We 'd all like to see the poles and wires that blight our landscape come down . David Weinberger : Blizzard not the worst , but why is n't New England better prepared ? He says an Oslo post to his blog says Norway is more sensible about snow . Like Norway , New England could build power lines , snow - proof infrastructure , he says . Writer : It 's too costly , and in the end , people do n't see storms as disasters -- just as bad storms .
David Weinberger : Blizzard not the worst , but why is n't New England better prepared ? He says an Oslo post to his blog says Norway is more sensible about snow . Like Norway , New England could build power lines , snow - proof infrastructure , he says . Writer : It 's too costly , and in the end , people do n't see storms as disasters -- just as bad storms .