We had some snow here in eastern England last week. About a half inch settled on the roads, so as usual the whole region ground to almost a standstill.
It's all thawed and gone now though. The last real heavy snowfall which drifted and stayed for days must have been over 10 years ago. Even that wasn't much compared to the winter of 1977/78 -- I remember walking to school through about two feet of the stuff!
