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well it's cold.. been in London since early 80's and never been like this.. no buses nowt..cars running slow..snow was down for along time last night

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Yes we know,we have TV up here now and some of us even have cupboards and carpets.:D:D

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crikey Pete..you'll be getting rid of the outside bog soon.. and maybe get colour TV..good luck

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Feed a cold, starve a fever.:D

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Cor blimey Rindy, aint heard that one in a month o' Sundays!

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i always wondered where the phrase 'southern pansies' came from :D(no offence Mancie)

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If anyone was around during the winter of 1947, now that was cold and it lasted for well over a month.

Even the sea at Blackpool froze. Not enough to walk on but nonetheless the surface was ice. 6 feet snowdrifts was the norm with the general snow fall at around 12 inches.

Schools didn’t close though, we just didn’t take off our hats and coats when we got there. And of course we walked to school.

Any transport that did manage to venture out (not that there was much anyway) had to have chains on its wheels otherwise it got nowhere.

Thick ice on the INSIDE of bedroom windows. We got very adept at getting undressed and into bed to curl up around the hot water bottle in a few seconds flat.

Come the morning it was high speed getting dressed and downstairs to wait for mum or dad to clean out the fire and light it again. Once lit we huddled close to it to try and get warm.

Yet life went on more or less as normal.

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I was in London the last time it snowed in 1991. It is unusual, as most winters we never even had a frost, and my non-hardy plants such as geraniums, stayed happily out in the garden year after year.

In 1991 I'd gone for a drink after work with my friend Sara. When we'd gone in Harry's Bar at sixish it was fine. When we left at about eleven the whole of Piccadilly was covered by about six inches of snow. It was magical, and everone was in a playful mood. There wasn't much traffic, but the buses and tubes were running as normal, as they were the next day also.

It was unusual, but the city coped, and carried on as usual.

Eighteen years later it seems sad that even though buses ran whilst the city was being Blitzed, this is no longer possible, and our capital city ground to a halt. A halt that will have cost the country many millions of pounds.

Some progress.

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i remember..i was only 6 but we still had to walk to school even though the snow reached the top of our wellies,,no namby pamby excuses in those days

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We had picture postcards of double-decker buses taken at Whitebirk in 1947, with only the top few inches of them showing above the snowdrifts. I remember my mother sending the photos to her brother in Australia.

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i cant believe a little bit of snow brought londons bus service to a halt especialy since busses ran in a lot deeper snow when we used to get REAL amounts of snow in the 70's and 80's

terrorists dont need bombs to stop and distrupt london all they have to do is pray for a few inches of snow:rolleyes:

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If you recall, the snow started about lunchtime on the day the Provo's (originally thought to be Iraqi's, for this was the time of the first gulf war) let loose a mortar attack on Downing St and continued throughout the day. However, your memory and the BBC are playing you tricks.The snow fall was no more than 2 or 3 inches in the capital. The BBC yesterday referred to the 'heaviest snowfall since 1991', but they were in fact referring to the country as a whole.

At 9am yesterday morning, the snowlayer was about 10'' here in the East End; I have been here since 1978 and as such is far worse than anything I can recall. Still, that is no excuse for the total failure of the authorities - who had plenty of advance warning - to keep things moving.

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They had to close part of the Undergound, must have been really deep snow :D

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It snowed, and cleared up by 12 yesterday, then rained a lot in Hull. It's now dry outside. :(

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Maybe you're right. I just presumed it was '91, when they said eighteen years ago. It was definitely early '90's, as I met Sara outside Cartier's offices, and she only worked there 90-92.

This snow started in the evening, and the pavement on Knightbridge was still covered in frozen slush three days later.

Perhaps you'd hibernated, and missed this particular evening snowfall of more than two inches.;)

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Would still cost the country millions more though to provide the equipment to move most of the snow, and would sit rusting for years 'till the next fall; particuarly as has been 18 years in London !!

As mentioned before, people travel further to work and school these days, and not always within walking distance and are more aware of the dangers on the roads during such adverse weather conditions so take advice and stay at home.

I seriously don't think most people look at it as an excuse to stay off work, even though we joke about it. Not everyone is salaried.

