Great Britain?
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It's crap isn't it? I'm originally from the North East and (certainly then) the snow didn't cause anything like this much disruption. Totally unecessary - it's not that cold (-3C this morning when I left for work). Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
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It never used to cause that much trouble down here, it's just in the last 10 years when it hasn't snowed the people working for the local authorities have forgotten how to do the simplest of things - picking up a shovel and a bucket of grit and throwing it onto the roads and pavements. :mad: It's just another symptom the general malaise and decay of Gt. Britain. Crap government, crap local government. Crap trains, crap Underground. I could go on ;) Cheers, Barry
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It never used to cause that much trouble down here, it's just in the last 10 years when it hasn't snowed the people working for the local authorities have forgotten how to do the simplest of things - picking up a shovel and a bucket of grit and throwing it onto the roads and pavements. :mad: It's just another symptom the general malaise and decay of Gt. Britain. Crap government, crap local government. Crap trains, crap Underground. I could go on ;) Cheers, Barry
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We've had some snow! Normally I'd be overjoyed but obviously 2 inches is too much for our authorities to deal with. If no-one's posted this thread before, check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2711573.stm[^] Fortunately my part of the country didn't get much, but it's amazing how 'Great' Britain is when there is snow. The London Underground was completely suspended last night, and totally disrupted this morning by the weather. Ok, so most of the Underground isn't underground, but how difficult can it actually be to run trains in snowy weather when you have 3 days warning of the snow? :omg: We've had people trapped on a motorway/freeway in extreme cases for 24hrs. :( If you're thinking of coming to England, do it in the summer!!! :-D Cheers, Barry
Barry Lapthorn wrote: Ok, so most of the Underground isn't underground, but how difficult can it actually be to run trains in snowy weather when you have 3 days warning of the snow? I had a good laugh when I was stuck on the tube for awhile once because there were leaves on the track. At first I was "WTF? Leaves? You mean a whole tree across the tracks? No? Just some leaves? Oooohh k." Then I heard that they got "mushy" and the wheels of the train (that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ ) could not grip properly, or stop properly! So I guess ice would be even worse.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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It never used to cause that much trouble down here, it's just in the last 10 years when it hasn't snowed the people working for the local authorities have forgotten how to do the simplest of things - picking up a shovel and a bucket of grit and throwing it onto the roads and pavements. :mad: It's just another symptom the general malaise and decay of Gt. Britain. Crap government, crap local government. Crap trains, crap Underground. I could go on ;) Cheers, Barry
You could well be right. If the South has got worse at coping, I wonder if the same's happened in the North? Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Ok, so most of the Underground isn't underground, but how difficult can it actually be to run trains in snowy weather when you have 3 days warning of the snow? I had a good laugh when I was stuck on the tube for awhile once because there were leaves on the track. At first I was "WTF? Leaves? You mean a whole tree across the tracks? No? Just some leaves? Oooohh k." Then I heard that they got "mushy" and the wheels of the train (that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ ) could not grip properly, or stop properly! So I guess ice would be even worse.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: Just some leaves? Oooohh k." Then I heard that they got "mushy" and the wheels of the train (that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... ) could not grip properly, or stop properly! So I guess ice would be even worse Don't know about you, but I learnt in physics that a downward force exerts a pressure on the underlying surface, and the pressure causes a temperature rise etc. etc. I just can't understand how ice (in this country, maybe -2C ice) doesn't just get 'squished' back into water? The trains weigh close to 1000 tons for goodness sake!!! It's just like driving a car - brake sooner when it's icy, so the service slows a bit, but not completely cancelled like yesterday!!!! :wtf: We've had 'wrong kind of rain', 'wrong kind of snow', 'wrong kind of weather', and, honest to God, last week, 'your services are delayed because of the wrong kind of Sun' - apparently the setting Sun was reflecting off of buildings and dazzling the poor drivers.... :-D Cheers, Barry
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Ok, so most of the Underground isn't underground, but how difficult can it actually be to run trains in snowy weather when you have 3 days warning of the snow? I had a good laugh when I was stuck on the tube for awhile once because there were leaves on the track. At first I was "WTF? Leaves? You mean a whole tree across the tracks? No? Just some leaves? Oooohh k." Then I heard that they got "mushy" and the wheels of the train (that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ ) could not grip properly, or stop properly! So I guess ice would be even worse.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ Paul, do you still have than number for Charlene the psychotherapist* handy? I think we should make you an appointment ASAP. :suss: * does that mean psychotherapist's are psycho therapists?
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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We've had some snow! Normally I'd be overjoyed but obviously 2 inches is too much for our authorities to deal with. If no-one's posted this thread before, check this out: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2711573.stm[^] Fortunately my part of the country didn't get much, but it's amazing how 'Great' Britain is when there is snow. The London Underground was completely suspended last night, and totally disrupted this morning by the weather. Ok, so most of the Underground isn't underground, but how difficult can it actually be to run trains in snowy weather when you have 3 days warning of the snow? :omg: We've had people trapped on a motorway/freeway in extreme cases for 24hrs. :( If you're thinking of coming to England, do it in the summer!!! :-D Cheers, Barry
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It never used to cause that much trouble down here, it's just in the last 10 years when it hasn't snowed the people working for the local authorities have forgotten how to do the simplest of things - picking up a shovel and a bucket of grit and throwing it onto the roads and pavements. :mad: It's just another symptom the general malaise and decay of Gt. Britain. Crap government, crap local government. Crap trains, crap Underground. I could go on ;) Cheers, Barry
Barry Lapthorn wrote: in the last 10 years when it hasn't snow Wow! Is that unusual? I would have thought even southern England would get a lot of snow every winter. Even Atlanta, GA can expect a little snow every few years. I've never been to England, but a friend of mine who went said it was damned cold, and he was there in July. Barry Lapthorn wrote: It's just another symptom the general malaise and decay of Gt. Britain. Crap government, crap local government. Crap trains, crap Underground. I could go on But at least your government pays for your health care. :rolleyes: "Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art." Charles McCabe, San Francisco Chronicle
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Paul Watson wrote: that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ Paul, do you still have than number for Charlene the psychotherapist* handy? I think we should make you an appointment ASAP. :suss: * does that mean psychotherapist's are psycho therapists?
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: * does that mean psychotherapist's are psycho therapists? Just be careful when making that appointment that you don't accidentally end up going to "Psycho", the rapist...
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Paul Watson wrote: that go round and round... round and round... the wheels of the train go... :~ Paul, do you still have than number for Charlene the psychotherapist* handy? I think we should make you an appointment ASAP. :suss: * does that mean psychotherapist's are psycho therapists?
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff wrote: Paul, do you still have than number for Charlene the psychotherapist* handy? I think we should make you an appointment ASAP You know, you may be right. I was on my way home after posting that thread and I drove past a bus packed with tourists. Right then I smacked my steering wheel and shouted "It's the "wheels of the BUS" not the train that go round and round. Jeeesh" :rolleyes:
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!