When I lived in Colorado, we went everywhere at anytime...you knew what to expect when you got in the car.
Now living in Kentucky, it freaks everyone out...granted it isn't "snow" here...it's dang ICE. Yep... not much you can do when you are sliding across the road as I found out a couple year ago.
I feel your pain. I'd have burst sitting for so many hours, astronaut diapers in store?