Reminds me of when I lived in Houston, TX. Senior year of High school we had an ice storm that put about 1/4 inch of ice over most of the city. City shut down for 4 days. Like NOTHING but emergency services for those four days.
I live a bit further north now and most people here will go about their business unless its more than a foot of snow on the ground or power lines get pulled down from ice accumulation, once the main roads are cleared of snow of course.