a few years ago when we had some decent snow the local depot tried to get the snow ploughs and gritters out,all the tax/plates had expired along with the batteries and the brakes had rusted on,they didnt get sorted till summer!.
UK, after 3" of snow:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/4479964.stm
USA:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/28/midwest.blizzards.ap/index.html
Now THAT'S snow!
DJ
i supose their train tracks dont melt like chocolate in the summer and leaves avoid falling on the lines as well.
a few years ago when we had some decent snow the local depot tried to get the snow ploughs and gritters out,all the tax/plates had expired along with
the batteries and the brakes had rusted on,they didnt get sorted till summer!.
I have some pics somewhere that show 17ft drifts here in west michigan. My parents old Internation Traveler looks like a matchbox car
it was the "4 people killed in road accidents, and a 5th killed when a tornado threw the car" that really got me!