BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) – Despite rough roads and constant urging from public officials to not be outdoors, some Western New Yorkers braved the elements.
We spoke with several people in a parking lot in Cheektowaga after they finished shopping and asked why they were outside.
"My son needed snacks," one man said. "And I have a jeep."
That same person told WBEN that people should stay home.
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Other people felt unfazed by the cold and winter storm and thought that the storm wasn't that bad without the wind.
"It's bad enough, I guess," another person told us.
Still, some people were required to report to work. One local toll collector told us that she was out and about because of a doctor's appointment but she just finished her shift.
"If I have to do it, I might as well be getting paid for it," she said.
Another person who was required work told us that he could have been home shoveling but that he has a family to feed and he'll be at work again on Thursday.
