Nothing weird about it JP, here in the rust belt, if you got something that you want to keep, it's just common sense. You don't drive it in the snow on our well seasoned (salted) streets.
You don't think I'd still have my first brand new car (a 1969) if I had driven it in the winter do ya?
I really like my Crossfire, and I'd like to keep it looking good and original for as long as I can. So that means when the bad weather shows up, my car goes inside for a long winters nap.