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[900SL Pete]

I learnt to drive in snow when I had an Austin Morris Allegro in the 1980's. It snowed quite often each winter then and much fun was had in the lanes, doing hand break turns and the like. So it didn't matter if I pranged an Austin Allegro, which happened quite often. Its easy to pull the wings straight on a tin box. Great Fun.

Nower days people get hot and flustered at the sight of snow. I have made it to work and colleagues of mine who travel much further.

My Kids have also been to school which is hard on them when they see others on the tele enjoying the snow. I am hoping it is still here tomorrow so we can take them to Allestree park near Derby. There are plenty of hills there to slide down.

So the moral is, its only weather and as with all weather we should learn to cope with it. The media however are always looking for a dramatic story and someone to blame.
Well if I were a religious news reporter would I blame him up stairs?

[skidlids]

Todays grand total in at work is two, myself and one other, I didn't find the drive to bad but maybe having two new tyres fitted to front driving wheels two weeks ago has helped

Only 261 Schools listed as closed today

[Steve GD]

The good people of Maine have a different view on these things - in Fahrenheit of course!


60 above zero New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.... People in Maine plant gardens.

50 above zero Californians shiver uncontrollably....... People in Maine sunbathe.

40 above Italian cars won't start..... People in Maine drive with the windows down.

32 above Distilled water freezes..... Moosehead Lak's water gets thicker (for non-Mainers, this is a lake in Maine)

20 above Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats..... People in Maine throw on a sweatshirt.

15 above New York landlords finally turn up the heat.... People in Maine have the last cook-out before it gets cold.

zero degrees People in Miami cease to exist.... Mainers lick the flagpole.

-20 below Californians fly away to Mexico.... People in Maine get out their winter coats.

-40 below Hollywood disintergrates..... The girl scouts in Maine begin selling cookies door to door.

-60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica Maine's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

-80 below Mt. St. Helen's freezes... People in Maine to ice skating or skiing.

-100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole..... Maine-iacs get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-297 below Microbial life survives on dairy products.... Cows in Maine complain of farmers with cold hands.

-460 below ALL atomic motion stops..... People in Maine start saying..."Cold 'nuff for ya?"

-500 below Hell freezes over...... The New England Patriots win the Super Bowl!

[KeefyB]

Well after a day off school yesterday,Lizzie was hoping for more of the same today.She was denied as the bus turned up on time.

Just had a call from the school,....they are closing at lunchtime.The snow is really hammering down here.Local news also reports loads of problems on local roads.Time to batten down the hatches.

[Paul James]

It was snowing pretty hard here early on so we nipped out in the Terrano to pick up a few essentials in case it carries on. It was quite good fun out on the back roads and we managed to tow a bl**dy great big bread lorry out of the snow. Herself made a video on her mobly, looks really funny with the little car lugging a lorry backwards.