That's a lot of ifs and not actual experiences I see there!
That's a lot of ifs and not actual experiences I see there!
What if you live on the side of a steep hill in a maze of residential streets that are also sloped with cars parked down both sides and about 15cm of snow on the ground?
(This is an acurate description of a lot of Northern cities)
PS I was sensible and left my car on the main road last night so I'm in work before you start, but I wouldn't have fancied driving from my house this morning it only take a tiny slide to create an insurance claim.
I live in the bottom of where 3 steep roads meet. There's no way I'm getting up any of those hills today.
I have not said that nobody has a good excuse not to drive. Obviously some will do. I just believe that many could have driven, but took the easy option and stayed at home.
For heavier cars with wide tyres anyway, as someone mentioned earlier, it was mainly the rear wheeled rive cars that were affected by this weather. Smaller cars with thinner tyres cut through the layer of crap and onto the tarmac nicely so tend to not lose grip so easily unless the driver does something foolish!
It was the worst snowfall for 18 years for gods sake.
I've been alive for 36 years and the snow around here wasn't anything special. The London media loves to hype things up.
Jesus mate, it was the worst in 18 years if you take everywhere around London into account - it's not hard to understand. Hence you had naff all and I had cars stranded in my cul de sac alone, let alone driving at any speed on the b roads round here. I've driven in much worse conditions in Munich and in the alps, but it was a lot harder here due to not having winter tyres. It was also worse than I remember in 1990/91 when I also drove. I am 36 this year as well and it's the worst I've ever seen around here.
it IS the worst snow fall for 18 years. Just because it missed you doesnt mean it didnt happen
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I'm 28 years old, lived in Kent for 18 years and Surrey for the last 10 years, and yes, this is the most snowfall I've seen here for about 18 years. We've got over a foot in our back garden, and about 8-10 inches out the front.
The local roads are now sheet ice, and yes, they have been gritted.
We had a snow plough going past our road earlier today, I guess because it is a bus route.
Worst snowfall in the UK for 18 years? I think not. In England maybe. Try moving north of the border, we get this almost every year (without any associated media frenzy). What you've had down there we refer to as "a light sprinkling", get over it and get on with it.
We've all said it was the most snow in 18 years in London, not in the UK. We've all explained why London is not as well adapted to deal with snow as other countries/areas more used to that weather several times.
*disclaimer, I'm not reading through 10 pages, so apologies if this has been pointed out*
If you work out the numbers, it costs more to buy and maintain equipment for dealing with snowy conditions than is lost in revenue on those few days every year the snow hits.
If you work out the numbers, it costs more to buy and maintain equipment for dealing with snowy conditions than is lost in revenue on those few days every year the snow hits.