How much snow did you all get?
From the way people are talking about abandoning cars and the spirit of the blitz, I would assume you got about three feet of snow and then the temps dropped to 20 below?????

(I know we are used to it where I live and have huge snow plows etc to clean the roads).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:15, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

1 inch in london I reckon

However it very quickly compacted into a lethal surface that was more slippery than an otter's pocket
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:17, Reply)

where my office is (N Finchley)
is was more like 3".

Where I live in the East End it was indeed about 1"
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:20, Reply)

Hahahahahahahahahah!
Erm, it snowed a little and the country came to a standstill. It would be a bit like having snow in Southern California. But with less gangsters.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:19, Reply)

But more chavs

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:20, Reply)

I laugh at people here who
wear Burberry. It's considered high class, and I see "Chav" written all over them, even though they're not.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:24, Reply)

Like you said, you have snow ploughs to keep the roads clear
Sadly the snow fell exactly as rush hour started so everyone was driving and then crashing, and we only have about 3 snow ploughs in the whole of England (Scotland has it's own one, but it's always pissed) so things got a bit slippery.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:19, Reply)

Did you know that the Scottish have their own language?

It's English mixed with Alcohol!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:21, Reply)

I think you'll find it's more like
Ignorance mixed with small mindedness.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:22, Reply)

Geologists have the same language.

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:22, Reply)

Alcohol
not small mindedness.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:23, Reply)

Sounds like fun
They generally don't even get out the snow plows for an inch of snow but we all also have snow tires which I imagine are pretty rare in London.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:22, Reply)

Non existant
we are lucky if it snows for four or five days a year, so you would be foolish to buy snow tyres.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Dec 2009, 12:26, Reply)