Originally Posted By davewasbaloo About 3 inches of it and I am snowed in!!! Luckily I came home last night rather than staying in Birmingham as planned!!!! I hope every one is safe!!!!
Originally Posted By beamerdog Huh? Three inches will snow you in?? I was in Hartford for business one week and it snowed 18 inches in one day. Those people had the roads plowed and the pavements shovelled and acted like nothing happenned, lol. But I'm happy you have snow
Originally Posted By disney pete great that you have snow Dave but take care if ya go out i have just enjoyed about 9 inches of snow in latvia sadly britain cant cope with snow everything grinds to a halt.
Originally Posted By u k fan We also have snow here - I would say more than 3 inches (over 4 apparently - someone just checked!) and it's still falling. I have decided to stay home today, there was no way to make it by car and I didn't fancy the treachorous(sp?) walk as I live in a very hilly area and it's about a 40 minute walk in to work on a good day. Last time we had snow like this it took me almost 2 hours to get home in the evening (10 minutes usually) and I had to give up on the car and walk. The people at work were not happy, but the official advice is to stay home and I'm not a Dr or a Fireman. The world of mail order will have to struggle on without me for one day. Mind you, I will lose a day's pay!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I was supposed to be in Birmingham where they have 6 inches already and the locals aren't going in. Thankfully I cancelled my hotel last night and drove home. Like we say, here in the UK they can't cope with the snow - having spent my night snowed in the car stuck on the highway before, I swear when I see it snowing. Elsewhere where they are used to it - Northern and Eastern Europe, parts of the States and Canada, it's fine. But when snow plows don't exist most places and the council can't get the drivers in to grit the roads, the UK becomes a very dangerous place in the snow. I did manage to play with the kids in the snow before starting work however!!!
Originally Posted By bloona oh its snowing here, but not settling at all, just freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy A dear chap of mine in the UK sent me a copy of the British classic "The Snowman", and I watched it last week one snowy morning (he says it's a big Christmas tradition where you all are). It was wonderful, and it felt like a trip back to childhood with all the feelings and memories of snow days it elicited...*sigh*... Happy little film.
Originally Posted By smedley It's still snowing here but the roads appear to be ok. I had a bit of a hairy trip home from work this morning though. Going to go check the met office website see if it will tell me to stay home tonight lol!! We've got a few inches and its snowing again fsirly steadily.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Huh? Three inches will snow you in?? I was in Hartford for business one week and it snowed 18 inches in one day. Those people had the roads plowed and the pavements shovelled and acted like nothing happenned, lol.<< My brother lives in North Carolina, and they shut down for even less snow than 3 inches. Its a question of equipment. With plows even 3 inches can make freeways and highways unsafe. But I have always found it interesting that people are snowbound with just 3 inches. When it snowed 24 inches here in December they didn't plow the neighborhood streets and we got in and out of the neighborhood just fine.
Originally Posted By smedley Ok so I checked local news and it said don't travel as more snow and ice expected overnight, so I have phoned work and I am staying home tonight.
Originally Posted By u k fan I'm glad I'm not the only one staying home. I know I live in the same town as I work unlike Dave and Smedley, but they really layed it on thick with the guilt at work when I rang to say I wasn't coming in. Most other people I've spoken to stayed home today as well!!!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy No comments on "The Snowman"?? I thought you Brits would dig that an American chap loved it so much! ;-)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I also love the Snowman, however, it is totally overplayed IMHO. But a very nice cartoon indeed. And we still have several inches of snow!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I am one that is always befuddled when someone says "Oh, goodie it's snowing". I suppose it doesn't help that I am in the transportation business and driving on snow and ice covered roads adds to the risk and stress. I have no problem with it being in the mountains so people can strap excessively slippery sticks on there feet and slide uncontrollably down the side of a mountain into trees, rocks and chairlift supports. But to each his own. To me snow has only one good purpose and that is to give Santa a place to land his sleigh. After that it should have the common decency to go away.
