On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:41:40 -0000, John Rogerlot wrote:

An elderly couple who need meals on wheels,

They still get them delivered daily? They *are* lucky. My Dad (89)
gets "meals on wheels" but not a daily delivery of a fresh cooked
meal. Oh no, the accountants have seen that off, he gets a weekly
delivery of frozen meals from a rather restricted menu if you are
eating of it 365 days of the year. Hum his delivery day is Monday but
he's at my sisters ATM. B-)

Get a grip guys. Snow is nice when your 10 , not when your 50.

Well I'm starting to gently push 50 and I love the stuff. Far better
than the cold & damp that seeps into your bones.

I guess a lot off you would change your minds if you ended up with
severe weather damage to you r houses

Part of the risk of living where I do, and that is what insurance is
for.

--
Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL. pam is missing e-mail

As far as this newsgroup is concerned, the most serious problem about
snow is that the possibility of seeing some seems to send large numbers of
people quite bonkers. Any rational discussion of the situation simply goes out
of the window simply because THERE MIGHT BE SNOW. Surely it will be an
interesting topic for discussion if there isn't any snow at all? Not a bit of
it. The reaction will be OH POO! I'VE BEEN CHEATED. Would the same have
occurred if, during a cold spell, there had been a forecast that it would end,
but it didn't. Of course not. In other words, many people put a value
judgement on the weather, not on the forecast. It all seems to be to be very
childish.
As for snow itself, I'm 61 and I can do without it. The roads,
particularly in this part of the world (Surrey) are at near full capacity and
it takes very little in the way of disruption of any kind to bring the whole
system to a halt.
The enthusiasm for cold weather, with or without snow, is also a bit
weird. I can remember having it up to the age of about 15, but not beyond.
There is much to life beyond weather, at least there ought to be.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

In message , John
Rogerlot writes
Ok , I love snow

Its nice and cool , romantic , fun for kids , even brings out a dunkirk
spirit in little communitys.

However , I know one person who will loose several days pay if he cannot get
to work. An elderly couple who need meals on wheels, and then theres the
countless idiots who will try and drive to work in the hope that the boss
says "well done. Have a medal" when in reality they get there and find no
other person has turned up.

Get a grip guys. Snow is nice when your 10 , not when your 50. I guess a lot
off you would change your minds if you ended up with severe weather damage
to you r houses , relatives in hospital due to slipping on ice.

For me , I will wake up , see 8inches of snow , close curtains and go back
to bed.

My ideal situation though will be to get to work , get snowed in for three
days , and cover the shifts who cant get to work. Loadsa Money


Why do they all want snow?

It's a combination of schoolboys and overgrown schoolboys. Simple as
that.

Some of them are pretty smart, in an intellectual sort of way, however
when it comes to life most don't have a clue. The practical problems of
severe weather and it's effect are beyond most of them.

Wonder how many have wives and girlfriends? Few. Wonder how many are
in the kitchen at parties? Most.

This newsgroup is not without interest however I'm not sure I'd want to
chat with many of them in the pub. Such is life, sad or what?


--
Bill

Bill wrote:


Why do they all want snow?

It's a combination of schoolboys and overgrown schoolboys. Simple as that.

Some of them are pretty smart, in an intellectual sort of way, however
when it comes to life most don't have a clue. The practical problems of
severe weather and it's effect are beyond most of them.

Wonder how many have wives and girlfriends? Few. Wonder how many are
in the kitchen at parties? Most.

This newsgroup is not without interest however I'm not sure I'd want to
chat with many of them in the pub. Such is life, sad or what?



I can safely say I dont have a wife!

The way I see this group Bill is a bunch of weather enthusiasts. They
get excited at the prospect of having some weather. It makes a nice
change from days of grey damp gloom that gives rise to little
discussion. I realise this is supposed to be primarily a science group
but I think that the group would become very low traffic if all posts
remained completely science based.

As for me, I love snow. I realise that it causes awful problems and some
danger for many people, but I dont want to live in a country whos only
weather consists of bland grey mild days. Im hoping for snow next week,
but not the week after as I have a flight. I know that is hypocritical
of me, but Im human ;-)
Sarah H

What an utterly patronising, condescending series of posts, this one in
particular.
Let people have fun, looking forward to snow. We don't exactly get much
these days.

"Bill" wrote in message
...
In message , John
Rogerlot writes
Ok , I love snow

Its nice and cool , romantic , fun for kids , even brings out a dunkirk
spirit in little communitys.

However , I know one person who will loose several days pay if he cannot
get
to work. An elderly couple who need meals on wheels, and then theres the
countless idiots who will try and drive to work in the hope that the boss
says "well done. Have a medal" when in reality they get there and find no
other person has turned up.

Get a grip guys. Snow is nice when your 10 , not when your 50. I guess a
lot
off you would change your minds if you ended up with severe weather
damage
to you r houses , relatives in hospital due to slipping on ice.

For me , I will wake up , see 8inches of snow , close curtains and go
back
to bed.

My ideal situation though will be to get to work , get snowed in for
three
days , and cover the shifts who cant get to work. Loadsa Money


Why do they all want snow?

It's a combination of schoolboys and overgrown schoolboys. Simple as
that.

Some of them are pretty smart, in an intellectual sort of way, however
when it comes to life most don't have a clue. The practical problems of
severe weather and it's effect are beyond most of them.

Wonder how many have wives and girlfriends? Few. Wonder how many are
in the kitchen at parties? Most.

This newsgroup is not without interest however I'm not sure I'd want to
chat with many of them in the pub. Such is life, sad or what?


--
Bill

On 23 Jan 2004 00:35:48 GMT, (TudorHgh) wrote:

There is much to life beyond weather, at least there ought to be.

Exactly!

--
Alan White
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow.
Overlooking Loch Goil and Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland.
http://tinyurl.com/55v3

John Rogerlot
Ok , I love snow

So do I. In theory, and provided I don't *have* to go out when it's actually
blizzarding or lying deep on the roads. I love it when I am on skis and the
sun is shining on it. I hate it when it is wet and dirty and melting.

In a perfect world there would be tons of powdery snow above say 1500 feet
above sea level, and none at all below that. There would. furthermore, never
be any dreich grey days.

Anne

In article ,
"John Rogerlot" wrote:

Why do you all want snow.

So I can feel smug about my snow tyres.

I know one person who will loose several days pay if he cannot get
to work.

Not tied down properly, eh?

In article ,
(TudorHgh) wrote:

The enthusiasm for cold weather, with or without snow, is also a bit
weird.

It's certainly preferable to hot weather. Anything is better than last
August.

In article ,
Anne Burgess writes:

John Rogerlot
Ok , I love snow

So do I. In theory, and provided I don't *have* to go out when it's actually
blizzarding

Don't you find that walking through a blizzard is exhilarating? Though
admittedly one doesn't want to do it for too long. As a non-driver, it's
rain (especially if combined with strong winds) that I hate rather than
snow. With snow, you can brush it off before it melts on you, and you
rarely get really wet.

or lying deep on the roads. I love it when I am on skis and the
sun is shining on it. I hate it when it is wet and dirty and melting.

Oh yes, that is horrid.

In a perfect world there would be tons of powdery snow above say 1500 feet
above sea level, and none at all below that.

It would be at least 150 miles away from me, then, which wouldn't be
very useful.

There would. furthermore, never
be any dreich grey days.

We've had far too many of them already this winter. At least if we get
an Arctic airstream next week most of us should get some sun from time
to time.
--
John Hall

"The beatings will continue until morale improves."
Attributed to the Commander of Japan's Submarine Forces in WW2