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Post by Legionnaire on Feb 2, 2009 10:18:03 GMT
With people not turning up at work, trains not running and schools closing due to a bit of white "powder" on the ground called SNOW! I still hope that some brave souls will be able to make it to the club tonight. Where I come from we close down the country IF a blizzard hits us, not for a few measly flakes...  The Swede, enjoying the weather. |
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Post by joeoe18 on Feb 2, 2009 11:10:17 GMT
England is very inept when it comes to snow.
When I lived in Canada it was -30°C but I was still expected to go to school!
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Post by Mark Wightman on Feb 2, 2009 11:53:11 GMT
'Tis these soft southerners. Wusses the lot of them.
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Post by terrywarden on Feb 2, 2009 12:41:16 GMT
Its not that we are soft or that the amount of snow has anything to do with it; the issue is a lack of common sense when it comes to Health and Safety. Schools closing and public transport stopping is more to do with worrying about getting sued because someone slips over on your premises or your bus goes off of the road than actual issues with opening or running a service because the volume of snow is so much. God knows what we will do if we ever have snow like the 60's and 70's again; from memory I only ever got sent home school once because of the snow; mind you that was deep enough to stop the buses. Rant over.
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Post by Stephen Mawson on Feb 2, 2009 16:13:12 GMT
Not sure I'm going to make it tonight. Rather depends on whether it stops snowing. The roads around where I am are already pretty slippy and several hours more snow isn't going to improve matters.
I'm sure the A6 is probably fine, getting to there from my house could be the issue.
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Post by Matt on Feb 2, 2009 16:15:04 GMT
Same here Stephen - if you wish to postpone again I fully understand!
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Post by Stephen Mawson on Feb 2, 2009 17:46:32 GMT
Well it's still snowing and the forecast appears for it to continue pretty much all night.
I really don't fancy driving all the way to Bedford in this just for a game of Warhammer.
I think I will have to postpone our game Matt. Can you let me know when you're next available. I can't do next week as I'm playing D&D, but otherwise I'm pretty much able to play whenever.
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Post by dave3 on Feb 2, 2009 18:10:10 GMT
I too have had a PM from siperks, who I was to play tonight. Far too slippery will give it a miss. Playing Barry at FoW next week, and just about to sort out Sundays WAB game Vs Hitchin Blackwolf club.
Dave
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Post by Matt on Feb 2, 2009 18:10:26 GMT
No worries - unlike Ove I don't have snow chains in the boot of the car. Irthlingborough council haven't stretched to clearing our road so I'd have fun and games getting out. As Mr Wilkin can testify I live at the bottom of a nice steep hill.
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Post by dave3 on Feb 2, 2009 18:11:36 GMT
Yes Ove, must make you feel at home. We Brits still haven't got geared up for this, we think UK is a few hundred miles further south than it actually is I think!!
Dave
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Post by Legionnaire on Feb 3, 2009 0:04:27 GMT
Well, we made it nicely down to the club AND safely back in our abode again in a little Peugeout 106 without snowchains, don't see the problem... A few stalwart and brave souls showed up, John, Mike, Maurice, Peter (to collect the dosh only, but anyway) and a chap I don't know the name of. The Swede. |
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