So what's with an entire region shutting down with just a few inches of snow.  I mean I can understand a 2 or 3 hour late start or something, but seriously, it was slush.  I went to the eye doctor today to get my prescription, but alas, they were "Closed due to weather".  Now if my summer only tires can get me around, then there is no need to close due to weather.  In Nebraska there would have to be at least 8 inches of snow for much of anything to happen, and then there's upstate New York where kids go to school in 5 FEET of snow.