Didn't know you lived here in the land of lutefisk and walleye. Where about in the cities do you hail from? I'm in the hood of North MPLS, and we got about 16 inches, perhaps more.
Unlike western NY and the lake effect snow, six inches is blizzard conditions with the right amount of wind and cold. You don't get -15 in Buffalo, like we do in MN, and the Dakota's. Try shoveling when the windchill is -50 or more. It's a whole different environment and they are not equipped to handle this much snow with 30 mile an hour winds following an Alberta Clipper.