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Off from East London to Bracknell to take my parents their Christmas prezzie and have a spot of lunch, firstly got delayed at Canning Town for 25 minutes, then at Waterloo train delayed by 15 minutes, then stopped at whitton for half hour due to trains wipers not working, now being turned off the train at Staines as it’s being taken out of service.
favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
The transport system in this country is a joke without bad weather. Three times this week my train to work has been cancelled. Excuse, lack of staff. Pathetic
This country is a joke in bad weather on 11:37 - Dec 10 by Hayesender
The transport system in this country is a joke without bad weather. Three times this week my train to work has been cancelled. Excuse, lack of staff. Pathetic
My daughter is on her way home from Leeds uni on a coach, left at 6am and currently stuck on M1 outside Northampton
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This country is a joke in bad weather on 11:51 - Dec 10 with 4813 views
Stuck at Prague airport because snow has blocked the runway at Stasted.... It's less than 2 inches of bloody snow! The plane for St Petersberg left on time... Just saying....
This country is a joke in bad weather on 12:12 - Dec 10 by Tonto
Stuck at Prague airport because snow has blocked the runway at Stasted.... It's less than 2 inches of bloody snow! The plane for St Petersberg left on time... Just saying....
How often does Southern England get snow nowadays?? I mean it's a matter of what you're used to. Here we have snow for 4 to 5 months every year and it's extremely rare for snow to stop trains and planes.
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This country is a joke in bad weather on 12:43 - Dec 10 with 4692 views
WI can forgive councils not having gritting machines especially given how austerity has cut budgets again and again, but airports? They should have snow ploughs!
This country is a joke in bad weather on 12:29 - Dec 10 by JAPRANGERS
How often does Southern England get snow nowadays?? I mean it's a matter of what you're used to. Here we have snow for 4 to 5 months every year and it's extremely rare for snow to stop trains and planes.
I have snow clearance / removal contracts in Cambridge Massachusetts. We've had a 5/6+ inch snowfall in the Boston area yesterday evening which hasn't affected anything. maybe a granny or two stayed off the road but apart from that, nuffink. Would the Japanese be geared up in a similar fashion for inclement weather as their counterparts in the northern parts of North America? Many of us have trucks and plow attachments, own heavy duty snow blowers and are generally 'tooled up' for winter.
Very little snow for us so far but the wind on Thursday was really strong for a while. They recorded 147mph on a wind turbine up the top of a hill! Normal recording equipment had it about 90mph max at airport etc but with so many wind turbines in exposed areas we get these high readings nowadays
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This country is a joke in bad weather on 22:46 - Dec 10 with 3990 views
This country is a joke in bad weather on 22:28 - Dec 10 by karl
Very little snow for us so far but the wind on Thursday was really strong for a while. They recorded 147mph on a wind turbine up the top of a hill! Normal recording equipment had it about 90mph max at airport etc but with so many wind turbines in exposed areas we get these high readings nowadays
About 12 years ago I visited Shaolin Monastery in China. It's literally in the middle of nowhere. Minus 10 degrees saw the river that runs through the monastery frozen solid. The two hour drive there was in a snowstorm but the motorways and rural roads were clear of any ice or snow.
An inch of snow has seen the Borough of Ealing paralysed. We live in a third world country at times.
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This country is a joke in bad weather on 00:04 - Dec 11 with 3914 views
This country is a joke in bad weather on 23:16 - Dec 10 by smegma
About 12 years ago I visited Shaolin Monastery in China. It's literally in the middle of nowhere. Minus 10 degrees saw the river that runs through the monastery frozen solid. The two hour drive there was in a snowstorm but the motorways and rural roads were clear of any ice or snow.
An inch of snow has seen the Borough of Ealing paralysed. We live in a third world country at times.
If you live in the middle of nowhere, a couple of passes by a plow leaves the roads wide open. If instead you reside somewhere where there are millions of people who insist on cluttering up the streets making it nigh impossible for any gritter/sanding/snow clearance, then you get chaos.
You want to follow the example of Australian drivers. Never read about them being involved in blizzard induced multi car pile ups or their trains grinding to a halt due to a half inch of snow. Bet their snow plows are top notch.
This country is a joke in bad weather on 21:29 - Dec 10 by Boston
I have snow clearance / removal contracts in Cambridge Massachusetts. We've had a 5/6+ inch snowfall in the Boston area yesterday evening which hasn't affected anything. maybe a granny or two stayed off the road but apart from that, nuffink. Would the Japanese be geared up in a similar fashion for inclement weather as their counterparts in the northern parts of North America? Many of us have trucks and plow attachments, own heavy duty snow blowers and are generally 'tooled up' for winter.
'We're a third world country! I wanted to make a cup of tea earlier, and to queue for 20 minutes at the local stand pipe as the water has been rationed! 'kin joke!' - LBlock
'Seriously, WTF? Trains not running because there's no water! I'm sure it pretty much pissed down between January to May' - Esox
'We're using the wheely bin for family bathing due to the water crisis. Alas, I go in last and the youngest peed in it and the wife took a shit before me. Now I'm covered in the stuff. When will this drought end. It's been three days without rain.' - Woking R
'I've just had to sack the gardener for cheek and impudence! Having ordered him to water the tennis court, he complained that to do so was against the law. Bloody oik!' - Konk
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