I lived in Plymouth a few years ago and during one winter there were blizzards, which I thought was brill 'cos the moors were covered and sledging was a must. Now it generally doesn't snow like that in the SW of England and I found it hilarious that everywhere was closed and no one was out and about. What they had that year was as bad as we generally get in Glasgow, Scotland, in a good year, and folks here have no problems with manouvering in severe snow weather. 8) Catlin