Is it me, or does the country seem to come to halt everytime we have a snowflake??? I'm not denying it's bad "up north", but I'm sure as a kid we saw snow halfway up the front door, but everyone carried on, went to work, the schools stayed open and although we grumbled about it, it didn't stop the country. Last year I got stuck in traffic in Chelmsford for four hours, all because they didn't grit and all the Chelsea tractors could do was spin their wheels. If you drove gently, it was fine.
Personally I think it is all short term monetary issues that stop the councils spending money. We save £10,000 on gritting and it costs the country £50,000 at least in lost production (not to mention the increase in accident rates), but hey, the head of the council has come in under budget, so let's give them a big bonus!!!! Sorry, got a bit carried away there!!!! rant over.
Having said that I'm over in Florida too, the question is, will the country be open when I get back, the week before Xmas???
Malc