On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:41:40 -0000, "John Rogerlot"
wrote:

Ok , I love snow

Its nice and cool , romantic , fun for kids , even brings out a dunkirk
spirit in little communitys.

However , I know one person who will loose several days pay if he cannot get
to work. An elderly couple who need meals on wheels, and then theres the
countless idiots who will try and drive to work in the hope that the boss
says "well done. Have a medal" when in reality they get there and find no
other person has turned up.

Get a grip guys. Snow is nice when your 10 , not when your 50. I guess a lot
off you would change your minds if you ended up with severe weather damage
to you r houses , relatives in hospital due to slipping on ice.

For me , I will wake up , see 8inches of snow , close curtains and go back
to bed.

My ideal situation though will be to get to work , get snowed in for three
days , and cover the shifts who cant get to work. Loadsa Money


This sort of discussion always crops up in these situations.

It is a well-known fact that some people get excited whenever there is
a natural (or man-made) event of some consequence predicted or
actually occurring.

No doubt there are people in California who get excited about the
prospect of an earthquake. As we know there are many people who are
fascinated by hurricanes and tornados. During the war I could easily
imagine some people getting a sort of thrill during an air-raid.

It is just part of the human psyche. No-one except those with a
deficient personality would actually like to see anyone hurt or even
inconvenienced, quite apart from the fact that we will all pay for the
consequences in increased insurance premiums.

I joked last year that a good snowfall is better than sex for some
people, perhaps this is not far wrong and the adrenalin rush etc is
not dissimilar.

I count myself amongst those who are fascinated by extreme events but
don't like the consequences, creating a sort of cognitive dissonance.

JPG