r.e. i have an idealized image of snow............all beauty and cleanliness.............nomral......i have seen snow falling just once in my life...........and it was packed on the floor just for three or four hours............but i know about 'the aftermath' in big cities..............just dirty water mixed with litter..........poo........not really nice i magine.........i think you mentioned something about that in one of your posts a long time ago...............