JoxerTheDeityPirate 08.02.2007 11:56 |
how comes, when southern England gets an inch or two of snow the country comes to a standstill,whilst other parts of the world carry on as if nothing really matters when they get drifts of the stuff? |
Erin 08.02.2007 12:02 |
Ha...I know what you mean. If it snows here, people go apeshit. It's fun. As it stands, we haven't had any snow, other than a flurry, in 5 years..:-( |
Penetration_Guru 08.02.2007 15:31 |
The country didn't come to a standstill. What happened was: 1. Teachers suddenly lose all power of movement, thereby closing all schools and leaving some parents with no option but to not go to work. 2. Journalists wheel out their once a year "snowstorm causes traffic chaos" story, while commentators wheel out their once a year "why oh why oh why can this country not cope with snow" piece. 3. Everyone else gets on with their lives. Mind you I did enjoy watching a guy nearly fail very spectacularly to park his Maserati from my office window this morning. |
Lester Burnham 08.02.2007 15:34 |
Penetration_Guru wrote: 2. Journalists wheel out their once a year "snowstorm causes traffic chaos" story, while commentators wheel out their once a year "why oh why oh why can this country not cope with snow" piece.In the northeastern US, the local news will often run a piece on how lines at the grocery store are full of panicked people stocking up on eggs and milk and bread, and that stores are running out of said items so better get 'em while you can! |
Erin 08.02.2007 15:38 |
There was a slight threat of sleet the other day, and my mom thought I was crazy cause I hadn't stocked up on groceries. |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 08.02.2007 17:41 |
the best bit here in my neck of the woods was the gritter lorry driving round the village gritting the roads yesterday at 2pm followed by the road sweeper lorry coming round just after 3pm and sweeping it all up. it wouldnt be so bad but the snow was not forecast for this area and all we got was heavy rain which washed away whatever was left on the road anyway! |
Winter Land Man 08.02.2007 18:04 |
Miami Vice wrote: Gritting the road for an inch or two of snow! Iam sure the lorry drivers union makes sure they get payed extra for it.In New Hampshire, where I live, the NHDOT will plow roads if there's a centimeter or more of snow. And everyone from most states I know of spread sand or salt, even when there's a dusting of snow. By the way, are you from the UK? Your profile says USA.... and I haven't met anyone who used "gritting" for the word "Spreading" here in the USA. Or "Lorry Drivers Union" |
Winter Land Man 08.02.2007 18:06 |
joxerthemighty wrote: the best bit here in my neck of the woods was the gritter lorry driving round the village gritting the roads yesterday at 2pm followed by the road sweeper lorry coming round just after 3pm and sweeping it all up. it wouldnt be so bad but the snow was not forecast for this area and all we got was heavy rain which washed away whatever was left on the road anyway!Why was he spreading sand or salt or chloride on the roads if they were going to sweep it up later on? Makes no sense. |
Winter Land Man 08.02.2007 18:08 |
Dr. Perry Cox wrote:Being from the North Eastern part of the USA, I don't recall that.Penetration_Guru wrote: 2. Journalists wheel out their once a year "snowstorm causes traffic chaos" story, while commentators wheel out their once a year "why oh why oh why can this country not cope with snow" piece.In the northeastern US, the local news will often run a piece on how lines at the grocery store are full of panicked people stocking up on eggs and milk and bread, and that stores are running out of said items so better get 'em while you can! |
JoxerTheDeityPirate 08.02.2007 18:19 |
.*.Messenger Of Leah.*. wrote:it was salt.doesnt need to make sense in the UK.joxerthemighty wrote: the best bit here in my neck of the woods was the gritter lorry driving round the village gritting the roads yesterday at 2pm followed by the road sweeper lorry coming round just after 3pm and sweeping it all up. it wouldnt be so bad but the snow was not forecast for this area and all we got was heavy rain which washed away whatever was left on the road anyway!Why was he spreading sand or salt or chloride on the roads if they were going to sweep it up later on? Makes no sense. there was a news article the other day of a gritting lorry in wales that was gritting the roads in the mountains and the sheep were following the lorry and eating the salt.the driver saw what was happening but just carried on with his job |
iGSM 08.02.2007 18:34 |
It has NEVER snowed where I live. Lucky English/American bastards. It sanded once. |
Smitty 08.02.2007 19:06 |
I live right in the middle of the snowbelt, off of Lake Ontario. I've had like, three snowdays so far this week, and we probably have about 3 feet of snow on the ground, just from this week. Yeah, it's pretty cool. |
