I always went to work in the snow, was afraid of the jeers and criticism if I did not show up but my husband never did; he said it was not worth my possible health and property damage for one day of work; $100+ for a day's work does not begin to equate to repairing a damaged car or being hospitalized or hospitalizing someone else and the time it would take to straighten all that out, etc. As I got older I began to agree.

Really wanting to go see my therapist (use to have nightmares about not being able to reach her, make my appointment with her, like missing the one and only train somewhere :-) needed to be examined and could only be seen clearly when I could not go see her. That I was willing to potentially jeopardize my health and well being (and hers, what would she have felt if I'd had an accident going to see her?) to get to her, that's a whole different aspect/problem that needs addressing. I still remember doing the same with when I had a cold, was I sick enough not to go, not realizing she had had a childhood illness and getting even a cold in winter (she would go to a warmer country for a couple months every winter) could possibly kill her!