".........We're moaning about our weather - did you see those photos of
Quebec posted the other day on a.b.p.gardens? Snow *metres* deep......"

Yes...Impressive
But have you ever tried ploughing a path through 5ft of water?
If you saw the pictures of the homes outside Pontadawe where the water rose
to 6ft in a matter if minutes after a blocked culvert broke it's banks and
deposited thousands of gallons of water and around 2000 tons of mud and
debris through the village.
You don't get that sort of damage from 10 ft of snow.

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk