How have cities around the country been handling storms like these for decades?? You clearly haven't been through many when you think 4 inches of snow and 0 degrees is a state of emergency...

Son, I grew up in Chicago area. Every winter there is a storm "like this" (negative temps + rapid freeze + some snow + some strong wind), but maybe not THIS bad. After talking to my Chicago fam, this is probably a "once in 3 years" storm for Chicagoland.

So I'm very used to this, grew up with this, learned to drive in this, etc.

Columbus doesn't get storms like this frequently, so it's not economical to keep MASSIVE stores of the chemicals necessary to clear the roads. Instead, Columbus area mainly uses rock salt - which is cheaper and easier to store, and works just fine the majority of winters and days here.

As for plowing, that just clears built up snow. It doesn't "clean" the road of all ice and snow. And with the wind, anything they clear will soon get blown back over the roads.

So, just fucking relax and don't worry about driving. There is nowhere you need to be - get over it.

If it bothers you that much, you should run for a political office that has oversight over how this area handles road cleanup. Or get a job at the local governments and work your way up into an influential position that controls these things. Best of luck with either, and best of luck convincing people to store expensive chemicals that will get used 2 days per winter every other year.