Rant!

Sometimes, usually when I'm bored, I will post some off topic thoughts that run through my head. The first is very British. The weather.

What is it with this country! One night of snowfall and we come to a halt. I know it's meant to be the greatest snowfall in 20 years, but it didn't even reach 12 inches!! All of a sudden there were no busses in London, Trains broke down and Schools closed. Has the British state become so much nannyfied (sorry i don't know if that's a word) that we can't be trusted to go out of our front doors if there's a dusting of white stuff on the ground? Don't the government trust parents to get their youngsters to school in the snow? Or drivers of busses to drive with care and attention? Or has the Health and Safety man become over paranoid about someone sueing them because the bus was a bit cold this morning?

It's a good job that we don't live in Canada, Sweeden, Russia or any other country where there's not a problem with the snow and people still go about their bussiness in three of four feet of the white stuff. In fact I saw on the news that one Canadian said 'we only start to panic when you can't get out of the first floor window due to the snow'

I see from today's news there's more snow on the way tomorrow and Friday. Quick everyone go and but the contents of your local supermarket while you can, just in case the busses don't run for a day.

Rant over