Snow!

We so rarely get it in my corner of south-east England.  This morning, we've a real blizzard!  I can't go to work because the day centre's shut with the weather.

So... I've been out and taken some photos...

Parents
  • Meanwhile, I'm in touch with people in Europe who've had over 3 metres of snow - and society is still functioning.  My friend out on the Canadian prairies, who's in her 80s and disabled, puts up with over 6 months of it - digging herself out, driving to town, carrying on as normal.

    Trouble is, it's so unpredictable here.  We don't get it for years... then we get a load dumped on us.  The councils don't hedge their bets that way.  So they're unprepared.

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  • Meanwhile, I'm in touch with people in Europe who've had over 3 metres of snow - and society is still functioning.  My friend out on the Canadian prairies, who's in her 80s and disabled, puts up with over 6 months of it - digging herself out, driving to town, carrying on as normal.

    Trouble is, it's so unpredictable here.  We don't get it for years... then we get a load dumped on us.  The councils don't hedge their bets that way.  So they're unprepared.

Children
  • I know, it seems bonkers we get stuck over nothing. I wanted to be in work today, but the last time I traveled in snow (we had only 3 inches that time) it took me over 2 1/2 hours for a 45 minute journey, which meant that by the time I got to work it was nearly time to go home! I can and will be doing some work from home though.

    As you say, it’s just too unpredictable for us to be really equipped for it here - I checked AA traffic updates at 7am this morning to find that the motorway is down to one lane, there had been a ridiculous number of accidents and there were delays everywhere - bonkers!

    Good on the societies who are better equipped for this white stuff!

  • Trouble? Really? I love it and I love it even more when I have a job and you can’t go in because it would take too long to navigate the journey there! Lol! A day in bed or in the snow is always more fun when you feel like it’s a naughty treat because you would normally be in work. 

    Your friend sounds wonderful. She must like it a little bit though, surely, to stay there all that time, unless she just didn’t realise she could leave or there is something more compelling there for her there. I can’t wait to go to Canada and experience one of their winters. It sounds so exciting coming from England when we are lucky enough to be showered with it only occasionally and never like they get it in some parts of Canada. It sounds wonderful and keeps you fit and well by the sounds of it.