2'' Inches Of Snow And The Country

[trt]

comes to a standstill with schools closed, facorys closed, roads closed etc, etc.
How come other Countrys manage in the winter with a lot worst weather than we do, with no fuss?

[Ann]

Think it has just left Lottie!
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/

[shaneystar2]

Lol .....I'm beginning to feel left out .We're right on the coast .
It's too damp here as it was raining earlier,then it did snow but didn't lay .

[Ann]

Can't even see what the weather is doing here, its pitch black as I look out of my curtains - flipping "black out" by the local council! Our car may well be buried in a snow drift and we wouldn't even know ;)

[Canary42]

The country's well on its way to a standstill anyway with the results of Osborne's austerity measures. Watch now how he blames the weather for failing yet again to meet his targets.

[LoftyLottie]

BLOOMING SNOW!!!!! Loads of the stuff!!!!
We have it worse here in North Norfolk than anywhere else!
Stopped us going out today would involve too much snow clearing out here in the wilds.

[chaptazbru]

None here in the north west. Very cold today, but still no snow !

[LoftyLottie]

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l622/LoftyLottie/Jan152012.jpG

:O(

[LoftyLottie]

Try again

[IMG]http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l622/LoftyLottie/Jan152012.jpg[/IMG]

[LoftyLottie]

Last attempt

http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l622/LoftyLottie/Jan152012.jpg

[Ann]

Hi Lottie! Your link didn't work - maybe snow on the line?? ;)
Been thinking of you! x

[chaptazbru]

It looks lovely when it's photo'd like that doesn't it LL? It always amazes me when some parts of the country are covered in it an others have none !

[Kiki-frog]

Crikey, Lottie, that is serious snow! Not a hint of snow here in sunny Gloucestershire

[chaptazbru]

The last link worked Ann ..

[Mick-Talbot]

Heavy snowfall in eastern Japan has brought disruption to road, rail and air transport and caused injuries to nearly 900 people.

In the Tokyo region, 8cm (3in) of snow fell in nine hours on Monday.

An elderly man in Nagano prefecture died after falling into a drain while clearing snow in front of his house.

Around 460 domestic flights were cancelled on Monday. Some 3,400 travellers had to spend the night in Narita airport, said officials.

Staff there handed out food and blankets to the stranded passengers.

Dozens of domestic flights were also cancelled on Tuesday because of the ongoing disruption, but international services have not been severely affected.


Stranded passengers were given blankets at Narita Airport
Many roads around Tokyo were closed while the snow was cleared and the authorities have urged commuters to exercise caution while travelling in to work.

Train services, including the usually highly punctual bullet train, have have experienced delays, but services were expected to resume on Tuesday.

National broadcaster NHK said most of the 891 people injured in the Tokyo area were elderly residents who had slipped on ice. There were also reports of several road accidents.

But as Monday was a national holiday in Japan, school children were free to enjoy the snow.

"It's my first time seeing this much snow in Tokyo. I'm having a lot of fun," 10-year-old Ai Sano told Reuters.

[Ann]

WOW that sure is a lot Lottie!! Ours is gradually going now .........
Did you see that weather site I gave the link for - been watching the progress of the snow ................
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/