Cold but not frozen part two
Cold but not frozen – part two
Of course, the other thing that is quite obvious in such a climate is that the highways agencies and other public services cope very well with snow and ice. Last winter, a small snowfall in southern England paralysed the entire infrastructure. In such a situation, people jump up and down (well it helps to keep them warm) and rant about an inability to cope with the conditions. But it is not surprising that a country that gets very little snow finds it difficult to cope. Dealing with snow and ice needs a heavy infrastructure of snowploughs,gritters, etc. The problem is exacerbated when local authorities are reluctant to deploy the modest resources they have because their budgets are stretched… but that too is the way of the (modern) world. If we do not want to pay higher taxes, we cannot expect the best public services – can we?
