The Weather Outside is Frightful
February 2nd, 2009 4
Welcome to England where, if it snows just once full inch, the entire public transport system will grind to a halt. And this morning I woke up to almost two inches so you can imagine the chaos that’s caused.
There’s no trains to Brighton, the buses are off and it took Katie over an hour to get to work this morning! So I thought I’d get up and see what all the fuss is about.
Walking down to the seafront, there was something of a party atmosphere. All the kids whose schools had been closed were chucking large snowballs encrusted with rocks and glass at each other. I joined in by playing the ‘because it’s snowy I can’t see where all the dog turds are’ game. Fingers frozen and faces aglow the fine people of Littlehampton made the most of the apparent catastrophic transport system failure.
Even this little guy was out enjoying the weather. I spotted him and got a few snaps from a distance, but then he landed right in front of me and proceeded to pose for the camera. Right little show of he was.
So in conclusion, snow is fun and, for some reason, disables 100 tonne express trains.
4 Comments (+0 in the moderation queue).
#1 On February 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 am Angie Tuffill said...
Jon…to fully experience the true snow day feeling…you have to make a snowman…I did…Ive called mine “Bob’s big boy”.
#2 On February 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 am Katie Sellwood said...
Love the Robin, Wish i was having fun in the snow : ( Manager is not having any of it!
#3 On February 3rd, 2009 at 3:51 pm Kris said...
I know what you mean chap. Dominos refused to deliver my pizza due to “adverse weather conditions”. I’m lucky I didnt starve to death yesterday!
#4 On February 20th, 2009 at 2:26 am Janna said...
Hi Jon,
I stumbled across your website today while looking for ways that Jesus has changed people’s lives. I love your site! Both the content and the design.
I live in Holland, Michigan (USA) and we’re buried in snow right now… so I am getting a kick out of the fact that a little dusting of snow over there brought everything to a screeching halt.
Anyway, I will continue to check back here to see what’s new in your corner of the world.
God bless you & take care!