I must admit, I laugh.
Last week, and the week before, everyone else left work early because it was snowing and the visibility was bad and the roads were horrible. I had things that had to get done for a deadline, so I kept working. By the time I left the office, the visibility was fine, and the roads weren't bad. It's Canada, after all; if we can't deal with 30cm of snow, what are we good for? Have we all become wimps because the tv networks need a crisis of the day?
Put on snow tires. Drive carefully. Use your head. Stop whining. Are you a Canadian, or a mouse?