@spendius,
Once again you presumed wrong. I grew up in greater Boston...a frigid snowy, winter clime from mid-Nov to early April. Last left residing in the northeast in 2009 after 7 yrs in Albany NY...a snowier, more frigid area.
I know all about being ass-deep in snow...only to step into a deeper snow drift, losing my gloves in the snow and having to scrape a windshield (after breaking my only decent scraper) with a credit card. oh yes, and all that occuring in 0 deg F (not 0 C).