Britain Grinds To A Halt

What is it with the UK, no matter what the weather condition the country (in particular train services) always seems to grind to a halt whenever it is slightly out of the norm. It's too sunny, it's too hot, it's too windy, there's leaves on the line, it's the wrong kind of snow - or my favourite - it's too wet! Hello?! You do realise this is the UK where it rains like 350 days a year!

It's not like this latest flurry of snow has come as a surprise, we've had weather warnings in place for nigh on a month now, but did the government or local councils take note? Apparently not! No where has been gritted, there's no budget for it (or rather they are just too damned lazy tucked up in their beds drinking port) and there has been no preparation to keep the country moving what-so-ever!

How can a bit of wet, white fluff bring the Country to it's knees? This is like the third year in a row now where we have had heavy snow affecting the whole of Britain - yet the councils are still claiming it's unnatural and couldn't have been predicted! Yeah right! Unless you really are claiming that the whole of the UK's council system doesn't have five brain cells to rub together.....

I have had the journey from hell this morning - I saw a DHL van crash into two cars on the main road through my home town because no gritting has been done, even though there is about 6 inches of snow, I had to wait over 30 minutes for a train due to numerous cancellations and when I did get on one it took me an hour to do a 25 minute journey into London.

How is it you have places like Moscow where temperatures reach -60C and the country still rallies round and carries on like it's no big deal, yet we struggle to cope with -5c temperatures!

I think that is enough ranting for one day - me thinks it is time for a cuppa to warm me cockles up and defrost a bit. Now, I just need to find somewhere to hang my boots to dry for the journey home later....