I would like to go back to Snow Leopard - problem is...

I gave Lion a several week chance and I am experiencing significant problems with the way the new mail works,  I've tried the "classic" route, gave the natural function a chance, but just spend too much time figuring out how Lion wants me to read and organize my mail.  I'm losing time at work and finding important emails buried in "threads" with unrelated originators names in the "from" heading rather than the email I need to read.  It's a shame really.  I use my mac for business, not for socializing and I cannot get my job done with Lion.
Rant off...
Here is the bottom line question and I think I may already know the answer so give it to me straight.
I installed Lion on day 2 of the public release.  I set up all my missing apps and started a FRESH time machine backup from a wiped disk (thinking I would start without the cobwebs of several OSX upgrades).  Will a Snow Leopard downgrade be able to use any of the Lion TM files?  That is, have I essentially lost all the work I have done since installing Lion if I decide to go back?
Go ahead, hit me.

See Kappy's going back to SL from Lion guide. BTW, do note that you might have to export Lion's Mail first to salvage it, since Lion's version isn't compatilble. Finally, now you know the value of retaining a bootable backup/clone of your previous installation while you experiment with a new version.

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