I am very amused at how the South cannot handle snow. Gets me every time and they have got the same sort of weather as us for past few years. They should be getting used to it. Snow is not the issue here as it has been too cold for it to fall (heatwave in Auckland to -8 sob) but ice oh ice. It is several inches thick in my street. You can hear it crack if a solid weight is on it but never see it as its too far under.