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Usually the same people telling us how hard they had it and how soft todays generations are ,that tell us how they fought in the war and stood on picket lines starving to death to give todays generations a better quality of life :rolleyes:

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Yes Lancsdave, and lots of people are scared to go out in the car when it snows, as you never know what you are going to meet, even with many traffic report facilities these days. Nothing worse than a nervous driver.

I have come out of hotels a few times, and found my car covered in snow ... and knew I had a couple of hundred miles to drive to customers and home, and must admit my heartbeat used to go off the scale wondering what I would come across.

I also question our memories of snowy days in the past. Yes, I remember well waking up and looking through the bedroom window to see snow drifts across the road .... but how many was there ? Bit like remembering the sunny days isn't it.

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A bit of snow and the all bloody country comes to a standstill, scotland get it most of winter and ya never hear them complaining :rolleyes:

Soft southern sods!!

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Lol Panther, they complain when they don't get it .. especially places like Aviemore.

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This is really funny ... we had reports on the news about the snow in London ... what a giggle! I still don't know why the subway in London closed down ... does it snow underground over there ... Montreal has lots of snow every winter; in fact, their snow removal budget is around $600 million a year; but the Metro has never shut down ...

I think you guys should quit whining about a minor snowfall and get on with your lives. We had more snow last week than London has in a whole year, and the city never slowed down, let alone come to a full stop.

Quit bitchin' and start shovelling you wimps:tongueout :D

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i have a couple of mates in scotland and they are complaining they dont have enough snow :rolleyes:

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well said Eric.;)

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Posted via Mobile Device this is the thing a few snow flakes and people ring in work saying they cant make it! People dont go out of their houses! What would happen if we had heavy snow for a week! You would have turmoil! Its only snow! Dont speed and drive like an idiot and you will be fine! Bugs me when people drive at like 10mph because its snowing!

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Most of the tube lines run across the city, and when they get to the outer suburbs they are above ground. The two that don't, the ones which circle the city,are fully underground and were apparently still running. That's at least something.:rolleyes:

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Spugs been complaining ... he hasnt had any snow!!!!

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I never saw any when I lived up there for three winters.

Seen much more down here since I moved back.

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Think the difference is Eric that over in your neck of the woods you can guarantee having lots of snow every year, it always snows, but its rare these days that there is snow the likes of what happened in the South the other day. It wouldn't be financially apt to have measures in place to tackle these weather conditions which only occur occasionally

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What Eric tends to forget too Jaysay, is that where he lives in Kingston is not as congested as our roads, and they are all set out in an almost perfect grid without a hill in sight. No heavy population in a small area.

Google earth it, you will see what I mean ... so there Eric ... stop smurking at us ... :p

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What speed would you like them to drive at ? Are you suggesting they go slower or are you one of the clowns who drives at maximum speed whatever the road conditions ?

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I may be one of these that bug you then.

Recently I have had no choice but to drive at speeds like that as it has no been possible for my car to travel any faster gowing up an iced up / snowy road, have struggled at even a slow speed

If the roads are bad, I will drive at what i see as a safe speed, even if it is 10 mile an hour or less. Its the idiots that dont care what speed they are driving at the cause the majority of problems and accidents......how often do you hear of a slow driver causing an accident?? Its normally the speeding driver that causes the accident. I would rather drive at 10mph and keep my children and myself safe and to be honest i dont care what the other road users think, my childrens safety is more important than any opinion

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Maybe you are looking at the wrong Kingston .... Kingston is a city of 120,000; and while much of it by the lake is fairly flat, there are enough hills to make driving interesting in winter. The old part of Kingston has narrow streets ... on my street, for example, there is barely enough room for two cars to pass even in summer, and there is no parking on our street at any time .... (on Google Earth you can find North Bartlett Street). Downtown Kingston is quite congested. Out in the burbs, it is different; but about 60% of the population live in the old part of the city.

But I agree that we are prepared for winter; and drivers ... most of them anyway .... know how to drive in snow. And the city has lots of plows to take care of the streets. There are also quite a few sidewalk plows; and many people have plows on their pickups. These guys do contract plowing for mall parking lots etc. Most farmers have plows on their trucks.

