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02/02/2009 11:52:15 PM · #1 |
Where are all the UK snow images?????
Did I miss the thread? I saw a guy
on the news this PM walking about London
with a HUGE Canon lens and camera.
Where's the Beef!!! You beefeaters! |
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02/03/2009 01:18:01 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by fir3bird:
Where are all the UK snow images?????
Did I miss the thread? I saw a guy
on the news this PM walking about London
with a HUGE Canon lens and camera.
Where's the Beef!!! You beefeaters! |
I might have some later. Went out with my camera yesterday but there wasn't much snow - fifn't bother lol. |
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02/03/2009 02:08:34 AM · #3 |
| Dark when I got to work, dark when I left, so no photos from me. |
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02/03/2009 02:17:57 AM · #4 |
| actually I've just looked out the window and all the snow seems to have melted where I am :-( |
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02/03/2009 02:27:50 AM · #5 |
| Still got some, although it has compacted down and has lost all its appealing fresh plumpness. Late for work - off to do battle with the traffic. |
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02/03/2009 02:35:53 AM · #6 |
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02/03/2009 03:50:01 AM · #7 |
Cool. Something you guys don't see very often.
Thanks for the views. |
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02/03/2009 04:05:17 AM · #8 |
| They showed a bit of London on our local news lastnight. The weatherman was laughing at the fact that they shut down the subway. |
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02/03/2009 04:19:12 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
The weatherman was laughing at the fact that they shut down the subway. |
Why? I know it's a bit of a joke but honestly, the last time London had this much snow was about 18yrs ago (I remember it well!). Most of the London Underground network is above ground, so a dump of snow such as this would cripple the network. If it was to happen regularly, people would no how to deal with it, but it's a very uncommon event. |
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02/03/2009 04:37:15 AM · #10 |
We didn't get much in Devon, but it has lingered overnight so I got a couple of photos taken before work this morning...
Pics on Flickr:
    
Message edited by author 2009-02-03 04:42:19.
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02/03/2009 05:09:44 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
The weatherman was laughing at the fact that they shut down the subway. |
Why? I know it's a bit of a joke but honestly, the last time London had this much snow was about 18yrs ago (I remember it well!). Most of the London Underground network is above ground, so a dump of snow such as this would cripple the network. If it was to happen regularly, people would no how to deal with it, but it's a very uncommon event. |
As our Mayor Boris Johnson said, they could easily spend loads of money on equipment used to clear the ice and snow, but what`s the point when it would only be used every 18 years or so. |
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02/03/2009 06:03:35 AM · #12 |
I was working too hard yesterday to go out with my camera, but I did take a few quick snaps at midnight the night before when I saw the blizzard coming down.
Not much time to process etc so forgive the small images - I'll improve them for show later when I have time:
Edit to add: here is a picture of my daughter dressed for the snow:
Message edited by author 2009-02-03 06:08:52.
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02/03/2009 06:12:56 AM · #13 |
 
before I tried to get to work I popped down the road. |
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02/03/2009 06:26:46 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
They showed a bit of London on our local news lastnight. The weatherman was laughing at the fact that they shut down the subway. |
Was that Francis on Sky News? Sounds like the kind of thing he would do, he's nuts! |
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02/03/2009 06:36:45 AM · #15 |
No, it was a local news station out of Milwaukee. All weathermen are nuts, It is a job requirement.
I think we tend to laugh anytime we hear about a city shutting down when they get a snow storm. Around here it takes more than a foot to slow things down and at least 2 feet to stop things. So it just sounds crazy to us. But we live with snow 4-5 months out of the year so we are prepared and ready all winter.
We laugh even harder when a place like Texas gets a half inch of snow and they close down the interstates. People around here drive through a half of foot of snow at speed.
Originally posted by Covert_Oddity:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
They showed a bit of London on our local news lastnight. The weatherman was laughing at the fact that they shut down the subway. |
Was that Francis on Sky News? Sounds like the kind of thing he would do, he's nuts! |
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02/03/2009 07:05:41 AM · #16 |
Snowing again down south :)
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02/03/2009 10:08:48 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
We laugh even harder when a place like Texas gets a half inch of snow and they close down the interstates. People around here drive through a half of foot of snow at speed. |
Hey, I wasn't laughing... I lived with it. I was in Fort Worth last week - what fun! (not). |
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02/03/2009 10:31:15 AM · #18 |
| Even DC Mayor Marion Barry was known to say; "Awhhh, wait a while, it'll melt." Nice images, thanks guys. |
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02/03/2009 10:41:23 AM · #19 |
haha you should have took the he-man approach and showed off your Wisconsin motorskills lol
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by Bugzeye:
We laugh even harder when a place like Texas gets a half inch of snow and they close down the interstates. People around here drive through a half of foot of snow at speed. |
Hey, I wasn't laughing... I lived with it. I was in Fort Worth last week - what fun! (not). |
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