The pace of life is slower.
There's less traffic.
All the sounds are dampened.
Even shit areas start looking ok-ish.
It makes you think of happy times as a kid.
You get to behave like a kid!
Logistically its a nightmare, but its nice to have proper seasons rather than it just being mild and wet 12 months a yr, now 2 yrs on bounce had proper snow in winter and few weeks in summer when its been reet hot aswel hopefully this will happen every yr, we'll soon get used to the conditions.
I fly back to blighty on wednesday for 10 days, so in some respects I am hoping to see the snow, but as I am hiring a car and driving back from heathrow, I wouldnt mind it gone so I dont crash!!
Snow and wintery weather on an island in the north Atlantic. What ever next?
It amazes me how the media have talked this up. It really isnt as bad as they make out unless you live in the back of beyond.
Love it - don't drive so had no problems there, had two half days off work with it, been sledging on Tankerton Slopws, had snowball fights, build and rugby tackled a snowman, Whitstable looks lovely in the snow... what's not to like!
Oh, apart from no football, admittedly, including Sunday league and 6-a-side. So good for a couple of weeks, wouldn't want more than that!
[cite]Posted By: jimmymelrose[/cite]Personally I prefer it to rain because I can go skiing.
Minus 12 here when I left this morning (in France near Swiss border)
What area do you live? We passed a beautifull area to the north of Geneva on our way to the Alps this christmas forest lined roads everywhere and fantastic scenery
[cite]Posted By: jimmymelrose[/cite]Personally I prefer it to rain because I can go skiing.
Minus 12 here when I left this morning (in France near Swiss border)
What area do you live? We passed a beautifull area to the north of Geneva on our way to the Alps this christmas forest lined roads everywhere and fantastic scenery
We live in St Claude. I'm going back to work now (under the forest and fantastic scenery).
Snow is great. Its fun, and very nice to look at it. Its snow, you can find ways to work around it and really it does not cause much disrupton. If you live in Britain however, it does cause much disruption. We can't even order enough Grit to see us through.
Despite the 2 three hour journeys home (before Xmas) and no trains at Sidcup last Thursday morning..... the children had a whale of a time sledging at the weekend. I am not that much of a grinch to put my children's faces over a couple of miserable journeys back from work.
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The pace of life is slower.
There's less traffic.
All the sounds are dampened.
Even shit areas start looking ok-ish.
It makes you think of happy times as a kid.
You get to behave like a kid!
It amazes me how the media have talked this up. It really isnt as bad as they make out unless you live in the back of beyond.
Oh, apart from no football, admittedly, including Sunday league and 6-a-side. So good for a couple of weeks, wouldn't want more than that!
agreed
Minus 12 here when I left this morning (in France near Swiss border)
What area do you live? We passed a beautifull area to the north of Geneva on our way to the Alps this christmas forest lined roads everywhere and fantastic scenery
Not for you at 17st!!
We live in St Claude. I'm going back to work now (under the forest and fantastic scenery).
Otherwise it is a nightmare and a real pain.
Its fun, and very nice to look at it.
Its snow, you can find ways to work around it and really it does not cause much disrupton.
If you live in Britain however, it does cause much disruption.
We can't even order enough Grit to see us through.