I have lived in snowy places.  The 4-8 inches here is far tougher than the 2 feet in Chicago because Nahville does nothing to clear it and Nashville drivers who have no business attempting to drive in this, go out and drive ~2 mph and slow down whenever they get more scared.  Chicago clears the roads and folks know how to drive on the packed snow and ice so it is all much safer.  I was in Boston 2 weeks ago; they got 6 " of snow overnight and the next day the roads were clear and the drivers solid.

Dude, there are stupid drivers everywhere,  And as Ennay said it's all about stopping.  You get going too fast in the snow and you're screwed.  I'm amazed every time it snows here there are SUV's  driving down the interstate 70 mph.  They don't get it.  Guess what cars are always in the ditches after a storm.  Yep, SUV's.

True dat.  But around here, the folks go too slowly in the snow.  They get no traction, no momentum.  And then they get stuck, wheels a spinning.  If you are unfortunate enough to have been behind them, your wheels will spin too.

I can't argue with that.  Slow is good when going down hills, or even on a level.  But when you are going up hill you need to attack.  If you start to slide you can ease off and be OK.  I can manage in the snow but everyone else needs to stay the hell home.

2 runs, 2 days, 2 cars pushed out of ditches.

yesterday, me and EK pushed a car out of a ditch near the steeplechase, and today me, ted, and some guy on a bike pushed a car out of a ditch at the bottom of 4 mile hill.  stupid people need to stay out of Monkeyville.

maybe i need to stay out of Monkeyville, but that aint going to happen.

Have they actually been using those plows?

Having the plows is one thing. But then you need funds in the budget for actually using them.