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[Steve GD]

Originally Posted by Ray

Not surprised that people can't be bothered to venture out to work, the nanny state says it's not "safe" to do so, so the drones obey.

'Bout time the driving test included a few sessions on a skid pan like it does in Finland.

Junior was well hacked off that his school was the only one that bothered to stay open on Monday up here, big up to the headmaster and his staff.

On the work front your story reminds me of a colleague who's house I had to drive by on the way to work many years ago. They wouldn't come in when we had some snow and I did have to chuckle to myself when they said to me "I suppose today will come out of my leave then" rather that expecting a freebie. Too right it will.

Ray.

Some years ago I was working with a Finnish colleague, and I mentioned that the Finnish weather seemed to me to be one of the reasons why a country with only about 5 million people produced most of the top rally drivers. He agreed. He also pointed out that every year in the winter when his lake froze over he went out to practise ice-driving again. So, just like the stay-at-homes here, it's an attitude thing too!

[MJS]

I do a 52 mile drive in, Monday was scary at times, but when I got there, there was almost no-one in. Tuesday was fine but some people were still missing.
This morning was just downright frightening - took me 20 minutes to get out of Tring, 3-point turns on snow covered roads aren't easy in a big car I found when the roads blocked at the end.... but I still made it in... and these people who live close-by can't get here... makes my blood boil....

[antonye]

Most of our computing equipment is located in California, with very little stuff in London, so we are able to work remotely from home. The company is pretty good about us working from home, but it does mean that "not being able to get into the office" doesn't get you a free day off!

[Monty]

Originally Posted by antonye

Most of our computing equipment is located in California, with very little stuff in London, so we are able to work remotely from home. The company is pretty good about us working from home, but it does mean that "not being able to get into the office" doesn't get you a free day off!

My office is at home anyway so all that the weather has meant for me is 3 days sitting at my desk............Monday was hopeless-loads of roads closed, Tuesday was just sheet ice round here, I was out Wednesday, then woke this morning to 6-7 inches of snow-the wet stuff that packs into ice as soon as you look at it. It took Jo 35 minutes to travel the 2.6 miles from my house to hers this morning-and that was after I had dug her car out of the snow on the garage forecourt. All the local schools are closed, no buses, few trains, A14 blocked, M1 blocked, A1 Blocked-basically I am hemmed in-I would have loved to have gone to play in an empty car park-but there are none suitable round here.

I am supposed to be going down to Kent tomorrow-and guess what-they are forcasting another 6-8inches of snow tonight!

John

[KeefyB]

Yeah,no school for our Lizzie today.
Most of the village kids were out snowballing at 8.30am,....they were having a great time.
I had a hospital appointment today and the journey took over an hour instead of the usual 20mins.The fen roads were just passable and the Peterborough parkway was down to one lane.Very quiet at PDH so in and out again in record time.

[NBs996]

When I were a lad...
We had snow, school was about 4 miles away, stayed open, we walked in. Uphill both ways it was too!

This week, monday/tuesday, plenty of snow here but still went to work even though my only transport at the mo is the 996 (which REALLY needs cleaning now!). Didn't notice anyone absent from our office - a few people were late, but all seemed to make enough effort to get there, so I can't understand why there's millions of people not showing up elsewhere. I can only think it's laziness, along with the 'nany state' culture we have to endure.

[Bionicle]

Fortunatly here in Denmark we have missed all the nice white stuff you guys are having, but watching the news and seeing all the kids and quiet a few adults managed to make their way to sledging areas, how come they could not make their way to School ? And if someone made it to all the schools to place hand written "School Closed" signs up, why could they not have stayed with the school open to do their job and teach the kids that got to school.

One clip i saw was of a news reporter outside a school saying that many children who turned up today found they were having a day off when they found the school gates locked and a notice that the school was closed, If the news reporter and camera crew got there and the kids they filmed turning round and going home got there why was the school closed?

[Paul James]

Interesting point raised by somebody in the press over here Paul, along the lines that by not opening the schools it gives the kids the idea that anything that takes a bit of effort should not be bothered with. We don't have snow like this very often on the other hand, apparently in many parts it is the most for 20 years so many of the kids will never have seen the like.

Half the kids at our local skools are ferried in half a mile max in the 4X4 in normal circumstances, I'm not sure that some of them know how to walk .

We went to the bank in the high street today and they hadn't bothered to open. Now they are telling us that the salt for the roads is running out.

More snow forecast for tomorrow in our area.