Too cool for subject

posted by [identity profile] ledh.livejournal.com at 10:38am on 08/01/2010
whatthe. why is Britain so ill prepared for this kind of weather? I know it's especially bad in Britain now but how can they just NOT grit the roads (i just learnt that word by reading yours and Bev's journal, hah) ?

i'm sorry you're stuck there, that must be godawful.
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Too cool for subject

posted by [identity profile] gillyp.livejournal.com at 10:48am on 08/01/2010
Our climate is normally very mild, extreme temperatures are very rare, we've had practically no snow like this for almost 30 years, it makes no sense to maintain snow ploughs and vast mountains of salt when they're only needed once every 30 years. If the climate looks to be changing (and this is the third year in a row it's snowed properly) then I guess the govt.will have to change their policy and allocate resources. ::shrug::

When I was a kid, this kind of weather was far more common, in Yorkshire anyway, the drifts used to bury our house to the bedroom windows - and we did deal with it, the country didn't grind to a halt as it has, but not anymore. Whole generations have grown up not seeing this kind of thing.

I'm cool (she said with a cheeky wink).
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