"Severe Weather warning" (UK)
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Damn straight. My gf lives in Paris, and I was there last winter. Not even 3 cm of snow, and the whole city just shuts down. Metros stop running, busses get stuck, arilines can't fly...It's so funny.minimacker said:
Meanwhile in Norway we've been enjoying a solid 50 cm of snow since October. My opinion, MAN UP! It's just snow, ain't gonna kill you.
The few weeks were a pain in the arse last winter.
Also you've got to remember that:
a) we haven't really been getting more than one or two days of snow a year until recently, really - as such this is unusual and we're not as prepared/used to it as scandinavians would be.
b) A lot of our roads are country roads on which snow can cause complete havoc. See a) for why.
In sum, meh. I hope the snow goes away because I don't want to drive in it - and it's bloody freezing in the West Midlands I don't care what you say - but I don't think the BBC or people in general really make that big a deal of it. It's more of a novelty than panic.
Also I would argue that while it is true that the British mentality is to complain, no-one, themselves included, really takes complainers seriously. It's been good-natured grumbling, mostly.
Also you've got to remember that:
a) we haven't really been getting more than one or two days of snow a year until recently, really - as such this is unusual and we're not as prepared/used to it as scandinavians would be.
b) A lot of our roads are country roads on which snow can cause complete havoc. See a) for why.
In sum, meh. I hope the snow goes away because I don't want to drive in it - and it's bloody freezing in the West Midlands I don't care what you say - but I don't think the BBC or people in general really make that big a deal of it. It's more of a novelty than panic.
Also I would argue that while it is true that the British mentality is to complain, no-one, themselves included, really takes complainers seriously. It's been good-natured grumbling, mostly.
Agreed. I would go so far as to say its almost WARM up here in Bamber Bridge. Certainly sunny. Sunnier than september I'd say.EightGaugeHippo said:I live in Leyland near Preston. We havent seen a single flake. =(C95J said:North West? It it has snowed here a tiny bit, maybe only a couple of cm but I guess its still snowEightGaugeHippo said:
Yeah I remember last years hilariously dramatic coverage of it. And I also remember Charlie Brookers take on it which I am glad to see has been posted here. What I remember most of all is walking up to collage only to find it completely abandoned. I was the ONLY ONE who even tried to get to work. Its hilarious, but a the same time I really like this tradition, means we can all relax at home with a warm fire and play some video games.
My province, 2004. Up to 39 in of snow around the province. In my town, we had just over 2 feet. Wasn't the end of the world. I love Canada.
What the heck? Some snow comes and yer all over it in the news? Hell, we Norwegians first start commenting on the weather once it starts breaking some records! (Which happened a lot all over our country lately because of some wind comin from up north or from Siberia or something). Hell, our MAILMEN keep delivering our mail even in a FREAKIN' -43,5 degrees Celcius (now THAT is cold), and you don't see 'em complaining! (actually read that interview today in the newspaper about a mailman who didn't think it was cold back then, and had a cellphone picture of his dashboard that the newspaper published).U71L7Y_F0RMUL4 said:
Snow snow snow snow.
Oh how I love snow.
Mainly because the country completely falls apart after an hour of snow. But also because I can do this:
Oh how I love snow.
Mainly because the country completely falls apart after an hour of snow. But also because I can do this:
To be fair, this is the earliest snow fall in 17 years here in Britain. Also your country is slightly more north than us. So nobody is surprised that a country nearer a pole gets colderMistermixmaster said:
£5 says that that is 2 very large pieces of polystyrene!Ordo Rolanberry said:o.o I want to go there!!!!Spherex said:Welcome to Norway!
had a bit of snow overnight, but nothing like the extreme stuff they are talking about there, and it's barely snowed all day.
However, I'm stuck at uni doing a Maya workshop ALL FUCKING WEEKEND, 10-7 - not impressed at missing the first (and best) early snow I can almost remember!
Cycling home in the dark, as the melt freezes, is gonna be fun... ^_^
However, I'm stuck at uni doing a Maya workshop ALL FUCKING WEEKEND, 10-7 - not impressed at missing the first (and best) early snow I can almost remember!
Cycling home in the dark, as the melt freezes, is gonna be fun... ^_^
I live in England. And I was out in the snow on my motorbike yesterday.
Don't think they're getting to me!
EDIT: Also remember that England is constantly warmed by the Gulf Stream from Mexico, all year round. We don't do extreme weather; the cold is tempered by the heat from the stream and the warm is tempered by the cooling effect of being surrounded by water. The extremes of temperature that are inherent in other countries (from latitudes or geography such as mountains or barren flats) seldom apply to us, so we get all comfortable in our temperate clime. Then the shit hits the fan and we're not prepared. No snowplough crews, very little grit (we used it all last year!) and no concept of the Scandinavian model of kitting our cars out with winter tyres and chains and just getting on with it.
The government haven't a clue why it gets so scary at low temperatures, where they grit the roads to melt the snow, then it refreezes and we get black ice instead of the grippy snow.
Don't think they're getting to me!
EDIT: Also remember that England is constantly warmed by the Gulf Stream from Mexico, all year round. We don't do extreme weather; the cold is tempered by the heat from the stream and the warm is tempered by the cooling effect of being surrounded by water. The extremes of temperature that are inherent in other countries (from latitudes or geography such as mountains or barren flats) seldom apply to us, so we get all comfortable in our temperate clime. Then the shit hits the fan and we're not prepared. No snowplough crews, very little grit (we used it all last year!) and no concept of the Scandinavian model of kitting our cars out with winter tyres and chains and just getting on with it.
The government haven't a clue why it gets so scary at low temperatures, where they grit the roads to melt the snow, then it refreezes and we get black ice instead of the grippy snow.
Seconded - it got me on the news before as a kid...mind you that was like a foot of snow though.PayJ567 said:
But yeah mega over dramatisation of saying "there's going to be a 10day straight cold snap" - so far we've had a few hours over night resulting in one inch of snow.
[dull sarcastic voice] Oh god we're screwed! [/dsv]
WHY THE SHIT CANT IT SNOW HERE THAT MUCH?!
...sorry, but it's only snowed once here in South Wales, well, where i live anyway. I want a couple of days off school haha.
Ah, we still have the rest of the evening and tomorrow to look forward to.
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...sorry, but it's only snowed once here in South Wales, well, where i live anyway. I want a couple of days off school haha.
Ah, we still have the rest of the evening and tomorrow to look forward to.
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