your one journey is commendable,
but I do re-call various incidents, etc from last year when things did
stop and the phone lines to radio shows were all of "why does this
always happen?"

It possibly is drivel and yes it is always brought up each year and
that is probably because it happens every year, as per my point.

I like to try and polarise opinions and issues like this, CG and maybe
even just the waether itself is capable of and will always do this.

Just as one aside and lets move the discussion forward: during
snowfall events are the effects greater, more severe, easier to cope
with, etc in high density urban populations than rural ones.
where is the greatest resilience to such events?

Lawrence - no blue touch paper lit - i agree - too many decision
makers exist whom have set agendas not necessarily shared by the
masses.