As far as this newsgroup is concerned, the most serious problem about
snow is that the possibility of seeing some seems to send large numbers of
people quite bonkers. Any rational discussion of the situation simply goes out
of the window simply because THERE MIGHT BE SNOW. Surely it will be an
interesting topic for discussion if there isn't any snow at all? Not a bit of
it. The reaction will be OH POO! I'VE BEEN CHEATED. Would the same have
occurred if, during a cold spell, there had been a forecast that it would end,
but it didn't. Of course not. In other words, many people put a value
judgement on the weather, not on the forecast. It all seems to be to be very
childish.
As for snow itself, I'm 61 and I can do without it. The roads,
particularly in this part of the world (Surrey) are at near full capacity and
it takes very little in the way of disruption of any kind to bring the whole
system to a halt.
The enthusiasm for cold weather, with or without snow, is also a bit
weird. I can remember having it up to the age of about 15, but not beyond.
There is much to life beyond weather, at least there ought to be.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.