The Swiss,Danes,Austrians,Swedes dont have snow problems

because they dont speak english.
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they are forriners - we Brits know best.

the snow didn't beat us.we merely deferred to it in order to show the british bulldog spirit

because they invested millions as they get it every year for a few months. How could we justify spending that much money fro something that occurs so rarely?

Yup, actually all those countries lose more worker hours per head because of heavy snow than us. If we had as much snow as they do, it'd make sense to invest the billions they do. There is an alarming disparity between how well different local authorities cope in this country though.

I agree. some councils were spot on, others just hid under the covers

All it would have taken is one gritter to come down our road once and then I could have got to work. Thanks South Bucks Council, next time I pay the £3000 Council Tax, can you put some aside for grit and re planting the tree outside the house.

with their mistresses :( paid for by the taxpayer

Much of Europe is bracing for another day of heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures as a cold snap sweeps the continent, causing travel chaos.

More than 80 people have died across Europe, including at least 42 in Poland and another 27 in Ukraine.

Another 13 people died in car accidents in Austria, Finland and Germany, where temperatures fell to -33C (-27F).

Air, rail and road transport has been severely disrupted across northern Europe and more snow is expected.
Many roads in the south of the UK were gridlocked late on Monday, with numerous reports of crashes on motorways and of people abandoning their cars.

Major roads elsewhere in Europe have been blocked after some regions had snowfall of up to 50cm (20in).

Germany's third largest airport - in Dusseldorf - was also closed because of Sunday's heavy snow and severe delays and cancellations were reported at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.