london freezes to a halt
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- Khurram0
I think i have a weird predisposition to playing devil's advocate.
Fuck london transport, fuck the mayor, fuck the council, and fuck the unions!
Eugh... actually, i really don't give a shit.
SNOW ANGELS!!!
- kelpie0
its like the flooding too - folks up here scoff at the little englanders and their inability to deal with fairly normal levels of downpour for us up here, but Scotland is built to take a dumping on regularly. Geology, topography, everything is designed to be very wet, all the time. Not so down south.
- Kiko0
I am so embarrassed to be part of this place at times. Most countires get way more snow then this and manage just fine, but here in England, busses, trains, trams and even the tube ( yes the underground tube ) has come to a standstill.
I hang my head in shame.
- mistermik0
bugger all here. moved to scotland for snow.
- chossy0
It's the heaviest snow for 18 years, America, Canada and the Russians have exceedingly worse weather regularly, It is not cost effective to spend the millions it would cost to prepare for these things that happen in 18 year cycles, but if you want the government to pay for this and you be able to work no matter then expect to pay allot for it. Scotland does not get in such a fanckle because not many people live here.
- the news today.mistermik
- "fanckle" not heard that in ages, will use it constantly from now onkelpie
- US, Canada, Northern Europe, have regular and massive disruptions due to snow.Khurram
- I remember catching a train New York to Toronto about 6 years ago. We were delayed in Buffalo for 6 hours...Khurram
- because the trains engine had frozen and they had to get a new one.Khurram
- Horp0
I built a snow man for my daughter this morning. He really is an excellent fellow. I had a flash of inspiration when it came to the face and grabbed her Mr Potato-Head. He has bog-eyes, a red nose, a goofy smile, blue plastic spectacles, pink jug-ears, a construction worker's hat on and small arms that make him look like he'd qualify for special care in the community.
His name is Bernie Winters.
- moth0
Actually I'm building a "Snow Person".
- Chimp0
what your building a snow man! I have bloody 'build' a poster for 1000 free texts!
- moth0
They're probably on strike on Kelpie because they're not allowed to build snow men with the rest of us.
- Dancer0
Plus, as Spooky said, they all drive like knobbers and will most likely crash and add to the traffic misery
- kelpie0
why do they cancel trains which run UNDER THE GROUND anyway in these cases, is it cos the drivers and staff can't get in to work, or is it actually something to do with the trains themselves?
- They're only partially underground. Significant portions of the line are overground.Khurram
- ah course, does it basically go overground soon as you hit the outer zones?kelpie
- Also, no buses are running in London, so all commuter traffic has overwhelmed the underground.Khurram
- Yes. Anywhere between zone 3-6 is mainly overground - the commuter belt.Khurram
- The depots where the trains sleep are above ground
Chimp
- rupedixon0
Honestly, it's a national embarrassment. The whole south east grinds to a halt..... Because of the weather. SRSLY
That's some titanic gheyness right there...
- Fariska0
My boss is Norwegian. Not even a slightly frown from him.
- ah well. He might kill himelf then you'll get a day offbabaganush
- JOSF0
"All British Airways flights out of Heathrow airport cancelled until 17:00"
lol @ our english softness.... we're going to get slaughtered when the yanks and canadians wake up.
- Khurram0
Also, yes, not many people at work, and my bosses boss just told us we can go home any time we want to, cos she don't want us to get stranded.
Shunt have bovvered really.
- yeah, that's a fucker once you've made the effortbabaganush
- FallowDeer0
I made it from Manchester to Preston quite easy today, dam you god of snow why couldnt you have done more so I could have worked from home today!!!