UK'S SNOW CHAOS

**Fisherking** · 02-03-2009, 11:05

Yep!

It looks as if they may have gotten a whole inch!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7864395.stm

It is a good thing all the Brits possess indominumable fortitude!

Did I spell that right?

**FactionHeir** · 02-03-2009, 11:33

indomitable I believe is what you meant?

London's frozen over yesterday and I ended up being one of 4 people who bothered even showing up for work. Heard from a friend that his A&E department had only 2 docs available day round.

I suppose the main problem on Monday was that just about any tube and bus was not running more than the snow on the streets. While walking to work (rather than bussing it), I noted large amounts of cars driving about, hence my thought that people ust couldn't be bothered to leave their homes and get their feets wet

Today, services are back to just about normal but sidewalks are frozen and slippery. I wonder what the next falls audit will show in that regard.

**Husar** · 02-03-2009, 11:34

Yes, looks like a whole inch, how horrible.

My prayers for all the startled brits who are locked in in their houses by the white inch of terror.

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 02-03-2009, 11:58

We have had three inches, not one. All the pavements are frozen, and the snow came down so quick that a lot of the roads weren't gritted.

So, an inconvenience.

**rory_20_uk** · 02-03-2009, 12:04

Snow was up to my mid calf, so 4 or more inches.

4 mile walk through the now and ice to get to work. Many of the sods didn't even bother to cancel their appointments.

**FactionHeir** · 02-03-2009, 12:23

Sidewalks still aren't gritted here in H&F. Lazy council.

**Scurvy** · 02-03-2009, 12:30

I was stuck in London overnight due to train cancellations which was annoying

its amazing how the smallest amount of snow causes the entire tansport system to break down, and its also amazing how many people take a day of work - bbc say almost 1/5th of people didn't turn up, I can't believe all those people could'nt of got to work if they wanted to

**Furunculus** · 02-03-2009, 14:29

Originally Posted by rory_20_uk

Snow was up to my mid calf, so 4 or more inches.

4 mile walk through the now and ice to get to work. Many of the sods didn't even bother to cancel their appointments.

i dunno about you, but 4 inches takes me to my ankle, not halfway up my calf!

**Hosakawa Tito** · 02-03-2009, 14:47

Originally Posted by Furunculus

i dunno about you, but 4 inches takes me to my ankle, not halfway up my calf!

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing but the doctor should know. at least he didn't make me do a metric conversion...

Many cities & areas that infrequently deal with snow & ice removal tend to shut down during such events. When I worked on Long Island, NY the local people used to call in when it rained hard.