Yes I agree with most of the points above. I have a friend who is involved in the whole global warming challenges and as you say it’s not the warming it’s the climate control.

And indeed unless you live in a country where every winter you have these severe conditions, the local authorities are not able to cope with this weather.

However, I am someone who is not London based but I am in Southern Britain. Last week I was unable to make it into the office for 3 days. The local transportation network is apalling and where I is extremely hilly. Therefore unless one has a 4×4, one is not able to manouver until it starts to thaws. So I am happy that you could make it into the office like many of my friends who either live in London or commute to London. However many of us suburbians were housebound and believe me, not coping so well.

But yes 44% not able to make it into work last Monday seems a little unrealistic considering the snow didn’t hit the South until the Tuesday evening!
There is a lake in the ski resort Tignes that freezes each winter and at certain times in the winter it is deemed safe to cross by the locals. To my knowledge no person has fallen into the lake at this point. But yes a slight unusual coverage of ice on a lake/pond and people working across is definitely a little crazy!

A little fan!