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ITs SNOWING in London
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Bloody feels like it. I went outside for a ciggy and came back looking like a snowman. I honestly didn't think the snow would stick. We shall see in the morningWell there you have it. Hell has finally frozen over
(I kid, I kid)
cornwall hasnt!!
Heh, I've been playing with that new BBC weather site and yea, looks like the whole of England is going to be blanketed in snow barring you guys!
Does it not snow much in London? I've only been once and that was in summer so I've no idea how cold it gets down there. It's snowing up in the Peak District now for the kabillionth time this winter.
Doesn't snow much down here. It's just really cold most of the time. Snow is like a 2-3 times a year thing... hardly sticks for more than a few hours
An inch of snow and Gatwick's closed, they're predicting chaos on the M25, and 'severe weather warnings'.
This country is pathetic.
This country is pathetic.
Yep, one inch of snow = panic. I remember my uncle was stuck on the M11 for like 6 hours one year because of a 'freak snowstorm'.
It's stupid really.
It's stupid really.
I'd assume a lack of snow because London is generally a bit hotter than elsewhere in the country.
You only just noticed?
To be fair, we're often taken by surprise by such adverse weather. I mean, who could predict we might get a light dusting of snow in the winter?
I'm just glad I stocked up on tins of food.
I once got held up 4 hours on the Metrolink system in Manchester because it was windy. I could have actually walked home faster that day. It's no wonder I drive to work now.
well, i don't know if it's stupid. i used to think that about other countries, but if vehicles don't have proper all-season or winter tires, then nope..that's not stupid b/c it's very easy for unprepared vehicles to lose control.
hope you folks are enjoying it. snow can be cold, but it sure look purrrtteeyyy coming down
London has it's own microclimate , it quite often snows all around London but not in it,although not this time obnobviously.
The problem is basically that we don't really have that many days per year where there's serious ice/snow on the roads and so we don't prepare for it. My friend said that in the likes of Germany etc, it's not uncommon for people to change to 'winter' tyres, whereas we drive all year round on the same tyres, which obviously don't work so well on snow, hence the traffic chaos.
As I mentioned in the OP, I don't actually live in london proper. I live in esher, surrey, which is the red circle:
It has better not be the "wrong kind of snow" for those of us who need the trains to get to work!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_wrong_kind_of_snow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_wrong_kind_of_snow
Still snowing quite heavily in Richmond. I don't know exactly how deep it is, but it was coming over the tops of my flip-flops.
This country makes me laugh when it snows. In Canada they have three-feet of the stuff and they get up, shrug, and go to work. In the UK we have 5cm and the whole country grinds to a halt. On the plus side I wont be able to to commute tomorrow evening. More is the pity.
