Well.... who would you give a shit about more as an owner. Your employee who is crying about some snow and traffic, or a deadline for a company that pays you a ton of money. And said client might leave if you dont turn their stuff in on time?
Don't forget this is one of the few times you can put snow in your bong. (lookin' at you @UncleCliffy'sDaddy)
Driving in snow is not the problem. It's the ice, and no one has winter tires. In the valley, when it snows the temperature fluctuates above and below freezing, so there is usually rain, then snow and ice, then it thaws and freezes again. I'd welcome a foot of dry snow, and a cold snap. Easy peasy.
The problem in the Willamette valley is it doesn't get cold enough for the snow to not be slick and sloppy. and the roads aren't designed with that in mind. And the influx of bad drivers from Cal...never mind. Where I live the snow is so dry it's barely slick at all. Hardly a chore to drive in unless its two feet deep. Imagine trying to make a snowball out of flour.
Since "snow events" happen so infrequently that we actually call them "events", we also don't have enough equipment to plow and sand the roads in a timely fashion. We also lack the environmental will to use salt.
I dont want salt. Salt ruins cars. Drive was actually a little tougher this morning. Starting to ice a little bit. Straight snow is easy to drive in. Ice is not.
I've got a custom one that I'll make you a killer deal on. I do cash only though. No returns, refunds or complaints. PM me if you're interested....
If only it had some bells or balls on it, maybe a reindeer, you could enter it in the Christmas contest.
Snow event? You mean... ARCTIC BLAST! The first time I heard that I expected no less than 20 feet of snow. Needless to say I was disappointed. Salt is great for turning solid ice into solid ice with water on top. Extremely slippery. I'm convinced salting the roads is a conspiracy involving the auto industry. It literally destroys cars.
POLAR VORTEX!!! Regarding salt, Oregonlive just reported that ODOT is going to start using rock salt on all state highways. Guess we'd better start washing the undercarriage.
