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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6641 Posts
December 01 2010 13:09 GMT
#41
On December 01 2010 21:44 Gridlock wrote:
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On December 01 2010 21:36 jello_biafra wrote:

Go to your profile and check the 'Resize large images that distort the layout' box.


Thanks mate!

Oh yeah, apparently you need to take it out of the spoiler too, forgot that.
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Zorkmid
Profile Joined November 2008
4410 Posts
December 01 2010 13:14 GMT
#42
You see the same thing in the the states where schools are shut down and businesses closed for what, in Canada, is considered a fairly standard snowstorm.

So jealous that we don't get as many snow days as everyone else. Curse our hardy nature. The only time that Canada really shuts down is when we get severe icing on the roads.
emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
December 01 2010 13:16 GMT
#43
On December 01 2010 22:09 jello_biafra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 01 2010 21:44 Gridlock wrote:
On December 01 2010 21:36 jello_biafra wrote:

Go to your profile and check the 'Resize large images that distort the layout' box.


Thanks mate!

Oh yeah, apparently you need to take it out of the spoiler too, forgot that.


Really you should just use the uploader, as it automatically resizes the image...


Kinda sucks that the cities/government isn't prepared to deal with snow, but I don't know if it's worth it buying lots of equipment for just a couple days every year.
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Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
December 01 2010 13:17 GMT
#44
On December 01 2010 20:25 Kennigit wrote:
The article says up to 30cm fell. It's not that the snow itself is bad, its that the govt isn't set to deal with it. In canada when theres big snow fall, the roads are loaded with salt/sand trucks + plows all night long and through the day + snow tires + everyone is used to driving in it.

It sounds ridiculous, but its actually a pretty reasonable situation imo.]

edit: ah i didn't realize this happens every year. Do you not have snow tires in UK lol?


This.

They should hire more Canadians! :D
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Azza
Profile Joined June 2010
China650 Posts
December 01 2010 13:19 GMT
#45
Its situtational to where you live. I know my mum finds it very difficult because she has to give up her car so her husband can use it at night, he normally uses motorbikes and doesn't stand much chance on them. We live in a valley and buses find it really hard to get into the village when it snows like this. She's had to walk to work 10 miles the past two days when she already works like 14 hour days as a head of many medical departments, I think most people would find that annoying to deal with.
Filter
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada620 Posts
December 01 2010 13:22 GMT
#46
I live in Canada but have a lot of family in the UK. It basically boils down to this, a huge snowstorm here makes everybody late the day it hits but by the end of the day all the main roads are cleared and most roads have been salted. In the UK they simply can't afford to have that much snow equipment ready to go. We're also used to driving in the snow, they are not. We have a lot of cars with winter tires on, they don't. We have mostly wide roads with lots of room for mistakes, they don't. So an accident in the UK is one that probably doesn't even happen to begin with in Canada thus the effect doesn't snowball into roads closed all over the place from crashes etc.

I do however find it funny when people can't cope with the weather being cold etc.
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clementdudu
Profile Joined September 2010
France819 Posts
December 01 2010 13:24 GMT
#47
1cm in snow in brighton,and theres a traffic jam blocking the city(i cant even see snow from my window)
Welmu
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Finland3295 Posts
December 01 2010 13:27 GMT
#48
On December 01 2010 20:30 jello_biafra wrote:
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On December 01 2010 20:24 KoN_Ulla wrote:
I think it is funny, this happends every year and it sees like Great Britan is taken by a shock every time, like they never knew this would happend

Norwegian newspaper always makes fun of it ^^

Uh...it happened last year but that was the coldest winter for 30 years. For the last like 8 years before that we got one token day of snow a year. This is the earliest and biggest snowfall since 1993 and certainly the most snow that I can remember seeing.

Anyway here's the view out my window atm
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It is funny to see how the "chaos" in some place is other's normal day. There were already week ago that much snow and -18 celcius outside here in Finland. Though, +30 celcius here in the summer would be chaos xP
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ccHaZaRd
Profile Joined February 2009
Canada1024 Posts
December 01 2010 13:36 GMT
#49
lol looks like a normal winter day
Starfox
Profile Joined April 2010
Austria699 Posts
December 01 2010 13:42 GMT
#50
Haha, chaos, UK seems to be like germany:
"OMG, it snowed, WE SUDDENLY ALL FORGOT HOW TO DRIVE OUR CARS"
"1mm snow on the street, OMG, SOMEONE TRIGGER NATIONAL EMERGENCY PLANS"

How is it to live in those fair weather countries?
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blue`
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom119 Posts
December 01 2010 13:46 GMT
#51
It is a little ridiculous how people here can be constantly surprised by the snow every year. Yesterday was the first snow of the season in London, but it didn't pile up and really shouldn't have affected anything as it was melting as soon as it hit the ground. I was expecting a package yesterday and got this message about 20 minutes after it started snowing.

[image loading]
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REDBLUEGREEN
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Germany1904 Posts
December 01 2010 13:50 GMT
#52
On December 01 2010 22:46 blue` wrote:
It is a little ridiculous how people here can be constantly surprised by the snow every year. Yesterday was the first snow of the season in London, but it didn't pile up and really shouldn't have affected anything as it was melting as soon as it hit the ground. I was expecting a package yesterday and got this message about 20 minutes after it started snowing.

[image loading]

lol seems like you guys are just looking for excuses to be lazy for a few days a year
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17706 Posts
December 01 2010 13:50 GMT
#53
Tea with honey, raspberry, apple and lemon is the only thing that keeps me going this past 2 days... Went to the bar yesterday and boy returning home at 3am when it's -20C outside and a thick layer of snow in the streets is not something I'd repeat gladly...
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
kazansky
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany931 Posts
December 01 2010 13:53 GMT
#54
Reminds me of the situation of winter in Germany.
Every year at about the same time in November, citizens of the northern half of Germany are surprised about that in winter, snow can fall, and cause chaos on our beloved autobahns :-)

As I spoke with a londoner yesterday and he said it never snows there and he is so sad about that, I hope you brits enjoy the white kiss of winter :-)
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intrudor
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada446 Posts
December 01 2010 14:09 GMT
#55
British people are going to seriously start to rival Canada in hockey.


''Aaaoooohhh'' look at all that snow mate.
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Adeeler
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United Kingdom764 Posts
December 01 2010 14:11 GMT
#56
15 min drive usually took me 5 hours yesterday....

They knew it was going to snow beforehand again and again they didn't grit the roads the cunts.
sammler
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United Kingdom381 Posts
December 01 2010 14:12 GMT
#57
Unless you own a business/have responsibility, can't see a reason to be unhappy about a snow day. I got to see Jinro/Moon/Boxer/IdrA, had a snow fight, and I'm going to play some SC/SF4.

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e4e5nf3
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada599 Posts
December 01 2010 14:14 GMT
#58
Well one time here in Toronto, Canada the mayor had to call in the army to clear the snow. He never lived that one down.
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DorF
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden961 Posts
December 01 2010 14:15 GMT
#59
Pfft , when we have snow chaos we have a minimum of 3 dm besides , I live in the parts of sweden where it snows the least ;p
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mprs
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2933 Posts
December 01 2010 14:17 GMT
#60
Toronto usually has snow as early as october, and we haven't had any... GLOBAL WARMING!

but yeah, London shuts down at the sight of white.
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