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Burt Reynolds wrote:
Ravi Kumar wrote: A totally inadequate response yet again. Snow in January is not an unexpected event (indeed this was forecast over a week ago) but yet again the infrastructure is reduced to total impotence.
he's back!
Great. I'm really looking forward to reading a pile of turd.
Walkden's had a good dusting through the night, still coming down. Window cleaner's just been and one sorry individual he looks, and not just cos of the cold he's feeling. most folk in the grove seem to have taken the day off, so the fella has got to clean every window he's supposed to! swear the fooker leaves out loads when everyone's at work, nearly got blinded when I went into the bathroom afore, always assumed we had really opaque windows. Window cleaners eh? cheeky cunts
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Ravi Kumar wrote: A totally inadequate response yet again. Snow in January is not an unexpected event (indeed this was forecast over a week ago) but yet again the infrastructure is reduced to total impotence.
he's back!
He obviously has no life... 
Andrew King also can't read - he didn't read my previous post... No point in spending millions on snow-prevention measures for a couple of days...
I did Cheadle - Northwich - Warrington in the usual time with just a light dusting (and a couple of bloody maries, natch).
One lad driving to the same place from Teeside has had a mare - taken him hours longer than normal.
And we've lost one of our boys into the back of a truck on the M6 - he's not hurt, thank fuck, but not expecting him in today.
You know say daddy me snow me-agonna blame A licky boom-boom down
Indeed
Your friend, Gentile Mr C x
London "grinds to a halt" because of a seasonal excess of the the white stuff? One would have thought it'd be t'other way around.
Boom, and indeed, boom.
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: London "grinds to a halt" because of a seasonal excess of the the white stuff? One would have thought it'd be t'other way around.
Boom, and indeed, boom.
It's on it's way northwards today - you can experience what we're seeing now shortly! :p
Diamond 383 wrote: Walked through a light snowfall in the bitter cold this evening. As ever, the snow made me recall one of my favourite combination of words; the closing passage from The Dead by James Joyce:
A few light taps upon the pane made him turn to the window. It had begun to snow again. He watched sleepily the flakes, silver and dark, falling obliquely against the lamplight. The time had come for him to set out on his journey westward. Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ireland. It was falling on every part of the dark central plain, on the treeless hills, falling softly upon the Bog of Allen and, farther westward, softly falling into the dark mutinous Shannon waves. It was falling, too, upon every part of the lonely churchyard on the hill where Michael Furey lay buried. It lay thickly drifted on the crooked crosses and headstones, on the spears of the little gate, on the barren thorns. His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.
... and that reminds me of my favourite poem. Inspired by the wintery landscapes around at the time. I think it's beautiful and would like to share it with you all.
Fuck me it's cold Anon
Nick King wrote:
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: London "grinds to a halt" because of a seasonal excess of the the white stuff? One would have thought it'd be t'other way around.
Boom, and indeed, boom.
It's on it's way northwards today - you can experience what we're seeing now shortly! :p
it's coming down like the clappers again down here. Still not a bus in sight.
Burt Reynolds wrote:
Nick King wrote:
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: London "grinds to a halt" because of a seasonal excess of the the white stuff? One would have thought it'd be t'other way around.
Boom, and indeed, boom.
It's on it's way northwards today - you can experience what we're seeing now shortly! :p
it's coming down like the clappers again down here. Still not a bus in sight.
Thank God for small mercies!
Ooooh. Just been on my school website and there's no school tomorrow either. Woo hoo.
I now have only 8 full days left at work before I leave to become a University student for a few years, again!
I love life!
So it's snowing south of Watford and it's the main news story. 
Typical lightweight shandy drinking southerners. Can't handle a bit of cold and snow. 
Ger Boy wrote: So it's snowing south of Watford and it's the main news story.
Typical lightweight shandy drinking southerners. Can't handle a bit of cold and snow.
Can handle it alright.. Just cant bloody get anywhere when the whole of the transport network is shut down.
Ger Boy wrote: So it's snowing south of Watford and it's the main news story.
Typical lightweight shandy drinking southerners. Can't handle a bit of cold and snow.
It's going to reach Scotland by tonight/tomorrow... :p
In fact:
"Snowfalls across Scotland have shut several schools and caused difficult driving conditions and flight delays.
A total of 35 schools in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders have been closed due to the bad weather.
Heavy snow showers hit parts of the Scottish Borders
Weather warnings of heavy and drifting snow are also in place for many southern and eastern parts of Scotland.
Several roads in the east and south-east have a covering, and police have said the M74 is bad between Carlisle and Gretna.
The majority of the Dumfries and Galloway schools closed were in the eastern part of the region.
In the Borders 15 primaries were shut - mostly in rural parts of the central Borders.
Heavy snow in the south east of England has led to widespread delays to flights in and out of Scotland's airports.
A paramedic crew had a lucky escape in Perthshire, when their ambulance overturned in atrocious conditions as they responded to a call in Kinross."
So, it's not just us down south!
It does not snow every day in Scotland.
In fact, Aberdeen has had very little snow these past few years, much to the annoyance of the ski resort operators.
I hear this year's been a bit better for them.
Nick King wrote:
Well, indeed - if we had snow for more than a couple of days a year, then we would obviously spend a lot more money and resources preventing/clearing up afterwards... As it is, it's not really that financially viable to spend lots of money for a couple of days a year...
Light snow covering thus far, but lots forecast for this evening/tonight...
Sorry to be boring Nick, but it economically, it would have been far better to take proper cold weather measures.
