A Front Just Blew In From Russia

[poliphilo]

I believe London is shut down this morning. No trains, no tube. At least that's what Ailz tells me. And she got it directly from Terry Wogan.
 
Up here, of course, in the hardy north, we don't let a little thing like this discourage us.

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

We would be glad, here, if that's all the snow we had. We've had over 120 inches this season, and a good share of it is STILL on the ground.

It's hard for me to imagine that people can't find a way to get around in that little bit of snowy, but if it's unusual, then of course the country would come to a standstill.

sissies! (teasing...really!)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Britain comes to a standstill whever there's heavy snow. We just don't have the infrastructure.

And it's still snowing...

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Our problem here in the UK is that we get snow for a couple of days per year, and normally it's just a flurry. Investing in serious snow-clearing equipment that sits idle for 363 days of the year is not something local councils can afford to do.

The news said this is the worst snow for 18 years. The last time we had serious snow must have been the year I took the photo in the icon, which was early 90s.