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02/01/2003 Entry: "Oi! Britain cope with a bit of snow. Sort it out!"
So, I've just been away in Amsterdam for a week for a meeting. Yesterday (Friday), was the end of the meeting. I wasn't booked to come back until today, so I didn't have any problems, but the people who were booked to fly home on Friday were hit by the airports being closed down by about 2 inches of snow.
To make the situation even worse, one airport had no home of being reopened, as the highway to access the airport was completely blocked by snow, so the staff couldn't get to work. The highways had not been gritted, so everything slid to a halt.
Yet the weather forecasters got this right, and predicted the freeze over 4 days ago.
So, the planes are screwed. What about the train? Oh, that's screwed as well. Eurostar trains leaving the freezing air, and entering the tunnel, experienced a sudden temperatire change, causing condensation in the electrical systems, shutting the train down. So, we now have the wrong type of cold too.
Oh, and there's 2 closed tube lines until further notice, and the Fire Brigade are on strike. They closed an arterial route near my neighbourhood, and the traffic is hideous.
Great. Super. This country is falling to bits, run by bumbling politicians and clueless graduates who have never had to live in the real world. Sigh...
