His was the eighth administration to go in ten years of Nepali democracy, and showed once again that the fall of governments is as wearily predictable, and nearly as frequent, as a fall of snow in this mountain country.
There had been a fresh fall of snow the night before, and the fences and trees stood out black against it.
But he added that when there is a rapid fall of snow "there is no way you can make it simply go away".
Referee Kenny Clark called off the St Johnstone versus Hibernian game at McDiarmid Park after a heavy fall of snow which made visibility poor and the pitch virtually unplayable.
Temperatures are expected to fall again next week, bringing a risk of more snow and ice.
The evening commute could be especially treacherous, with snow predicted to fall at a rate of 1 to 1.5 inches an hour in some areas.
Parts of England have seen some light snow overnight, as forecasters warn a second, heavier, band will fall across large areas of the UK in the afternoon.
Nobody could get in or out until a local farmer turned up with his snowplough, and every fresh fall of snow means the villagers are trapped again.
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo later declared a state of emergency to give local governments more flexibility in handling the anticipated snow fall, saying New York City and Long Island would be worst hit.
That fall, in the remote western corner of the state, John Snow, a retired Democratic judge who had represented the district in the State Senate for three terms, found himself subjected to one political attack after another.
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