S'no day like snow day

Sometimes I wonder where government money really goes, who’s really benefiting from all these changes - because I know for a fact that Transport for London couldn’t give a monkeys where their passengers end up sometimes. Originally I intended to rant about the poor service I experienced on the 20 bus route destined for the glamorous Debden. But after ‘snow day’ hit last week, I heard about the decision by transport providers to suspend all services with immediate effect, and this makes my half hour problem waiting for a bus that wasn’t going the wrong way like the other three in a row that I saw look microscopically miniscule.Fortunately I nor anyone I remain in close contact to was stuck in central London during Monday night, the night the snow hit. But for dozens of thousands of commuters or entertainment-goers, leaving your favourite London hotspot at close to midnight only to hear that your only two cheap forms of travel have royally stuffed you up surely must have felt like God was on his time of the month. The way I see it, if I can get a cab from Loughton to Highams Park - albeit at a cheeky double rate (ingenious, however extortionate, profiteering) - then surely the roads in a packed London city are safe enough to drive on. On the other end of the spectrum, a recent conference in Brussels featured a ranting man (his job/name I can’t for the life of me remember) moaning about a need for England to invest millions into preparations for such an event. So basically, in a time of recession where money is key and profit is becoming a rarity, there are people calling for hazard prevention for an event that will happen once a decade at the most. Tell me, does that sound plausible in any way?