Beware of black ice!

Snow day!

The weather forecast said there would be snow last week, but I don't think anyone thought it would snow quite this much.

Even when I still lived at home I don't remember seeing this much snow in years - and I don't remember it ever being like this in the city.


I didn't quite make it to work. I got to the station and all the sign said was "Customers are advised not to travel as some lines have already been closed due to adverse weather conditions". Great! If I could have made it across the river, I would have been fine, but the overground is pretty much broken at the moment. I called work and most areas are going to be closed - the buses aren't running, the tubes are messed up, the airports are closed...and it's just started to snow again.

I think we all know that some cities in the world have snow all through the winter, but no-one in the south of England is really prepared for it. It snows maybe once a year here and even then it's ususally a brief settle of white which sludges down in an hour or so. If we spent time and money preparing for heavy snowfall - most of those resources would get wasted, because there's no need for it.

Still, good luck to those people who are having a hard time because of it and stay safe anyone who has to go out: beware of black ice!