Chaos in the UK tomorrow - 2cm of snow arriving!
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Why do certain people like snow in the UK when the country is never able to cope with even a dusting? Or is the happiness because it's an opportunity to skyve of work and rip off their employer?
In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
Silver993tt said:
Why do certain people like snow in England when the country is never able to cope with even a dusting? Or is the happiness because it's an opportunity to skyve of work and rip off their employer?
In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in England?
EFAIn countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in England?
Silver993tt said:
Why do certain people like snow in the UK when the country is never able to cope with even a dusting? Or is the happiness because it's an opportunity to skyve of work and rip off their employer?
In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
For me it makes no odds, I'll just work at home if the inevitable infrastructure fails, I just like snow, as someone said yesterday on one of the snow threads it releases my inner child In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
isee said:
What are the odds that half the country will act like it was a surprise, jump in their chealsea tractors with wide summer tyres on and adjust absolutely nothing in their driving style?
And then ooh and ahh about how many people slid into railings on their way home from the office.
It is laughable, but attitudes differ across the UK. I used to live in Humberside, where snow is not exactly uncommon, and life continued unless it was really bad, in which case people still made the effort as much as possible. Later moved to Devon ,where a bit of snow is greeted with panic and people stay at home with a light dusting.
I have tactically parked the new car at the very top of the hill that is my road, rather than the bottom to avoid the "skiers" as they sliiiiiiiiiide down to the main road 
If I do get snowed in, and my broadband is working, I will be no less productive than if I was at the office! Which is still not very productive, but you get my drift.
If I do get snowed in, and my broadband is working, I will be no less productive than if I was at the office! Which is still not very productive, but you get my drift.
BMWBen said:
I have tactically parked the new car at the very top of the hill that is my road, rather than the bottom to avoid the "skiers" as they sliiiiiiiiiide down to the main road
If I do get snowed in, and my broadband is working, I will be no less productive than if I was at the office! Which is still not very productive, but you get my drift.
Drift....very drollIf I do get snowed in, and my broadband is working, I will be no less productive than if I was at the office! Which is still not very productive, but you get my drift.
come on SNOW you b-stid Silver993tt said:
Why do certain people like snow in the UK when the country is never able to cope with even a dusting? Or is the happiness because it's an opportunity to skyve of work and rip off their employer?
In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
I don't really think it counts as ripping off an employer if you genuinely can't get to work. Last year when we had that heavy snow day, all my trains were cancelled, no buses and roads closed. I'll be damned if I'm walking 10 miles to sit in an empty office, with no work to do because everyone else is at home.In countries where they've made the investment and have services to make it easier for the general population I can understand it, but in the UK?
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