Snow day?

Unless you are a teacher or a student, a snow "storm" that produces only about 3 inches of snow does not mean that your place of business will close for the day. Although state troopers and the department of transportation encourages everyone to stay home and travel only when necessary, most people do have to get out and brave the roads to get to work. In St. Louis, a snow event that predicted 3-6 inches of snow, gave us the minimum in the part of town where I live. Road crews seem to be focusing on the interstates and highways for the most part, so the side roads, as usual, are predictably snow packed and slick, according to the morning TV reporters covering the "event". So it looks like I will soon get out and experience the elements and road conditions for myself as I head for my office. While it's nice that the TV and radio folks "warn" people about the coming snow storms, they seem to just help the local grocery and hardware stores sell food and snow shovels. One question: what happened to everyone's snow shovels from last year?