On Wednesday afternoon a whole 1½ to 2 cms of Snow fell over coastal Sussex; enough to bring everything to a grinding halt.
Trains were cancelled, planes were grounded, and motorways closed. Brighton Rock makers battened-down the hatches, Candy floss became scarcer than Hen's teeth, and the Ghost Train on the pier was boarded-up. A National Emergency was 'almost' announced, and The Army was put on full alert. Weather warnings of all colours were posted everywhere.
Of course, most people simply ignored the appearance of a few flakes of snow, and continued with their normal lives, whilst the Weather Men/Women went into full apoplexy, and predicted the coming of the apocalypse.
I have never understood why the UK always seems so totally unprepared for a little (or even a lot of) snow. It happens almost every year, and we should all be prepared. At our Welsh cottage we were advised to keep TWO WEEKS worth of food in the house. Snow could be melted for water, and a good supply of dry logs was always kept in a shed. Occasionally the drifting snow completely covered the front door, so we were totally trapped, but we saw this as part fun and part initiative test.
So, my advice is, don't do silly things, don't travel, and make sure you have plenty of food in the house.
Most of all, simply pray that the wretched snow melts as quickly as possible; all 2 cms of it.
You call that snow! It looks like icing sugar dusting upon a seasonal mince pie. Up here in Yorkshire, we have got real snow - tons of it!
ReplyDeleteExactly, yet you'd think the world was coming to an end down here!
DeleteUnder Trump and Putin, the world is coming to an end anyway.
DeleteWe had about 8 inches (25cm) of snow over the weekend, it is slowly melting away. We could live and eat well for a couple of weeks without going out.
ReplyDeleteI think that we could last for at least two weeks, as long as we had water.
DeleteThink you would probably want electricity as well
DeleteSame here, Cro. We have snow this morning here in Texas. Schools are closed, appointments cancelled, etc. It's pretty and we don't need to go out in it... so, we just sit by the fire and enjoy watching it come down. (And make sure the birds and ferals have food, water, and heat lamps outside)
ReplyDeleteAll true, unless you need to get to work or a doctor and snow has stopped all transport. I've never seen that sort of snow. Maybe next week. Temps are going down over 10o and snow is predicted that n central Athens. Who knows
ReplyDeleteReaction to snow is similar in US Southern states. They are not equipped for snow. Whereas in the North, everybody is prepared with plows, snowblowers, and shovels.
ReplyDeleteThat said, put an ice coating on the roads and it becomes havoc. Even driving with 4-wheel drive, the icy road is dangerous and usually result in accidents.