Last week we had fairly constant snow. On Friday we had over 30cm; but the plows and the sanders were working throughout the snowstorm and the city never slowed down, let alone came to a full stop. You could still order a cab or a pizza ... and, more importantly, emergency service vehicles were fully operational.

But we are a winter country; snow and ice is part of our lives, something we might not like but have to live with. At the beginning of February every year, usually the most brutal part of the year, Kingstonians get out and celebrate with FebFest .... lots of outdoor activities for everyone ... hay rides, skating, cross country skiing ... centering on the rink behind city hall. We don't hibernate, we celebrate:mosher:

And I do reserve the right to laugh when one of the world's major cities comes to a standstill after what is after all, a minor snowfall:tongueout:tongueout:tongueout;) So, get yourselves a good winter coat, some mitts, boots, and a touque; and get out there and shovel:theband:

Oh, and don't forget the long johns ... get the ones with the flap in the ass end:D:D:D

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Yep you lot are right we are pussies... anyways there I was blocked in..snowbound ,, so what I decided to make a northen Tia king prawn curry.. so I needed some lime leaves and lemon grass (you lot in Accy won't know what I'm on about).. nipped down the shop (about 20 yrds away) and got mi lime leaves n lemon grass.. well I'm cookin mi curry and thinkin.. how selfish I was.. I mean you umm.. less well off bods in Accy having to rely on colemans curry sauce and such.. apologies for being so well of down here in London... bet there's no snow,hail,ner hurricanes can keep you lot from pie shop.

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Your becoming a Southern snob Mancie:D:rolleyes:

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Maybe ... but if I had the choice, which unfortunately I don't, between the King Prawn Curry and the pie shop, I would go for the pie shop.:mosher:

Oh, by the way, talking about cold, it's -15 here ... with the wind chill making it feel like -25 .... and I'm going for a walk on the lake:theband: ... and maybe I'll have time for a little skate around one of the outdoor rinks .... remember: don't hibernate ... celebrate:D ... if skating isn't your bag, try a little ice fishing ... and have the pan ready.

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I ventured out of hibernation today because I had to (chiropody) and went equipped in fur coat (and knickers ;)) - I was surprised that it wasn't as cold as I expected

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Way to go hon ... soon you'll be on skates, saying "eh", and eating Beaver Tails:theband: Just got back from a walk on the lake .... and it was as cold as I expected ... cold as a whore's kiss:eek: But there were lots of folks out there on their skis or snowshoes ... even one guy doing some ice sailing on a modified wind surfer!!!!!! Down by the lake there are hot dog stands and places to get cup of hot chocolate and some really good cookies.:mosher: The ice is probably thick enough to walk on all the way to Wolfe Island ... but I think I'll pass on that.

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And you can buy Beaver Tails too ... I like mine with lots of brown sugar on them:mosher:

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Can you catch skate in them ice holes?:confused::D

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No, but there are always a few ice holes on skates;)

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Had to laugh last night on Northwest Tonight, they were interviewing a Russian Skater who was appearing somewhere in this area and they were saying that in Russia when the temp dropped to -25c the kids didn't have to go to school, when it gets to-40 nobody goes out the stay indoors. Its a wonder they weren't out in swimming costumes and sunshades applying the factor 20 sun cream

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Hey ... I see on the news that you guys are getting another shot of winter .... hang in there, you'll get used to it.:mosher:

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Ya' know Eric, nowt worse than an ex-pat that derides us .... will find you a good ice hole if you wish:-


Have got me own ice hole if you want it at the back of my house :-
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Wouldn't be skate though, probably carp. Bet you have smashed the ice on this lodge in your youth. :D


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hehe these last few threads were funny. its so cold i now have chillblains on my toes, and my big toe is swollen :(

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Eeew hek, that doesn't sound much fun to me Black Flights ... painful eh ?:(

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Not just me laughing, hon ... the news reports have most of us over here rolling in the aisles ... if you keep getting winters like this there may be an opportunity for some Canadians to go over there and show you guys how to drive in snow and ice;) The kind of snow I see in the newscasts wouldn't even slow down the most nervous Canadian granny.:eek::D

And don't forget to put a survival kit in your car: booster cables, candles, warm clothing and a blanket, tow rope etc. .... and if you get real stuck, a bottle of your favorite hooch:theband: