Worst Snow in 18 years

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:24 am

apparently this is the worst snow in the UK in 18 years. frankly, i love it.

right now im waiting for my girlfriend to call me and say wether or not college will be open today.

discuss

Fiberfar · Post by **Fiberfar** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:31 am

We get 3-4 times more than that in one day up here.

(haven't snowed in three weeks though)

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:55 am

Just keep the snow over there and I'm happy.
Don't want to bike to work through the snow and public transportation is a nightmare, especially in bad weather.
I'll have to buy a car if we get bad snow, and with how stocks are doing I can't afford that

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:16 am

Apparently [url="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090203.wbritsnow0203/BNStory/International/home"]six million people[/url] skipped work because of the snow. Thing is, that article mentions is was about 20 centimeters, which frankly isn't that much. But, I'm from Canada, so go figure.

sparky_kat · Post by **sparky_kat** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:43 pm

i honestly couldnt help but laugh that that little amount of snow caused so much havok!! but i guess it does not help that growing up.... i was used to getting nothing less than about 1 to 2 feet of snow, usually more at my house that was up on a hill... every winter, all winter long. heck... jut a few weeks ago i drove up to my moms to that childhood house and had to drive in the snow... about the amount the U.K. got.

Curry · Post by **Curry** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:16 pm

It's completely ridiculous how countries such as the UK can't handle a little snow

galraen · Post by **galraen** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:59 pm

It's all a matter of what you're used to, it may seem like 'a little snow' to someone who's used to a lot, but when your not used to any a few inches can seem like a heck of a lot.

Denethorn · Post by **Denethorn** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:04 am

Curry wrote:It's completely ridiculous how countries such as the UK can't handle a little snow

Most of the country managed fine, it was just London (which ofcourse is always the headline grabber and defines the days news) which simply ground to a halt with the snowfall. Have to remember how precarious the London transport system is. It barely functions on 'normal' days of weather. With the roads as they were the London bus network was completely shut down, which is the backbone of the city.

I am fortunate, I live very close to Central London so I can walk 20 mins to London Bridge. However where I was living last year I would have been stranded. Needed a bus down to the local tube station, and as that part of the subway network was exposed to the air the tubes weren't running, hence I would have had to have walked for an hour and a half to Baker Street where the trains were running a reduced service and probably suffering from severe overcrowding as noone could use the buses.

All of this just adds to my wonder at how the London transport system will cope with the 2012 Olympics.

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:38 pm

the main reason we arent able to cope with weather like this (i think) is because we arent prepared for it.

usually england is cold, rainy, and windy, or sunny, breezy and just a bit too bright.

its very rare for us to get snow, however. the government/councils dont bother making the preparations for the "just in case" moments.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:50 pm

penguin_king wrote:the main reason we arent able to cope with weather like this (i think) is because we arent prepared for it.

usually england is cold, rainy, and windy, or sunny, breezy and just a bit too bright.

its very rare for us to get snow, however. the government/councils dont bother making the preparations for the "just in case" moments.

Yeah - is the same in Denmark.
It is getting more rare that we get serious snow, so the "snow-readiness level" (for lack of better word) gets turned down every year and then suddenly we get some snow again and the entire society halts in its tracks.