Dragon Age did this. When you load your game, there's a summary of where you were and roughly what you were trying to achieve by going in the middle of not so nice creatures that only want to take your head as trophy and spread your organs all over the place.

If it's like here in Quebec city, it's actually illegal to park your car in the street when they are clearing the snow. Leave your car in the street and you'll find it a few streets away with a ticket in your windshield. That's a good incentive for people to get their cars out of the way after a snowfall.