Southern Softies

[Dirk Diggler]

This made me chuckle loudly this afternoon. Every time there's a flurry, you'd think it was a 3 week blizzard down there.

And this, this utter gem:

Motorists were stranded for a second night as freezing temperatures brought traffic to a standstill in some areas, and one driver resorted to eating snow off the roof of his car.

UK weather: snow and ice bring traffic to a standstill
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/02/uk-weather-snow-ice-traffic-standstill?

 

[Conscript]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

 

[LabR@t]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

Quality.

 

[LabR@t]

But I do agree the media in need for a 24hr story make a mountain out of every little thing, it's pathetic, not the people just the media, I think as a nation we would be better off without 24/7 news.

 

[Yadda]

It's the Chelsea Tractors that I don't understand. 4x4's shouldn't be so useless in snow, it's embarrassing.

 

[Josh]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

Easy now, that chip cost him a whippet and a months wages down the pit!

 

[builder22]

half the reports (exaggeration) have free flowing traffic and black roads when they do the big panoramic aerial shots

 

[builder22]

It's the Chelsea Tractors that I don't understand. 4x4's shouldn't be so useless in snow, it's embarrassing.

it's the low profile near slick treads on the tyres!

 

[Yadda]

it's the low profile near slick treads on the tyres!

Yes, and the three tonnes of pig-iron they're made of. Bizzarre things.

 

[Conscript]

it's the low profile near slick treads on the tyres!

Indeed. 4 wheel drive isn't much cop if the wheels are wrapped in low profile budget tyres.

 

[Spook187]

Southern softies=drama queen's

 

[Jokester]

I did notice that the news seems to now be reporting snow fall in cm rather than inches to try and make it sound more "snowmageddon" than it really is to the average punter.

 

[Mason-]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

Oof.

See ya later @String

 

[Hades]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

Bravo sir. Bravo.

 

[Duke]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

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[builder22]

obviously it's Northwards, but is someone from Scotland a Northerner? I'd say naw

 

[Kutter]

lol, you should try being in the USA at the moment, just glad i moved down to Georgia and havent had to put up with another harsh winter.

 

[bowey]

How are people getting stuck, its literally not even 2" of snow.. How do places like Alberta in Canada survive 2feet of snow?

 

[randal]

I guess as a northerner you're safe...if you get stranded, you can always eat the massive chip on your shoulder.

Better get some gravy on that burn.

 

[Yas786]

How are people getting stuck, its literally not even 2" of snow.. How do places like Alberta in Canada survive 2feet of snow?

Because they are prepared for it, I lived 20 odd yrs of my life in Canada and I had to deal with 5ft+ snow drifts coupled with an average of -15c weather....damn that wind chill used to freeze my nuts off. So what we get here in the UK is a pittance but always a great laugh when I watch the news.