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As a rural living Northener (still have outside earth toilets, no
running water and no electric) I notice that the world is due to a come to an end tomorrow: SNOW is forecast for the south and in particular the greater London area. what will they do, how will they cope? the traffic jams will be miles long, people stuck in jams or on trains for hours upon hrs, the radio talk shows will only focus on this one subject, resignations will be demanded, questions asked in parliament - how can this happen, its supposed to be mild, how does the country grind to a halt because of one snowflake? |
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On Dec 15, 12:39*pm, wrote:
As a rural living Northener (still have outside earth toilets, no running water and no electric) I notice that the world is due to a come to an end tomorrow: SNOW is forecast for the south and in particular the greater London area. what will they do, how will they cope? the traffic jams will be miles long, people stuck in jams or on trains for hours upon hrs, the radio talk shows will only focus on this one subject, resignations will be demanded, questions asked in parliament - how can this happen, its supposed to be mild, how does the country grind to a halt because of one snowflake? When 5 inches of snow fell in about 90 minutes last year I travelled from SE London to N London and back again in the evening with no dramas whatsoever. Train services were reduced slightly but I don't recall there being much fuss as we are probably better prepared after previous colder winters. Your point being? Richard |
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On Dec 15, 12:39*pm, wrote:
As a rural living Northener (still have outside earth toilets, no running water and no electric) I notice that the world is due to a come to an end tomorrow: SNOW is forecast for the south and in particular the greater London area. what will they do, how will they cope? the traffic jams will be miles long, people stuck in jams or on trains for hours upon hrs, the radio talk shows will only focus on this one subject, resignations will be demanded, questions asked in parliament - how can this happen, its supposed to be mild, how does the country grind to a halt because of one snowflake? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __ Simple: Litigation and H&S mania operated by controlling nit wits who thrive on controlling people (usually of a left persuasion). Even as I write the Yellow Peril Blob that once covered this fair land of ours on the feverish 'we are all going to die' UKMO website; has now diminished to two areas and is shrinking all the time. Okay I’ve lit the blue paper so I’ll stand back |
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darrog scrive:
As a rural living Northener (still have outside earth toilets, no running water and no electric) Must find out how to access the internet without electricity. It would be most helpful during power cuts. -- Gianna Peterhead, Scotland buchan-meteo.org.uk |
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On 15 Dec 2011 12:57:15 GMT
Buchan Meteo wrote: Must find out how to access the internet without electricity. It would be most helpful during power cuts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers Or, if you have a fully charged laptop and are within mobile signal area, it works until the batteries run out. Mike |
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your one journey is commendable,
but I do re-call various incidents, etc from last year when things did stop and the phone lines to radio shows were all of "why does this always happen?" It possibly is drivel and yes it is always brought up each year and that is probably because it happens every year, as per my point. I like to try and polarise opinions and issues like this, CG and maybe even just the waether itself is capable of and will always do this. Just as one aside and lets move the discussion forward: during snowfall events are the effects greater, more severe, easier to cope with, etc in high density urban populations than rural ones. where is the greatest resilience to such events? Lawrence - no blue touch paper lit - i agree - too many decision makers exist whom have set agendas not necessarily shared by the masses. |
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On Dec 15, 12:54*pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:
wrote: As a rural living Northener (still have outside earth toilets, no running water and no electric) I notice that the world is due to a come to an end tomorrow: SNOW is forecast for the south and in particular the greater London area. what will they do, how will they cope? the traffic jams will be miles long, people stuck in jams or on trains for hours upon hrs, the radio talk shows will only focus on this one subject, resignations will be demanded, questions asked in parliament - how can this happen, its supposed to be mild, how does the country grind to a halt because of one snowflake? -------------------- Why do people have to raise this drivel every winter - it's soooooooo boring. ===================================== I couldn't agree more. I recall the Central Belt not coping very well one day last winter. And the rate at which snow fell at times last winter (not 'the odd snowflake') in the heavily populated SE meant that disruption was inevitable, as it would be any part of the country, and (received wisdom notwithstanding) in Europe. Severe weather is sometimes hard to get around in, that's all there is to it. Mind you, there won't be much settling on the roads for most tomorrow morning. Some slushy stuff away from high ground. Stephen. |
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Mike Causer scrive:
On 15 Dec 2011 12:57:15 GMT Buchan Meteo wrote: Must find out how to access the internet without electricity. It would be most helpful during power cuts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers Or, if you have a fully charged laptop and are within mobile signal area, it works until the batteries run out. Mike I am unsure if pigeons are viable for international traffic though I have no great knowledge of the subject. As for mobile, I live in a rural area and there is no mobile internet coverage so my laptop is of no help. The OP seems to manage somehow. -- Gianna Peterhead, Scotland buchan-meteo.org.uk |
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On Dec 15, 1:44*pm, wrote:
I like to try and polarise opinions and issues like this, CG and maybe even just the waether itself is capable of and will always do this. Any fool can do that. All you've done is set Lawrence off so he's careering round the room bumping into things like a derailed clockwork train. It's the last thing this group needs - all heat and no light. In any case the snow hasn't even occurred yet and in the Greater London area is unlikely to. As Messrs Cornwell and Davenport observe, "This is SO-oooooo boring!" Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey. |
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