[tompoole]

yet again this country has over reacted , i live in the thamesvalley and yes we have had a lot of snow, well we did yesterday but the roads were reasonable by lunchtime and are fine today but the local authority listened to the forecast of 12 inches of snow  have given the bin men the day off and closed all the schools, madness. and yes the forcasters got it wrong again

[LWC]

Lol, 1cm of snow...Britain comes to a stand still!!!

We live right ut in sticks, we've got snow everywhere and on the roads for about 5 miles, but the main roads are fine. If they hadnt shut the school today i wouldve gone out, clean some fascias 

[Ian W]

Knew a Norwegian girl once, who couldn't believe what a mess we get in when it snowed. 

I saw a person from Boston, USA on the news this morning who was surprised everything had come to a standstill for the amount of snow we had.   :

I think we are now becoming a laughing stock round the world because we are not prepared... 

[cybersye]

exactly
its one day for heavens sake
moreso than a laughing stock we are known as the worlds biggest moaners

[jaykie]

give it six months the country will be moaning its too hot.

[chuggers]

Haha yea, when i lived in Germany we would have 3ft snowfalls. The ploughs would come out n it would be biz as usual the next day. The UK is in chaos at the slightest sign of inclement weather!

[jaykie]

seems all the councils try and save money and dont put the gritters out as much as they should,

[Rogue Trader]

i agree but just been out front this morning and even though main roads are ok , roads in my estate are literally an ice rink, my scudo with 500 ltrs of water on board would be a sliding accident waiting to slide ...... more snowmen today i think

[Alex Gardiner]

It happens so rarely that I just see it as 'Natures Bank Holiday' (Snow Bank that is!)

[Dean Aspects]

A couple of years back our Canadian cousins were laughing at us because the snow which was all of 2 inches had brought the country to a standstill it made the news there
They had just had 6 ft yes 6ft and life just went on as normal but they are more set up for that kind of weather as it happens every year and is like that for 6 months of the year they have big snow blowers and the like they even have winter tyres with snow chains and thats the city folk

[chrisyg]

seems all the councils try and save money and dont put the gritters out as much as they should,

Gritters are always out in my area, but the roads are still covered in snow, even the main routes are snow covered.

Still i just walked my missus to work, took an hour there and 1.5 hours to get back as i had snow in my eyes all the way back & most of her work colleagues are too fat or lazy to walk the stairs let alone to walk to work, and are staying at home.

Im not going out today thru risk of an accident on the roads, its bad enough walking in it, but i would if i had too, least my missus get to sit in a warm office.

Too many people i this country are too soft, too lazy and too fat do do anything but drive.. yep soon as the roads are covered, its im not going, lets close it all!

this country is just like andrex! SOFT

[NWH]

give it six months the country will be moaning its too hot.

Your right there Chris there saying it`s going to be 1 of the hottest on record,the weather people have been on about it before Xmas and this snow and cold weather there saying is set to prove them right.

[cybersye]

I'm not working today although its blue skies.
I live in a dead end road and my van is parked facing uphill with 650 ltrs onboard, hardly anyones moved their cars in the last 2 days, those who have tried have wheelspinned like mad. Went for a long walk up onto the downs yesterday in the thick of it snowboarding. Buses werent even running. Roads were quiet and had never seen so many people out of their cars and walking ! random strangers talking to one another and sharing in the rare spectacle ,was quite a refreshing sight.

[Ian W]

We would all be moaning if they spent billions of our tax money on an infrastructure to cope with weather that we only get once every 20 years though!

exactly
its one day for heavens sake
moreso than a laughing stock we are known as the worlds biggest moaners

What would happen if it lasted weeks? The country would be on it's knees.
(And don't say it won't. With the weather becoming more extreme, it could.)
It doesn't have to be the government who spends money. A legal requirement for snow chains on vehicles, etc would help a lot.

[macmac]

Even the local radio station up here is laughing at London!

Tony