I guess Seattle's reaction to snow hasn't changed over the years.
When I lived there - in Bellevue, actually - thirty years ago, three lousy inches of snow could bring the whole area to a standstill. I guess it still does.
I lived on a hill (SE 16th Street, between Bellevue Way and 104th) and the City's response to snow, instead of plowing it and salting it, was to put a "Road Closed" barricade at the top of the hill.
Fortunately, in the five years we lived there, it only snowed three or four times, and I only had to park at the top and walk home maybe a dozen times.
Brings back old memories, though...