Snow chaos
Dec 20th 2010, 6:46 pm
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Snow chaos
Is there any snow chaos here in Hungary?
In my area everything looks to be normal to me despite everywhere being covered in snow.
The Uk has a couple of inches and seems to be at a complete stand still.
What does Hungary do differently?
In my area everything looks to be normal to me despite everywhere being covered in snow.
The Uk has a couple of inches and seems to be at a complete stand still.
What does Hungary do differently?
Dec 21st 2010, 11:40 am
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Re: Snow chaos
where we live we have a farm and big processing sweetcorn plant, and when it snows the tractors come out with snow ploughs on the front and keep our one road through the village clear.
they start before we get up,so every thing is clear to the main road
they start before we get up,so every thing is clear to the main road
Dec 21st 2010, 12:08 pm
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Re: Snow chaos
To be fair, there is more than a couple of inches. In my area we have about a foot of snow. I live right by a main A road and the snow plough goes by several times a day. The trouble is, they don't bother treating the streets in the towns and villages so once you get off the A road to actually get somewhere else you are out on your own. People don't even dare to clear their own paths for fear of being sued.
Heathrow airport does seem to have lost the plot though. They are not even allowing the news cameras in to film the chaos. You would think we were living in cold war Russia, not Britain.
Heathrow airport does seem to have lost the plot though. They are not even allowing the news cameras in to film the chaos. You would think we were living in cold war Russia, not Britain.
Dec 21st 2010, 4:34 pm
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Re: Snow chaos
Our village gets the tractor out and its cleared within hours. When the tractors not working - it's a man, a shovel and a barrow of grit - amazing. Nagykanizsa was on the national news as having the heaviest snowfall of 40cm in 24hrs! Apparently, this was exceptional even for Hungary and led to the M7 being temporarily closed.
Kent had 10cm of snow and it was touch and go as to whether our daughter would make it over for Xmas...... Trains were cancelled, flights were cancelled and I spent two days stuck in front of National rail and Gatwick live updates. Thankfully she made it. I suppose its because countries such as Hungary are used to these conditions and over time have become adept at dealing with it. In the UK I never knew anyone who purchased winter tyres, so when the snow does come everyone is caught by surprise.
Kent had 10cm of snow and it was touch and go as to whether our daughter would make it over for Xmas...... Trains were cancelled, flights were cancelled and I spent two days stuck in front of National rail and Gatwick live updates. Thankfully she made it. I suppose its because countries such as Hungary are used to these conditions and over time have become adept at dealing with it. In the UK I never knew anyone who purchased winter tyres, so when the snow does come everyone is caught by surprise.
Dec 27th 2010, 7:01 am
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Re: Snow chaos
Our village gets the tractor out and its cleared within hours. When the tractors not working - it's a man, a shovel and a barrow of grit - amazing. Nagykanizsa was on the national news as having the heaviest snowfall of 40cm in 24hrs! Apparently, this was exceptional even for Hungary and led to the M7 being temporarily closed.
Kent had 10cm of snow and it was touch and go as to whether our daughter would make it over for Xmas...... Trains were cancelled, flights were cancelled and I spent two days stuck in front of National rail and Gatwick live updates. Thankfully she made it. I suppose its because countries such as Hungary are used to these conditions and over time have become adept at dealing with it. In the UK I never knew anyone who purchased winter tyres, so when the snow does come everyone is caught by surprise.
Kent had 10cm of snow and it was touch and go as to whether our daughter would make it over for Xmas...... Trains were cancelled, flights were cancelled and I spent two days stuck in front of National rail and Gatwick live updates. Thankfully she made it. I suppose its because countries such as Hungary are used to these conditions and over time have become adept at dealing with it. In the UK I never knew anyone who purchased winter tyres, so when the snow does come everyone is caught by surprise.
Yes, there were problems at Heathrow and Gatwick, more at Heathrow due to lack of investment. Gatwick with it's new owners were up and running quicker than Heathrow (BAA).
