yesterday, a day I don't usually work, I had scheduled 2 clients in the late afternoon because of my vacation coming up. I just cancelled them and rescheduled. Working fee for service gives you the right to do that, although if money was a big concern, it might suck. However, you can also reschedule as you please. And, although 28 years later, the thought of driving in the snow does not evoke a panic response as it did for years (which is what happens when you learn to do this at age 37), it's mostly because I can drive the flat 2 miles to work in an AWD car with snow tires. I can also walk to a grocery store, drugstore, and a Dunkin Donuts, about .5 mile away. Not the stores I usually go to, but they are stores. There's even a sidewalk.