It's not, or they would have bought it.
One thing these people have is a sound business sense, even if it seems not. If it was worth it financially they would have bought them

It's not just buying the kit. It's storing it, maintaining it, paying trained operators who may only work for 2 weeks a year, etc etc

It's only been 2 bad years, and it's only been a week so far this time. Before that, there was probably 10-15 years with no serious disruption in the south east
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 30 Nov 2010, 15:38, Reply)