"We haven't had a circumstance like this for over two decades." said David Brown of Transport for London.
Posted on 02/02/2009 8:49:59 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
South-east England has the worst snow it has seen for 18 years, causing all London buses to be pulled from service and the closure of Heathrow's runways.
The Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for England, Wales and parts of eastern Scotland.
By late Monday, the South East could be under a foot (30cm) of snow and the North East under 20 inches (50cm).
Speaking at a press conference in Downing Street, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "We are doing everything in our power to ensure services, road, rail and airports are open as quickly as possible, and we are continuing to monitor this throughout the day."
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Global warming.
Twenty inches of “global warming” can really screw up your day if you are not used to dealing with it.
They need to purchase snow plowing trucks. Technically it was not a lot of snow which has fallen thus far. The kids love it since no school & loads snowball fights, sledding & snowmen.
"We haven't had a circumstance like this for over two decades." said David Brown of Transport for London.
well all i can say is... thank goodness for global warming. i mean seriously, can you imagine how cold it would be without it?
ROFL!
That Polar Bear looks confused...
Brrr!
I prefer warmth.
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