I guess it's winter.
Big deal, it ain't 6 1/2 feet!
Nope. But it takes less than this for the populace of western WA to completely lose what little cognitive ability they have.
I had to drive to Olympia last night. It was snowing but not sticking, there were no accidents, but apparently that scared hell out of everyone. It was infuriating to drive 35mph on the interstate.