Who is to blame for all this snow? This is the question which has been tormenting journalists in local newspapers for the last few days as Poland gets a belated flurry of snow action. Who can we blame for the gigantic tail backs and traffic jams, for the hours wasted by drivers in their cars, for the rash of snow-induced unpunctuality, the awful, awful tardiness? Who? The local authorities are a prime suspect. They are supposed to ensure the roads are passable within three to six hours of the snow stopping. But what if the snow doesn’t stop? What if it keeps on and on falling? You clear and grit the road and then a few hours later you have to clear off all that expensive, chemically modified salt and sand and grit the road again. And meanwhile drivers are sitting in their God-given cars fuming. Why isn’t my car going anywhere? What’s wrong with you people? I demand… I demand something.
I think we can all safely agree that it would be much better for motorists if snow just didn’t fall. (The same goes for leaves from deciduous trees.) As for non-motorists? Oh, who cares about them?
