Doodlebug,
No disrespect intended whatsoever. Just scrolled up to your post about snow and a ticking clock. Surely in this situation an airfield would remain open? An aerodrome is a 'business' after all.
A little fun story from the annals of ATC. Many years ago, one of our 'colourful characters' received a telephone complaint from a pilot about the service provided to his airliner.
In the days when ATCOs, (as opposed to 'managers'), were allowed to converse directly with 'customers', our 'colourful character', (who, sadly is no longer with us), was allegedly heard to reply...."Sir, at this airport, we have 4 runways, we also have VDF, 2 NDBs, Radar, ILS and PAR. The only thing we don't have is a f*cking crystal ball".