deleted user 08.02.2007 22:41 |
We've had snow/ice like crazy this winter. It began December 1st and hasn't let up since then. |
pma 09.02.2007 00:02 |
We have less snow than usual due to an unusually warm December/January, but now we had some Arctic breezes for the past week. The nightime temperature was around -31C (-23.8F) and -25C for the daytime in my town. It's always terribly weird when it's cold as hell and the sun shines brightly outdoors. It was -30C (-22 F) today when I wokeup at 5:45 AM , but it should normalize soon into a much milder and "habitable" climate (between -5 and -10C) |
sparrow 21754 09.02.2007 00:02 |
<b><font color=gold>SMI<font color=1>TTY wrote: I live right in the middle of the snowbelt, off of Lake Ontario. I've had like, three snowdays so far this week, and we probably have about 3 feet of snow on the ground, just from this week. Yeah, it's pretty cool.i live right next to the lake. its cold. and theres an assload of snow. who wants to build an igloo with me? |
Deacon Fan 09.02.2007 00:07 |
What drives me crazy is the constant crawl of closings on the bottom of the TV screen. They never used to do this.. there are other ways to find out whether you have to go to school. Annoying. Here in Kansas, we've had two snows so far.. one minor which melted fast, and one fairly big amount which is still lingering after a couple weeks because it's been so cold. We had one weird day of warm weather which only served to melt the stuff enough that it became ice on the streets. |
The Mir@cle 09.02.2007 02:49 |
Well.. here (Holland) they had a "snow alert" and they advised everyone to stay home.... and well... we also got 2 inches of snow. xD |
Sweetie 09.02.2007 02:51 |
ILOOVKWIEN wrote: here in mie countrie never snowsHere in my country it never snows...true statement for me too..or should I say, here in THIS part of my country it doesn't snow |
iron eagle 10.02.2007 17:05 |
shorts and tank top around here right now i must admit though i miss the snow.... granted if i was in it like some new yorkers are right now that novelty might wear off quickly.. 8 friggin feet of it....hate to shovel that crap but still.... |
Erin 10.02.2007 19:25 |
iron eagle wrote: shorts and tank top around here right nowI'm sure it ain't warm enough for shorts and a tank top there, Yankee boy! ;-) I'd be freezin' my butt off in that. |
sparrow 21754 10.02.2007 21:18 |
*gets the chili peppers song stuck in eveyrones head* muahahhahahaaaaa!!!! |
AspiringPhilosophe 10.02.2007 21:37 |
It's amazing how life just comes to a screeching halt whenever it snows in some places, but not in others. For example, they just got 8 feet of snow in upstate New York, and the Upper Penninsula of Michigan has that on the ground most of the time throughout the winter. They don't even start closing schools in Michigan until you get at least six inches (unless there is ice under it or something like that). But all of the kids at CMU who are from warmer climates (Texas or Florida for example) loose their minds when it snows more than an inch!! They panic, like "I can't come to campus! I can't make it there! There is too much snow!" **rolls eyes** Suck it up and deal with it!! I walk to campus in six inches of snow! :-) But it is funny, I laugh. |
iron eagle 12.02.2007 01:44 |
sorry darlin shorts and tanks it was and still is a little nippy at night granted daytime though its been warm must be the emissions *LOL* |
deleted user 12.02.2007 18:56 |
ILOOVKWIEN wrote: here in mie countrie never snowsMicronesia isn't a country, Its made up Trans: microonesia iznt e cuntri itz maed pu |
deleted user 12.02.2007 19:20 |
Looks like it's ice and 6 inches of snow tonight. Yay. |
Winter Land Man 13.02.2007 14:32 |
We're supposed to get somewhere between 18 - 24 inches (or more possibly) for New Hampshire tonight thru Wednesday night. |
Killer Queenie 13.02.2007 15:21 |
joxerthemighty wrote: how comes, when southern England gets an inch or two of snow the country comes to a standstill,whilst other parts of the world carry on as if nothing really matters when they get drifts of the stuff?actually where I live we got 6 inches of snow |
iron eagle 14.02.2007 22:47 |
ok today its cold as a witches titty outside errrrrrrrrr its friggin cold! got to love georgia weather---- |
Saif 14.02.2007 23:18 |
Snow spreads AIDS. Snow = Evil. Stay away, igloos are dangerous.
<font color=purple>Miss James wrote: Looks like it's ice and 6 inches of snow tonight. Yay.If Freddie's wang was atleast 7", he could play submarine in the snow. But it would probably freeze over like hell. =P |
Erin 14.02.2007 23:24 |
iron eagle wrote: got to love georgia weather----Same here. You can have the AC and heat on in the same day. Cold as a witches titty... Can't say I've heard that one before. ;-) |