Appleton residents awoke to a thick coating of ice over all the roads from freezing rain early this morning, making driving exceptionally dangerous. School is cancelled in the city - a welcome Christmas gift to most students and teachers (speaking for my family, anyway).

It's amazing how slippery everything is. I watched a car in our neighborhood attempt a turn at low speed, lose control, and almost slide into a parked car. Stay off the roads if you can! I'm sure the highways are well salted, but the side roads aren't.