Why Oh Why etc

[Moscow Mule]

But it's happening every year now. And even if it was every 30 years, you'd be very happy in that one year.

If I lived in the UK, I'd have invested in snow-chains by now.

Not really, two years does not make a reliable trend. Feb last year was the worst in London for 18 years.

We haven't needed snow chains for the UK, we've got proper tyres on the 4x4 and it can handle most road conditions.

We have got chains, but they are for the alps.

[NotAllThere]

They had a fair amount of snow in Geneva over the past 2 days - not as much as the uk, but a couple of inches on the ground. Today all the roads are clear - really clear, not covered in slush. All the pavements are clear also. They have mini snow plough for the pavements. They also send out teams of people with wheel barrows, shovels and grit. Compare that to where I live where they have run out of grit! Some places are just better prepared than others.

OTOH, you can guarantee that there will be snow at least two or three times a year. As mentioned elsewhere, I was woken up at 5am by the snow plough going up our road.

That's what happens when snow is a regular occurrence. You'd be pretty cheesed off if the UK spent millions on infrastructure that was only used once every 30 years.

But it's happening every year now. And even if it was every 30 years, you'd be very happy in that one year.

If I lived in the UK, I'd have invested in snow-chains by now.

[Moscow Mule]

They had a fair amount of snow in Geneva over the past 2 days - not as much as the uk, but a couple of inches on the ground. Today all the roads are clear - really clear, not covered in slush. All the pavements are clear also. They have mini snow plough for the pavements. They also send out teams of people with wheel barrows, shovels and grit. Compare that to where I live where they have run out of grit! Some places are just better prepared than others.

That's what happens when snow is a regular occurrence. You'd be pretty cheesed off if the UK spent millions on infrastructure that was only used once every 30 years.

[BoredBloke]

They had a fair amount of snow in Geneva over the past 2 days - not as much as the uk, but a couple of inches on the ground. Today all the roads are clear - really clear, not covered in slush. All the pavements are clear also. They have mini snow plough for the pavements. They also send out teams of people with wheel barrows, shovels and grit. Compare that to where I live where they have run out of grit! Some places are just better prepared than others.

[Tarquin Farquhar]

It's the same in Denmark. Bit of snow, place comes to a halt, and it's always a surprise. They've got the Army out using APCs as Ambulances.

There again, I think the permies use it as an excuse: I cycle to work and was first in by 3 hours. "Oh my usual train was cancelled and there was only 1 bus every half hour."

Yeah yeah you poor dear I've cycled 30 km cross country and held off when I started to feel too warm.

ISTR that years ago Denmark had sensibly kept some old steam locomotives, because they were so heavy that they could get through the snow. Presumably that's been modernised now.

[threaded]

It's the same in Denmark. Bit of snow, place comes to a halt, and it's always a surprise. They've got the Army out using APCs as Ambulances.

There again, I think the permies use it as an excuse: I cycle to work and was first in by 3 hours. "Oh my usual train was cancelled and there was only 1 bus every half hour."

Yeah yeah you poor dear I've cycled 30 km cross country and held off when I started to feel too warm.

[Diver]

Abysmal here, don't think I'll be digging the car out for a few days

[AtW]

How's the snow in Brum?

Just parked my car on my side street - snow situation in a single emoticon is:


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[Diver]

Especially ze foreign types.

Not like us British eh! Alex

How's the snow in Brum?

[AtW]

One of the things I like least about this country is how some people think they know better

Especially ze foreign types.

[Diver]

One of the things I like least about this country is how some people think they know better

[Peoplesoft bloke]

One of the things I like least about this country is how everyone thinks they know better. Nowhere is this better exemplified than the pillocks who say

"why does the country grind to a halt every time we have a bit of snow?"

or

"why can't people drive properly in snow (implication - only I know how)" and "why do people insist on driving so slowly when the roads are icy"