Well, slightly off topic but definately in the spirit of the original topic..

The results of that winter car test are really put to practice in Finland as we speak. Last night, this years winter low temp record was beaten once again. The record this year stands in at super chilling -41.3C!!! Now that's what I call extreme cold.. putting all those nice yetis to real test. Luckily I'm in the south-west so we're seeing "only" -16C but with furious chilling wind.. and huge snow storm expected for tonight. Some expect upto 40cm new snow.. at the moment we're standing at roughly 40cm here already so it would double the ammount.

Luckily it's warm and cosy inside.. I light up the fireplace and heat up the sauna and contemplate on the chilling weather sitting at a nice +80C temp tossing water to the hot stove!

//Juha

Their was a recent TV program over here showing the contrasts between Finland and here. From the way it was shown , your government decided a long while ago that the country being held up by snow cost an awful lot more money than it would to spend on clearing it away. It showed how your airports got on top of the job and kept aircraft flying the whole year through without flight cancellations. How the road network it ploughed and blown clear of snow even in remoter parts. How people expect to be able to get to work and take children to school without problem. that your rail network continues to operate while ours fails.That people would thing it strange if anyone missed days work because of snow. GB just comes to a grinding halt with nearly all schools closed people going home early and refusing to go to work the next day. Roads being closed huge traffic jams with people snow bound for 24 hour periods. Yet all the while the amount of snow mounted to little more than a dusting with a few inches at the most other than Scotland. We do not spend the money they calculated the costs to bring it up to Finnish standards and it amounted to a few £Billion that is all. Even the compulsory fitments of winter tyres would save this country £billions in lost earnings and revenue not to mention the massive costs for hospital bills etc. AH well.

Just think youself lucky you don't live in West Sussex where apparently global warming has taken such a firm grip the inhabitants are writing to The Times that they should all be chained up....

I have a Sister in Law living in West Sussex. I tink that we have all been experiencing Global Cooling in Europe ths year. If jlindstrom Icon post above is anything to go by.