What Snow?
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didn't even rain here 
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Raining here too now.
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Crazy snow here or was
Still horrid
Still horrid
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Oooh, ooh, Francis, Francis, I feel a song coming on.
I think we will play 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' by Travis cos it is raining here right now.
Whatever happened to Travis?
I think we will play 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me' by Travis cos it is raining here right now.
Whatever happened to Travis?
He set up shop with Perkins?
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We get that sought of weather and UK plc stops working!
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I remember doing Artic warfare in Norway when I was a young Marine, never fancied the cold ever since, hate it in fact.
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Given the two choices:
1: cold, snowy, clear
2: warm (fluctuating above and below freezing point), wet, dark
Erm... I choose "One", please! Triple glazing, district heating, layered clothing, studded tyres... snow & cold can be dealt with.
Interesting couple of days ahead... first is was cold-ish for a few days (-15 °C — -30 °C), and now we're at zero. Two-three degrees above zero for the next couple of days. Orthopedists' (and plumbers') wet dream.
(But never mind the proper gear, "snow-how" and whatnot... spend a week in the woods, temperature constantly below -30 °C, wade in deep snow day in, day out, "sleep" in a tent with a dozen of your conscript mates... and you'll become grumpy. No way around it.)
1: cold, snowy, clear
2: warm (fluctuating above and below freezing point), wet, dark
Erm... I choose "One", please! Triple glazing, district heating, layered clothing, studded tyres... snow & cold can be dealt with.
Interesting couple of days ahead... first is was cold-ish for a few days (-15 °C — -30 °C), and now we're at zero. Two-three degrees above zero for the next couple of days. Orthopedists' (and plumbers') wet dream.
@Bootneck:
(But never mind the proper gear, "snow-how" and whatnot... spend a week in the woods, temperature constantly below -30 °C, wade in deep snow day in, day out, "sleep" in a tent with a dozen of your conscript mates... and you'll become grumpy. No way around it.)
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Those snow-clearing vehicles at Helsinki Airport, look pretty amazing. They certainly get the job done with efficiency.
A bit different to the UK "Oooh look! Snow! Quick, close the schools; get some headline "News" going, filling it with conjecture about things which could or might happen; don't prepare the motorways in a timely manner; and of course... continue to go out wearing your shorts and skimpy tee-shirt .... duh! No wonder everything comes to a standstill here
A bit different to the UK "Oooh look! Snow! Quick, close the schools; get some headline "News" going, filling it with conjecture about things which could or might happen; don't prepare the motorways in a timely manner; and of course... continue to go out wearing your shorts and skimpy tee-shirt .... duh! No wonder everything comes to a standstill here
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Our kit was basically the same but not of the modern materials and much more bulkier made it more difficult to move around etc