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At the rate it's going, you may well have your snowday. It isn't letting up just yet
 
Been snowing heavily for about three hours here in Bloomsbury, and it's settling for once :)
 
a snow day ? a day off because of snow ? i thought that only happens in movies ? just like a day off because it's so hot

In urban parts of England snow means a day off, the lucky sods. And public transport all over gets b0rked.
 
aah man i am loving it.
I am not going into uni tomrow itd be suicide.
we have had 3 and a half inches and to qoute a great line "it doesn't show signs of stoppin" so im gona love it leave it and get ready to photograph it tomorow may it continue for many more hours and days
W00T SNOWDAY GET IN THERE
 
Ok it's really coming down here now, it jumped from about an inch to 2-3".
Englands shut in the morning.

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I know i'm not stepping out of the house tomorrow. I've been down this road before in 2003, everything will grind to a halt. Icy tracks and roads = bad news for trains, buses and all the like
 

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In urban parts of England snow means a day off, the lucky sods. And public transport all over gets b0rked.


People in the UK shouldn't get a day of work simply because there's a tiny bit of snow. Seriously, there are school kids in certain parts of the world whom be going to school until the outdoor temps drop to -35°C!! I'm thinking there's gonna be reports on the news regarding careless drivers who've skidded off the road!!! LOL!!

As for me, well.. There could be fifty feet of snow in England, I still have to work!! Damn it... There's no getting away from it unless we suffer a massive blackout, my UPS dies and the internet freezes over!! :eek:
 
Just a little update: Went outside for a ciggy and had to put my boots on. Snow came to top of boots.... so excited am I
 
People in the UK shouldn't get a day of work simply because there's a tiny bit of snow. Seriously, there are school kids in certain parts of the world whom be going to school until the outdoor temps drop to -35°C!! I'm thinking there's gonna be reports on the news regarding careless drivers who've skidded off the road!!! LOL!!

Their cars aren't equipped for snow, and neither are their drivers. There's no point of having snow tires on your car in most of England when the chance of snow on the ground is very, very small. In fact, they'll even have different tire standards when it comes to driving in wet weather. It certainly rains often in the UK, but when I lived there, there were rarely any massive downpours. It was more of a persistent spittle on most rainy days. When it rains in Australia, it floods and the water along the streets often reaches a height of 30 cm (1 foot).


As for me, well.. There could be fifty feet of snow in England, I still have to work!! Damn it... There's no getting away from it unless we suffer a massive blackout, my UPS dies and the internet freezes over!! :eek:

Even if 50 feet of snow in England didn't affect you, it doesn't mean it's unimportant. I mean, if it snowed 15 metres (~50 feet) in Japan and you didn't have to work, Australians still need to go to work. So do Brazilians and all sorts of other people.

Did I misinterpret you or something? :confused:
 
People in the UK shouldn't get a day of work simply because there's a tiny bit of snow. Seriously, there are school kids in certain parts of the world whom be going to school until the outdoor temps drop to -35°C!! I'm thinking there's gonna be reports on the news regarding careless drivers who've skidded off the road!!! LOL!!

LOL all you like but this area is not equipped for this. This is not "a little bit of snow", it is the most that has been seen in 18 years. It's AT LEAST 6 inches here and still falling. Driving is completely unreasonable and the public transport is almost completely crippled from this. Tell me, how would you get to work, and more importantly, back home? :rolleyes:



Aaanyway, here are just a few photos from out my windows early this morning.

Ah, the amber lights:

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back:
http://up.*************/files/2/images/Snow Feb 09/snowFeb09e_thumb.jpg - http://up.*************/files/2/images/Snow Feb 09/snowFeb09g_thumb.jpg

and one with the sun up:
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Finally! It's the first proper snow in about 5 years for me down in Dorset. Reports are coming through of closed roads and people skidding off everywhere.

We're just not ready for it in England because it rarely happens - sure some parts of the world have worse than this most days, but that doesn't mean we all have snow chains to put on the cars etc.
 
london is obviously worse affected than nottingham this morning..
we've got about 2-3 inches of snow which i cleared from our cars and the driveway this morning (no need to go to the gym now!! lol)

i must say the council did a fantastic job of gritting the roads though!! all the main roads and M1 were absolutely clear (on my route anyway)...

its still snowing a bit, so hopefully the journey home is as painless as the journey in :p
 
We've got about an inch and a half in the Black Country, not as bad as it was a few weeks ago but it's still snowing.

I've just rode to work on my bike, it was great cycling along the canal on fresh virgin snow. :)
 
I'm a Londoner too! It's great :D Trains are cancelled, buses suspended, oh no... I can't go to work!!! :rolleyes:

Got about a foot of the lovely white stuff settled in the garden after a long of night undisturbed snow.
 
In urban parts of England snow means a day off, the lucky sods. .

I"m in Leicester. The roads are clear, the roofs and cars have 3 inches or so.

I will go to work, do my job, and come home.

And seriously - you don't need snow chains. You need a brain, and some patience. Chains make it a little easier, sure, but you can still get around, safely, if you use a little bit of common sense.

The media are making out it's The Day After Tomorrow out there. :rolleyes:
 
We've got about an inch and a half in the Black Country, not as bad as it was a few weeks ago but it's still snowing.

I've just rode to work on my bike, it was great cycling along the canal on fresh virgin snow. :)

Damn. only an inch and a half:confused: Their getting at least 7 inches in East London, all the drug dealing has ground to a halt:rolleyes::D
 
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