Just watching BBC News and it is as though there has been a natural disaster of biblical proportions. It is snowing in the soft south, and the end of the world cannot be far behind.
Just to slightly hijack the Geezers thread, Do you think schools should employ its staff more locally? Schools often get shut after a few millimetres of the white stuff, and 95% of pupils live within 1.5 miles, but the thousands of pupils get sent home because all the teachers drive in from miles away, and the school is closed early for their convenience.