It is amazing to see how many fools are out in their cars on summer tyres!
It's very strange how the southerners haven't got a clue how to drive in the white stuff.
However, what REALLY gets up my nose is the way in which the media focusses on London.
Yes, I know it's the capitol, but you'd think it was the ONLY place that was suffering, when I'm sure it wasn't.
Being based near Englands second city (some may argue Birmingham, must that's another one!), I am always amazed by the so called national news and just how London-centric it is, with a token nod to a regional story every now and then.
We've had the main headlines for 3 days now and they've all been about how London is being affected by snow and I'm sure that there's been other stories which merit more attention in that time.
That's my tuppence worth!
Cheers,
Mike
Frankly, the UK's 2nd city title is not that meaningful ;-) Ask any forigner to name two cities from any country... Rome, Milan; Munich, Berlin; Bacelona, Madrid; Moscow, St Pete's; London ... err. I guess Manchester might get a mention because of a certain football team in Salford!
In comparison to other world cities, London was pathetic in dealing with the snow. You won't imagine shutting down a runway at JFK because of heavy snow, right? If I can understand no buses running, I can't understnad why the tube was so badly affected. Oh well, at least the congestion charge was waived for a day...
Especially those X5s on big fat summer tyres. Oh, and some of them were in the ditch as well ;-P
Guys the problem is we rarely get snow and most of the people don't change there tyres because of this. I must say there were alot of bm's in ditch's.
However, it would change lanes at will in heavy cross winds as does the smart!