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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!
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.
02/03/2009 02:08:34 AM · #3
Dark when I got to work, dark when I left, so no photos from me.
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 :-(
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.
02/03/2009 02:35:53 AM · #6
Here ya go ....

02/03/2009 03:50:01 AM · #7
Cool. Something you guys don't see very often.
Thanks for the views.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
02/03/2009 06:12:56 AM · #13


before I tried to get to work I popped down the road.
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!
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!
02/03/2009 07:05:41 AM · #16
Snowing again down south :)
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).
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.
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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