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Get.Kronk
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So of course you've all heard about the entire continent of europe shutting down because of snow. except its not even half a foot. really? New york had 20 inches and its airports were closed for half a day
Dec 28 2010 8:25PM
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cultrara
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its all about the infrastructure
Dec 28 2010 8:27PM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Most European cities, London for example, don't have snow in the Winter on a regular basis unlike a lot of US/Canadian cities and don't budget for snow clearing devices. So when they do get a lot of snow in a short space of time they are unprepared and have no other way of dealing with it and therefore shut the airports.
Dec 28 2010 8:33PM
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Phil-X-
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Dec 28 2010 8:34PM
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.Roockley.
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i can assure you, london is possibly the worst with snow fall, 4cms and literally everything stops planes, trains, sporting events and automobiles
Dec 28 2010 8:45PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Did not know this.  Must free up a lot of $$$ for more useful things.
Dec 28 2010 9:08PM
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