I don't take it for granted. I live in this climate/region because I couldn't/wouldn't do the limited driving seasons & having to avoid salted roadways. When I started driving years ago, my mom & pops were talking about possibly divorcing. My mom's plan was to move back to NY to be closer to her sisters. I told my parents I'm staying in TX & would either live w/my dad or friends; but I WAS NOT moving anywhere I couldn't drive year-round w/o concern 😆 .Down here in Texas we don't really have a winter season. Just a couple days to weeks of really nasty cold. Sometimes the state shuts down, other times it's just a really bad excuse to call into work. Either way, I take for granted being able to drive my car 50 weeks out of the year far too much.