Snowing outside

[silverfox]

Could last for months. I'd better stock up with supplies

[Huguenot]

Haven't seen snow in a while ::o

[karter]

Looks great. Wonder if the transport system will be more robust this year. If not see you all down the bish, again.:)-D

[Dickensman]

I love the silence of the snow.

[silverfox]

Sacks of potatoes

Rice: Basmati, Arborio, Uncle Ben's

Pasta: Penne, Lasagne, alphabetti spaghetti

Candles, Matches, Camping Gaz, lighters (for power cuts)

Shotgun cartridges in case things get really ugly

[HonaloochieB]

'It's pitch white out there'

~Linus Van Pelt

[silverfox]

Sure I just heard a wolf howling

[DJKillaQueen]

That was me when I stepped outside for the first time today!

[HonaloochieB]

Howlin' Wolf woke up this morning and said "do I go into work and listen to people's stories about their 'nightmare' journeys into work and how they're going to have to leave at lunchtime so they can get home before midnight (probably - well I do live in Caterham - on a hill) or do I go back to sleep"?

He's still at home with visions of Country Sugar Mamas dancing in his head.

[legalbeagle]

Loving the increasingly hysterical messages from the kids school...."worsening weather conditions"...."fetch them while you still can"...."no later than one pm"...."come now! come now!" "WILL NO ONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!!"

[VeryBerryCherry]

What People do when it snows

http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/monday-random-big-19.jpg?w=499

[Siduhe]

HonaloochieB Wrote:

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> Howlin' Wolf woke up this morning and said "do I

> go into work and listen to people's stories about

> their 'nightmare' journeys into work and how

> they're going to have to leave at lunchtime so

> they can get home before midnight (probably - well

> I do live in Caterham - on a hill) or do I go back

> to sleep"?

If only this were a joke, my secretary has just asked if she can go at 2pm as she's worried about her journey home...to Orpington...

[karter]

hope you did the right thing Siduhe.

[giggirl]

Oh FFS here we go again. It's a teensy weensy bit of snow. Let's bring the country to a stand still like we did the last time it snowed.

[DulwichFox]

Funny how people complain about the Trains and the Buses when it snows.

People do not generally moan about the actual Weather.

People at work seem to look out of the window

and Gleefully announce that the Snow is getting worse.

Then when it's time to get home it's 'The Stupid ****ing Buses. One flake of Snow and it's

Chaos.. Don't happen in other countries.' .... Winge..... Moan ....Whine.

[Brendan]

The public transport system cannot handle the snow. This happens every year but still people seem surprised by it.

[felt-tip]

everything seemed to be working fine today though. I even took the train today rather than risk the slippery roads on my pushbike and it was fine.

[DJKillaQueen]

There are parts of the country that do get lot's of snow every year and they manage so I'm as confused as anyone as to why Londoners find it so hard to go to work if their journey is going to take a bit longer - lame excuse imo.

[jumpinjackflash]

It's annoying for me as I walk to work so don't have any excuse for being late like my colleagues!!

[Brendan]

See what I mean.

[beef]

DICKENSMAN Wrote:

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> I love the silence of the snow.

[Applespider]

Other parts of the country have snow ploughs, more gritters and generally shorter commutes with less dependence on public transport. If you live within 2 miles of the office, it's generally easier to walk it than if you live more than 5 miles out like many Londoners.

In Scotland, most trains are still diesel powered so they're less affected by icy/snowy rails and have snow ploughs fitted on the front.

[legalbeagle]

I LOVE the snow. I love how beautiful it makes London look and I LOVE how the capital city grinds to a halt to the sound of gnashing teeth as soon as there's more than a few flakes on the ground. It's just so English that we can look so beautiful and yet be so grumpy and yet also overdramatic.

Perfect example is a photo on the evening standard website, caption: "people in central London coping with the weather conditions" I can see three brollies and a woolly hat. Now that's coping for you.

Let it snow!

[Applespider]

I love it too. I have snow boots, woolly hat/scarf and gloves rather than trying to ignore it and teetering around in heels/ballet pumps as many of mining colleagues are. You can't stop it, you can't change it so just make a snow angel and enjoy... At least til supermarkets run out of milk..

[steveo]

Snowvember until midnight and then Movember is over