Wimpy UK grinds to a halt the moment the first snows appear...

[MOBIUS]

Hundreds stuck on snow-hit moor

Every ****ing time a snowflake threatens to drift our way there's national panic and the roads and transport system grinds to a halt - it's a national disgrace!

Hundreds of people are now in a very real danger of being stranded overnight in their cars just because of a few inches of snow due to a crash around lunchtime.

Apparently the crash involved dozens of cars - obviously cos dickheads in this country are so ****ing incompetent that they don't give themselves enough of a stopping distance during bad weather...

The temperatures aren't even below freezing yet!

Still, hopefully the Jamaica Inn is a bit more welcoming these days...

[our_man]

Our snow's melted in Glasgow already.

[MOBIUS]

Well I'm hoping the snow is still around on the Brecon Beacons come Monday when I'll have time to drive up there for a quick hike - unfortunately I'm playing Paintball tomorrow (though snow might still be around on the low ground ) and am involved in an American Football game on Sunday...

[MOBIUS]

News just said 500 people stuck on Bodmin Moor and it's dark now...

[Provost Harrison]

Snow? What snow?

[MOBIUS]

My point exactly...

[Provost Harrison]

Well being buried in urbanisation, it never quite reaches, and if it does, it's probably black

[Dauphin]

I was crunching puddles this morning. T'was fun.

[OzzyKP]

The British are as bad as Southerners.

[Richelieu]

Originally posted by MOBIUS
News just said 500 people stuck on Bodmin Moor and it's dark now...

You know, you're probably going to end up with a couple of deaths. That's ****ing pathetic.

[Maquiladora]

Originally posted by OzzyKP


The British are as bad as Southerners.

You mean British Southerners are as bad as Southerners.

[duke o' york]

I wasn't sure whether you meant the (surely defunct now?) burger chain, or the construction company, but apparently it's neither.

No snow in Leeds yet.

[Richelieu]

Just curious: do most brits keep the same tires all year long or do you go to 4 seasons for the winter period? I can't believe you would actually need winter tires.

[duke o' york]

No-one I know does, but I don't have a car so I'm not the expert on this. Surely ordinary tyres and snowchains would be (more than) enough.

[Richelieu]

Snow chains. Haven't heard of those in a long time.