At the moment, there's no public transport in and out of London, so businesses both large and small are suffering, due to lack of sales and in many cases, paying staff to have a day off (not holiday).
The banking system suffers also due to staff shortages - not a good thing in the current 'climate' - neither meteorologically or economically.
The Congestion Charge has been waived today, as have parking restrictions, losing even more revenue - Congestion Charge for one day would have covered a third of the cost of the gritting alone.
Transport companies are losing money, and British Airways is reported to lose £10M just through delays and cancellations over two days.
The emergency services have a far heavier burden - funded by the taxpayer - due to floods, road traffic accidents, etc. A&E Departments in London hospitals will be seeing a huge rise in patients with broken bones, cuts and bruises doe to falls, along with road traffic accidents. All that and they'll be short staffed and therefore stretched even further, because many staff cannot make the journey to and from work.
Simple measures, such as heavy gritting on major roads/routes, snow clearance cars on railways, snow ploughs (yes, we do keep them in reserve) would have been expensive, yes, but far cheaper than the burden placed on the economy and therefore the Government and the taxpayer, than sitting back and doing almost nothing.
There's no excuse as the Met Office gave almost five days prior warning about the snowfall and the likely severity of the weather.
"Prior Planning and Preparation Prevents a Piss Poor Performance"
And what does London Mayor, Boris Johnson have to say about this immense cock-up?
"We've done everything we could. It's the right kind of snow, but in the wrong quantity."
What a prick...
I'm on nightshifts this week and it looks very much like i'll be walking to work this evening!
Tried reversing lady 
's car off the drive and FAILED miserably!
The snow is really coming down here now,theres about 8inches on the top of my car.
The Latvians next door have got a FULL line of washing out
Chris Nash wrote: Sorry to be boring Nick, but it economically, it would have been far better to take proper cold weather measures.
All true, but those business' that are losing money today are, to a large extent, not those that pay for the snow ploughs, gritters, etc - i.e. it's the taxpayer (local/government).
And taxpayers don't want to pay a higher council/income tax just in case it snows for a couple of days a year...
If it snowed for a prolonged period of time (as it does in Eastern Europe/Scandanavia, etc), then of course there would be more money/resources set aside for clearing up the after effects of snow.
First D.J.: Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. Second D.J.: It's coooold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach? First D.J.: Not hardly. And you know, you can expect hazardous travel later today with that, you know, that, uh, that blizzard thing. Second D.J.: [mockingly] That blizzard - thing. That blizzard - thing. Oh, well, here's the report! The National Weather Service is calling for a "big blizzard thing!" First D.J.: Yessss, they are. But you know, there's another reason why today is especially exciting. Second D.J.: Especially cold! First D.J.: Especially cold, okay, but the big question on everybody's lips... Second D.J.: - On their chapped lips... First D.J.: - On their chapped lips, right: Do ya think Phil is gonna come out and see his shadow? Second D.J.: Punxsutawney Phil! First D.J.: Thats right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's [in unison] First D.J.: GROUNDHOG DAY! Second D.J.: GROUNDHOG DAY!
HE's back, everyone's moaning about the weather, nothing's occurring in world of NOOL... yes, it actually IS groundhog day
This is one of the those many wonderful times when I can say with true righteousness:
LONDON FUCK OFF
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: This is one of the those many wonderful times when I can say with true righteousness:
LONDON FUCK OFF
Good job most of us down south are Hertfordshire then. :p
I'm kinda surprised at the attitude... a once every 20 year rare snowfall = fun and holiday! It will melt in a few days.
Bonzy wrote:
PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: This is one of the those many wonderful times when I can say with true righteousness:
LONDON FUCK OFF
True! :p
Nick King wrote: Ah, the BBC agrees with me! :)
The BBC and Boris Johnson might in that article, but the economists (in that article), businesses (in that same article), transport unions AND providers plus the NHS, Police and Fire Service, oh and ITV News, Channel 4 News, Sky News, etc. don't.
Would you really take the word of a Tory buffoon over all those people in the firing line?
Peter Hendy (TfL Commissioner) has just admitted live that contingency arrangements were available, but not put in place.
And as I said - ONE DAY's congestion charge proceeds would have paid for a third of the preventative measures...
I think we should both just sit at home and have a smoke Nick...
Facsimile wrote: First D.J.: Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. Second D.J.: It's coooold out there every day. What is this, Miami Beach? First D.J.: Not hardly. And you know, you can expect hazardous travel later today with that, you know, that, uh, that blizzard thing. Second D.J.: [mockingly] That blizzard - thing. That blizzard - thing. Oh, well, here's the report! The National Weather Service is calling for a "big blizzard thing!" First D.J.: Yessss, they are. But you know, there's another reason why today is especially exciting. Second D.J.: Especially cold! First D.J.: Especially cold, okay, but the big question on everybody's lips... Second D.J.: - On their chapped lips... First D.J.: - On their chapped lips, right: Do ya think Phil is gonna come out and see his shadow? Second D.J.: Punxsutawney Phil! First D.J.: Thats right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's [in unison] First D.J.: GROUNDHOG DAY! Second D.J.: GROUNDHOG DAY!
HE's back, everyone's moaning about the weather, nothing's occurring in world of NOOL... yes, it actually IS groundhog day
well? did he see his fucking shadow? DID HE?
re-watched this over the weekend, to my amusement and the annoyance of the vile offspring (which frankly just added to my enjoyment). very good.
Chris Nash wrote: I think we should both just sit at home and have a smoke Nick...
That's exactly what I've done today, and (most likely) will do so tomorrow too!
