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Now I would imagine given that most of you are in either the USA or Canada,
some of you are used to heavy snow, and you just keep on soldiering by etc.
Well on Monday of this week we had widespread snow across the country,
which haulted most public transport for at least a day, and closed many
schools. Luckily I was off work at the time so it didn't affect me too much
(I travel on and work on the trains so you can see how it might have been).
Anyway, everyone was advised to stay at home unless absolutely necessary
and don't drive etc. Obviously I ignored the bit about driving, as being a
car nut I love driving in snow and ice and see it as a challenge if
anything, lol. I've attached a link. Please bear in mind though, that what
might appear to be us being unprepared, is due to us never really suffering
adverse weather like this, and thus not fitting snow tyres to cars or plows
to trains :laughing:. Also, as our trains in the south are mainly electric
and run on a 'third rail' system, and snow or ice tends to affect them.
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7864332.stm)
Cliffy
6 Inches?!?!?!?! Are you kidding me? Damn. Well, ok, I know you fellas over
there probably arent used to it by now, but my god. 6 inches is an
inconvinience here. We don't get worried till it's almost 1.5-2 feet.
In any sense, is it that different for you guys? I don't know the average
snowfall for the UK so...I'm assuming close to Texas..
Ahem...There's a car under there BTW.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v326/StylussKid/Beretta/DSC04331.jpg
Satty101
Yeah 6-inches brings life to a hault over here. It was deeper than that
where I live though. I measured at least nine inches...<< *Just realises
how that might have looked* :laughing:
Cliffy
didn't you guys know at least a couple days before hand that the storm was
coming? the news report makes it sound as though closing schools for a day
is a national disaster. It's not like the kids were stranded in the
schools. But i guess I don't realy understand, living in the States and
all. Do most people over there even have a snow shovel or do you just wait
for it to melt?
dvdrose18
The thing with the UK is that even though stuff like this gets forecast,
we're never that prepared, lol. We tend just to wait for it to melt,
especially on footpaths. Although the platforms at the railway stations
have to be reasonably clear, so there's snow shovels at work, lol.
Cliffy
Its all gone this week thank god. Watching RWD cars trying to get out of
my estate was a spectators sport at times.
fudge
Kind of fun to be behind the wheel of just about anything though....
Cliffy
