Just like the British, be prepared.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Just so you know
We DO occasionally have serious snow in the UK. This is the snowbound A66 in Yorkshire overnight, when vehicles were stuck, and motorists were forced to either suffer in their cars and lorries without anyone sending out supplies, or to struggle to somewhere they might find shelter for the freezing night.
Just like the British, be prepared.
Just like the British, be prepared.
How much snow fell??!!
ReplyDeleteCOOL! I wasn't sure if England got much snow.
ReplyDeleteyou got the snow that we were supposed to get...sorry! how much did you get?
ReplyDeleteWas it forecasted and people ignored the warnings, or was it a surprise?
ReplyDeleteWasn't anywhere near me, so I don't know how deep it was, but probably quite high in drifts. It was forecast as far as I know, but as I can barely focus on the bit of the forecast that involves me, I can't be sure if they got the extent right. Anyway, even with a month's notice, no-one is ever properly prepared (especially those who should grit the roads/take out the snow ploughs/assist those in distress.
ReplyDeleteSadly, we're always 'surprised' when we get 'weather'!
ReplyDeleteSo then all those adaptations of Dickens' "Christmas Carol", showing a Victorian London market in the snow aren't true? You guys never get snow for the holidays????
ReplyDeleteWe do get snow in London occasionally, but hardly ever in the holiday season. I can only remember a handful of White Christmases. It's unusual for it to last more than a day or two. It was different in the 18th and 19th centuries, though, there was much more snow.
ReplyDeleteMind you, I do remember the winter of 1962-3, when it snowed in June!