We're spending a few days with our daughter in upstate New York. New Year was spent in Fort Edward, about halfway between New York City and Montreal. Here's a local snowplough clearing the road in front of the house. They're pretty efficient at snow clearing here, which you would expect as the counryside is snowcovered for about 4 months of the year. I've made some enquiries about how it's done. There are 5 seperate tiers of snow clearing here, State, County, District and Town. All have their own routes and responsibilities. In addition, there is a small army of 4 wheel drive vehicles, and tractors, with private snowploughs on the front. These will clear drives and private lanes for a small fee. It's all very interesting and I'm sure it will be useful information when the inquest is held as to why Cumbria have had such problems over the past few weeks.
