March Already.......
So, we’re nearly into March already and, hopefully, the rest of the world have stopped laughing at our rather pathetic attempts at dealing with the snow we had less than a month ago. According to Boris Johnson, we had the right kind of snow, just the wrong quantities. Thanks for that, Boris, you can go back to sleep now. Personally, I don’t think Britain would be Britain if such a natural occurrence as snow in winter didn’t rattle the very foundations of our infrastructure and throw everything into turmoil.
If, during milder winters, the Daily Wail had come across garages full of snow ploughs belonging to local councils, all pristine and pretty much unused, there would have been uproar about the scandalous waste of money. "Why is the taxpayers’ money being wasted in such a fashion? We hardly ever get snow!" they would thunder. As it is, everyone is moaning that the money wasn’t spent, just so that the snow ploughs could have been ready and swung into action on the rare occasions that they would have been needed. However, as this is Britain, had we had a fleet of dormant snow ploughs to come to the rescue during our few days of need, they probably would have all had flat batteries and flat tyres as no one would have thought to have started them up and gone for a trundle around the block now and then just to keep them roadworthy.
As inconvenient as it was for many people, I think that we have to accept that such weather is pretty rare and that we are just going to have to struggle through it as best we can as and when it happens. For me, it was a welcome change for everywhere to be so quiet and free of traffic and everyone seemed in a much better mood too. When total strangers have snow-ball fights and help to build snowmen, it can only be a good thing. It may have only lasted a few days, but I’m sure that many benefited from the time away from the rat-race and the extra time they could then spend with their loved ones. It was also enjoyable to see that whiskey-soaked soap-dodger, Gordon Brown, squirming with embarrassment in front of the Chinese Prime Minister as he had to try and explain why London seemed to have ground to a halt.
If, during milder winters, the Daily Wail had come across garages full of snow ploughs belonging to local councils, all pristine and pretty much unused, there would have been uproar about the scandalous waste of money. "Why is the taxpayers’ money being wasted in such a fashion? We hardly ever get snow!" they would thunder. As it is, everyone is moaning that the money wasn’t spent, just so that the snow ploughs could have been ready and swung into action on the rare occasions that they would have been needed. However, as this is Britain, had we had a fleet of dormant snow ploughs to come to the rescue during our few days of need, they probably would have all had flat batteries and flat tyres as no one would have thought to have started them up and gone for a trundle around the block now and then just to keep them roadworthy.
As inconvenient as it was for many people, I think that we have to accept that such weather is pretty rare and that we are just going to have to struggle through it as best we can as and when it happens. For me, it was a welcome change for everywhere to be so quiet and free of traffic and everyone seemed in a much better mood too. When total strangers have snow-ball fights and help to build snowmen, it can only be a good thing. It may have only lasted a few days, but I’m sure that many benefited from the time away from the rat-race and the extra time they could then spend with their loved ones. It was also enjoyable to see that whiskey-soaked soap-dodger, Gordon Brown, squirming with embarrassment in front of the Chinese Prime Minister as he had to try and explain why London seemed to have ground to a halt.
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