Mama Beech

I have no idea why we British are surprised when it snows!  Let's be honest, unless it's Christmas Day when you can actually put money on the Met Office saying it's NOT a 'White Christmas', wintery weather can hit at any time. Not only is March snow fairy common, but sleet in August isn't unheard of! However, we never seem prepared for it. Nationally, the infrastructure isn't there. Some counties rely on farmers clearing the smaller roads, many councils wait till the last minute to grit the main routes, and no one knows whose responsibility the pavements are! It countries used to snow there are standard understandings - clear your own path and the pavement in front of your building, grit the same area for safety. Councils own snow ploughs and many other vehicles have then fitted when needed. Even in Scotland there is a fleet of snow ploughs waiting to make routes passable. South of the border it slowly dwindles until even a small amount of snowfall brings li...