UK snowfall worst in 18 years...

...and I remember the last time too, as it was around the time my sister was born! We had to clamber through snow to see her!

Anyway, I don’t want to harp on about the snow- I know it’s been exhausted by the BBC! I only really want to write about it so that I remember that it happened!

I didn’t go out in it. I really did want to take my camera, but I was far too cold, and wasn’t in the mood to get soggy.

In Chester we’ve had far less than in the south of England. It snowed a bit on Monday, then it got quite heavy in the evening. Tuesday was horrible and icy so it was “big furry boots” weather.

(Image from Flickr)

Was hoping for proper snow in this part today, but it didn’t happen. Ah well...maybe in another 18 years!

I know it affected a lot of people going to work and school, especially in the south of England and the eastern parts, and I really do think Carol McGiffin (Loose Women, ITV1) should stop harping on about how people were being stupid and didn’t even try to get to work.

I think that the break from work has done people some good. Ok some may have used the snow as a lame excuse, but then I wouldn’t drive in conditions like that for anyone! Trains and buses were cancelled, so what more could they do? A story came to light today about a man who walked 18 miles to get to work, because he was a radiographer. Fair play to him, and I really commend that, but obviously not everyone has the incentives to get to work that he does. He must love his job!

I don’t agree that the Government should have a plan in place for such freak weather conditions as this because for goodness sake, we are in a recession. The last thing we want is for more money down the drain, when this might not happen again for another 20 years. Just chill out and enjoy the fun!

Always Take the Weather With You...

...whether you want to or not!

Why is it that people always want to talk about the weather? I know it's quite important, but it's not as if no one knows about it. If you bump into someone in the street and say: "Isn't the weather bad?", what are they going to say? They're hardly going to reply: "I don't know I haven't noticed", as their umbrella blows inside out!

I worked in a shop in Ireland over the summer, and my goodness do they enjoy revelling in miserable weather! To be fair, it was awful weather pretty much every day, but I didn't expect EVERY customer to talk about how rainy it was.

When I wake up now in the mornings, it's on the radio. Turn on the TV and it's on there too. Go into the shop and whatever cheerful soul serves you will ask you if it's cold out! The answer is always yes. Even Facebook is littered with status updates saying how cold people are!

So why are we so obsessed with weather? I suppose because it affects what we do, how we feel, how we dress. But I think one solution to make ourselves feel a bit less miserable about it is to not talk about it! Wrap up warm, bring a brolly and wear a smile on your face. Whatever the weather, make your topic of conversation how great the economy is in this country...

...oh wait!