It looks as though it is only in Britain that things grind to a halt
when wehave
what others call a flurry of snow.
Good excuse for workers to take days off and for school children to have
extra holidays, but what of the consequences?
Even our postmen seem to find it hard to deliver our
Heavy snow hits much of England
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7864395.stm
Heavy snow disrupts London travel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7864315.stm
In pictures: Snowy scenes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7863900.stm
Heavy snow causes travel problems
To those of us in Canada reading reports about the heavy snowfall in
much of England, wide smiles must have crossed readers lips.
Pics shown by the BBC from links provided by Olga Maciel show what in
Toronto would be considered mild weather. Cars are sunk in snow
which seems no more than 5 cms
Dear Roland,
I woke up this morning and the ground was covered in snow. Apparently schools
had shut, some offices remained closed, people didn't turn up for work and my
husband returned home early.
I couldn't help but smile thinking, in Minnesota, it would have been reported
as just a few
