[OT] transport at a standstill in London due to heavy snow

serge_a_storms · Post by **serge_a_storms** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:08 am

Yay! an impromptu day off work as there is sooooo little transport running London today due to heavy snow fall!

Transport for London are advising not to travel unless absolutely necessary. I suppose it really depends on how necessary you think it is to get to work on a cold Monday morning after a heavy weekend?!!

I certainly don't feel it's necessary!! lol

tasteforreality · Post by **tasteforreality** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:18 am

Amen to that.

I've informed work that im having problems and its not 20 past 9 and im still at home. i went to the station, waited for an hour then came back. will phone them soon and tell them that its looking likelly i wont get it

just wish id known id be at home earler this morning so i could spend more time in bed

Precision · Post by **Precision** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:24 am

tasteforreality wrote:just wish id known id be at home earler this morning so i could spend more time in bed

My thoughts exactly...I got up at 6:45 this morning

six_o_clock_crow · Post by **six_o_clock_crow** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:29 am

I get a train to work. Only a 15-20 minute journey, but I rely on the train. I waited for an hour at a freezing station with the staff assuring me a train going my way wouldn't be coming for another two hours.

Just about to phone the office and convince my boss that I should 'work from home' today, and a train rolls into the station...

And it's football transfer deadline day today: could have fancied listening to all the breaking news on the radio in bed

UKRuss · Post by **UKRuss** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:36 am

Precision wrote:
tasteforreality wrote:just wish id known id be at home earler this morning so i could spend more time in bed
My thoughts exactly...I got up at 6:45 this morning

6.45!!!

I leave the house at 6.30.

Today I was back in the house by 7am though...no trains from the south east to London.

Emissary · Post by **Emissary** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:57 am

The uk is a fupping joke, 6 inches of snow and its front page news. I was just watching bbc news 24 and they had someone actually showing us live, the difference between a grited road and a non grited road, the segment went on for 10 minutes. The BBC has gone to shit, its like Newsround for kids

six_o_clock_crow · Post by **six_o_clock_crow** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:13 am

Emissary wrote:grited

Yes the BBC really has, as one says, "gone to shit" if they are reporting on 'grited' roads.

I for one am glad the roads round my way have been "gritted" - now that's news

brightonalex · Post by **brightonalex** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:21 am

haha!

How many inches is yours? 20 here in Surrey England.

six_o_clock_crow · Post by **six_o_clock_crow** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:40 am

I've got a nice, average, never-lets-you-down piece of 6" action going on in Portsmouth/Havant, Hampshire, UK

UKRuss · Post by **UKRuss** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:46 am

6 to 9 incher here in the wilds of sussex

Emissary · Post by **Emissary** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:42 pm

six_o_clock_crow wrote:
Emissary wrote:grited
Yes the BBC really has, as one says, "gone to shit" if they are reporting on 'grited' roads.

I for one am glad the roads round my way have been "gritted" - now that's news

Cocksucker

oh and we haven't got any. as per normal up here in the vale of clwyd. Wanky

littlepig · Post by **littlepig** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:17 pm

It would be a nice day but someone smashed my car window... they haven't stolen anything but there was a lot of snow in the car.

Bastards!

maomao · Post by **maomao** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:16 pm

how is London gonna cope with the inevitable snowstorms that will happen during the "London 2012" games???

CR78 · Post by **CR78** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:44 pm

So, I'm leaving Snow for more Snow...

MF'r

Heading to London Thursday night to see the Magazine and Only Ones reunions.

Supposed to get to 50F here in Chicago while I'm gone.

Guess I'm bringing the boots and gloves....

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:18 pm

I am in Spain at the moment running a conference. When 480 delegates found out that Gatwick and Luton were shut down, it suddenly became a very, very long night.

All's well now, though.