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mandragorahow a mere smattering of snow brings one of the world's major cities to its knees.
Yes, we have snow. But, it's only a couple of centimetres deep, not even an inch. However this has resulted in total gridlock on the roads and no public transport, for me at least.
The gridlock is as a result of the idiots in charge of maintaining the roads deciding that as the weather forecast was that the weather would warm up slightly (from minus 6C) they didn't need to order the gritting lorries to go out last night. Um, yeah. Great idea, chaps.
As for public transport, well there are 2 ways I can (normally) get to the office. Either by train, or by tube. Neither are working. In the case of the tube, it's due to a fire alert resulting in the total suspension of the Piccadilly Line. However, even if it was working I would then face severe disruption when I changing to the Northern Line. Sigh.
As for the trains... ::Snort:: Figured they wouldn't be running, bearing in mind that the falling of a few autumn leaves results in severe disruption to the service. And I was right. There are no trains.
Yes, we have snow. But, it's only a couple of centimetres deep, not even an inch. However this has resulted in total gridlock on the roads and no public transport, for me at least.
The gridlock is as a result of the idiots in charge of maintaining the roads deciding that as the weather forecast was that the weather would warm up slightly (from minus 6C) they didn't need to order the gritting lorries to go out last night. Um, yeah. Great idea, chaps.
As for public transport, well there are 2 ways I can (normally) get to the office. Either by train, or by tube. Neither are working. In the case of the tube, it's due to a fire alert resulting in the total suspension of the Piccadilly Line. However, even if it was working I would then face severe disruption when I changing to the Northern Line. Sigh.
As for the trains... ::Snort:: Figured they wouldn't be running, bearing in mind that the falling of a few autumn leaves results in severe disruption to the service. And I was right. There are no trains.
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Date: 31 January 2003 13:58 (UTC)So I come to London which compared to where I grew up is practically in the Arctic Circle ;)
I expected everyone to bell full of ennui- "oh, snow. yawn."
Geez, you people are practically at the North Pole (g,d,rlh) and a little snow is a big deal! Weird.
Huh, it's only the southern softies, you know
Date: 31 January 2003 14:20 (UTC)In the bitter winter of 1978/79 the village I lived in was cut off from everywhere else for a week, and helicopters dropped food parcels. But we didn't panic (actually, I can remember being rather pleased at missing school for a week ::g::) and had a lot of fun with it. Well, except for the people who died trying to drive the 10 miles from the village to Sheffield :(
And to be fair, there's a lot of discussion about why the snow we've just had brought the South-east grinding to a halt. Looks like it's a bureaucratic snafu.
As for location, well yeah. If we ever lose the Gulf stream the climate will be like that of Canada *shiver*.