Things are bad in old Blighty
 

At least weather wise anyway. Apologies for the Daily Mail post but it has some good pics of the Big Freeze. People have been having to sleep overnight in some trains because of the "heavy" snow. A few inches of snow and the country comes to a halt...again!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/ar...econd-day.html

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I can tell you first hand that it is awful!!! GB has ground to a halt! I'm snowed in - North of England. Middlesbro to be precise! Need to get back to London...interview pending grrrrrr

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It's hardly a few inches. Over 12inch in places that haven't had significant snow in 17 years, if you live on a hill and have no snow equipment other than your feet, you're quite fcked.

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we'll organize a shipment of snowshoes!! These are the kind I grew up with and used.

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a few inches..more like 10 in our area..(York)..but I have to admit the council here are on the ball with clearing and gritting the roads..even the farmers help by doing some of the side roads..they're made of sterner stuff over here..

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This is my sisters back garden about 10 miles from Middlesbrough. They've not been able to get off their estate since the weekend, but my 78 year old mam still walks to the shops for fresh groceries every day....
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My daughter lives in Harrogate and they had a rough time over the weekend when they went into town and returned home (she lives just outside of the center.) And then foolishly she went into Leeds yesterday morning, it took her the whole day to get back.....

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Well 12" is a few inches ;) Last weeks' snow storms in the PNW looked bad. It didn't quite come to a halt there but it was close:

http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2010...ow-storm-2010/

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Not as bad as two years ago, but it was a little hairy, to be sure. :D

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12 is more than a few, a few is below five isn't it?

Come on, lets get technical. :D

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Here are some 'snow' pictures from the Daily Telegraph.

Getting around might be awful but - wow- some of these shots are beautiful

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pict...n-Britain.html

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I can well imagine..my friend had to drive back from Harrogate and it took her 5 hours when it normally only takes 30 mins..:eek:

and here's some pics from my neck of the woods..

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Sis and BIL are snowed in and the schools are closed until Monday. That is in SE Scotland. The council are not plowing their side road, so a local farmer came to help out with a tractor and plough.

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Beam me up to North Cal!!

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Up here in the PNW we are quite good at getting into a bit of a pickle when the snow falls, soon get ourselves sorted out though and by the end of the winter it is a breeze...

I must admit being so close to the mountains and the fact it snows every year (except last year) and usually sticks around for a while, I was very surprised with how badly people coped when we first moved here, but like I said once everyone gets themselves organised it works!! :p