randy-11, I never forget that rough winter with over a meter of snow when I woke up, started my vehicle and went to business meeting without any shoveling and without getting stuck anywhere on my way in Minneapolis. A night prior when storm was just starting to land, I saw an army of snow removal vehicles surfing the interstate and city streets sweeping away anything in excess of half-inch continuously non-stop! I also saw in private sector owners of pickups with plow removing snow from neighbor's driveways!
after winter, for some reason the road is still smooth and flat with no New York or New Jersey type of pot holes that can destroy your bushings in a matter of few hits. What's wrong with black flies -- they're absolutely harmless! There are cities and states that spray them, but spray is far more dangerous than black flies.
It indeed worth to see Twins prior making blunt assumptions