http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

Yes, and I bet they kept going too instead of grounding to a halt like
this country.

Simon

Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

And to think with 5 inches of snow it took me one and half hours to
drive 5 miles yesterday evening.

I think the Europeans, Americans and Russians must be falling off there
seats laughing at the way a bit of snow cause so much disruption in the UK.


--
Joe
Wolverhampton
~175m asl

Joe Egginton wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

And to think with 5 inches of snow it took me one and half hours to
drive 5 miles yesterday evening.

I think the Europeans, Americans and Russians must be falling off there
seats laughing at the way a bit of snow cause so much disruption in the UK.



I blame the BBC weather forecasters. Are they not always telling us to
expect disruption? It is like a self fulling prophecy. A more positive
outlook is required instead of the doom and gloom, fear inducing crap
they peddle.

Graham

In article , says...
Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

Yes, and I bet they kept going too instead of grounding to a halt like
this country.

Well yes, but they do tend to get a lot of snow, every year. Eight feet
in this event alone.

--
Alan LeHun

"Alan LeHun" wrote in message
...
In article , says...
Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

Yes, and I bet they kept going too instead of grounding to a halt like
this country.

Well yes, but they do tend to get a lot of snow, every year. Eight feet
in this event alone.

But we should be able to cope better than we do.
It's not as if a few inches of snow is a once in thirty year event,
for which we could be forgiven for it causing chaos.
No, even in these GW times it still ocurrs one or more times
per winter so we should manage an awful lot better than we do.
Occaisonal heavy snow in winter is still part of the British climate.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

On Feb 10, 12:23 pm, Graham Jones wrote:
Joe Egginton wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6348947.stm

And to think with 5 inches of snow it took me one and half hours to
drive 5 miles yesterday evening.

I think the Europeans, Americans and Russians must be falling off there
seats laughing at the way a bit of snow cause so much disruption in the UK.

I blame the BBC weather forecasters. Are they not always telling us to
expect disruption? It is like a self fulling prophecy. A more positive
outlook is required instead of the doom and gloom, fear inducing crap
they peddle.

Graham

How can you possibly blame them? We are not prepared for
snow because it simply isn't worth spending the money for something
that happens quite infrequently, especially these days. The
widespread closing of schools, especially in areas where there has not
been a great deal of snow, indicates our increasing overall
soppiness. The fault is entirely ours, not the forecasters'. They
are responding to current attitudes and telling us want we want to
hear.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

"Tudor Hughes" wrote in
ps.com:

How can you possibly blame them? We are not prepared for
snow because it simply isn't worth spending the money for something
that happens quite infrequently, especially these days.
snip

I thought about this. I saw in the paper the other day that Moscow employs
50,000 (sic) people to clear up after a big snowfall. Councils *could* buy
fleets more snowploughs, but would people all be prepared to pay the
council tax to afford them - or would people grumble about a waste of
taxpayers' money after three or four mild winters? I think we know the
answer to that one...

--
Bewdley, Worcs. ~90m asl.

David Buttery wrote:
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in
ps.com:

How can you possibly blame them? We are not prepared for
snow because it simply isn't worth spending the money for something
that happens quite infrequently, especially these days.
snip

I thought about this. I saw in the paper the other day that Moscow employs
50,000 (sic) people to clear up after a big snowfall. Councils *could* buy
fleets more snowploughs, but would people all be prepared to pay the
council tax to afford them - or would people grumble about a waste of
taxpayers' money after three or four mild winters? I think we know the
answer to that one...

There used to be fleets of snowploughs/gritters - I remember walking
past a yard with dozens of them on my way to and from school. These days
there are hardly any away from the Motorways - politicians do not like
budgeting for anything that is only used occasionally. As you say, it costs.

On the other hand, the economic cost of perhaps 30% of people not
reporting to work at all, and an average of 1.5 hours loss of production
per person for those who do go to work must add up to quite a few
millions too.

"Chris Curtis" wrote in message
k...


On the other hand, the economic cost of perhaps 30% of people not
reporting to work at all, and an average of 1.5 hours loss of production
per person for those who do go to work must add up to quite a few millions
too.

They were saying that the snowy weather had 'cost' Britain
120m or something. Sounds horrendous but just think of
the amount saved over the last 20 yesars or so of relatively
mild winters compared to what was the norm before that.

How much did the winter of '63 cost Britain?
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl