Once again all the public services employees are at home enjoying a warm pension funded fireside comfort and our kids are sent home , why ? because all it takes is one small snow flake and anyone who makes a living of the taxpayer scuttles of home !!!

pete, Stockport, UK

On Sunday the maximum was -29 and the minimum -38. Of course there is snow all over the place but life goes on without major interruption. As we say here in Saskatchewan--but it is a dry cold!

Reid Robinson, Regina, Canada

My former home of Saskatoon hit -53C with the windchill a few days ago. ( -41 C ). Life still goes on and if they closed the schools every time we had snow I would still be in grade 4! However, I have found it cold here this year as our home has little insulation, which is the real problem.

Kim, Herefordshire, UK

No, Dave in Chicago is right, this is just normal weather for winter. British attitude to winter is awful, blaming the infrastructure for inability to accept that sometimes temperature in winter does drop below freezing (not that much below freezing either). Come on UK, get a grip.

John, Axbridge, UK

Yes Dave. It may well be laughable to you, but you live in a State where you expect bad weather and have the facillities to deal with it. Here, we always seem to know when it is coming, but somehow no town council ever knows how to deal with or prepare for it.

Miss Lounty, Sheffield, UK

I agree with Dave, living in Toronto has much the same temperatures. I was also in the Canadian north for Christmas where the average was -35C!

I am currently dreaming of -12.

Oliver, Toronto, Canada

@ Dave, Chicago.

It's all very well and good to laugh at us, but you guys are prepared for your 30 inches if it is a regular thing. We don't see these kind of temperatures very often so it isn't suprising we are worried!

Harry Collins, London,

Global Warming :-))

Caroline Mühlfenzl, Luxembourg,

As I look out my Toronto window right now we have 5-10cm on the ground with more snow falling and freezing rain anticipated later today. People of Britain: my heart bleeds for you!

Scott Millson, Toronto, Canada

It does seem laughable, but having lived in the UK, Buffalo, N.Y., and Las Vegas, I understand the problems involved if the city in question is not equipped. I suffered more from cold and damp in the UK than in Buffalo, because their buildings were not insulated and lacked central heating.

Diane Bush, Las Vegas, USA

yes but we clearly don't have same infrastructure. think about it - the whole point is we're not used to this sort of weather.

James, London,

Dave in Chigaco is right, it's laughable, what's wrong with this country, a bit of snow and everything falls apart!!

Gary, Bognor , England

Laughable. Oh, the horrors of 20F (-6C). That's our average high for the next two months. The terror of 8cm of snow. Please. Try 30 inches in one day. Come to Chicago this time of year and see what winter is actually all about...

Dave, Chicago, USA