The latest is that the government has offered military assistance to Heathrow - and been turned down.
BBC News - Snow delays: Cameron 'frustrated'
"Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said: "We've said if they need additional manpower, a bit of muscle to clear snow we can provide them with troops and lorries to do that.
"They're telling me at the moment they have all the muscle they need."
We'll gloss over for now the fact that if a situation like this happened in Russia, the military would be mobilised and down there within hours instead of many days.
While squaddies may not have a lot of experience with the kit, I'm sure the Air Force has plenty, and their own bases will have been cleared pronto.
Why did BAA turn the offer down ? Was it just because it wouldn't look good on Mathews' CV ?