h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

must be the salt air keeping it away from my bit of town - that or the pollution from the sea

Heyla Shug. I'm from stenny/larbert too.

It's been in Dundee for a few hous. Off and on, no blizzard yet. It's getting colder though..

Zantic

No snow in Glasgow. Thank f**k.

I'm on a mission to persuade MrSwordstick to come to this meet. He's had the s a bit lately and I think it would do him some good.

I didn't mind if it snowed in Glasgow when I lived there, as I worked in Kirkintilloch.
It meant I could get a couple of days off work as the busses couldn't get through

Oh, I'd be the same even though I work in Glasgow. Can't stand slippy streets.

I'm hoping it doesn't snow if Fife because if nobody can get over the bridges, I'll be in the office on my lonesome, and we can't be having that cos I'd have to do some work for a change!

I'm alright, it doesn't snow in Grangemouth... the BP sees to that.

What happens when you mix petrol with snow then? Can you make oil slick snowmen?

Lovely. The snowman equivalent of the Black & White Minstrel Show.

Okay, I'm going to do my annual "This country is pathetic cause it can't handle some snow, if you want to see some real snow, go to the north of Sweden ofer winter"-routine here now.. Just wanted to give you fair warning...

Right. I don't know what the big fuss is about just cause there's a little snow falling outside. Shops close, public transport grounds to a halt and people freeze to death at the first sign of a bloody snow flake around here.
My ex-team leader at work (the stupid one) started going on about her not being able to drive home without fearing that she wouldn't be able to drive up a bloody hill cause she thought it was too slippery.
It's just a matter of knowing how to drive, there's not a problem!!
If the streets get to slippery for you, get tyres with better grip (same goes for shoes by the way) and take it a bit easier than usual, but there's no need to drive at 15mph if you're out driving, that is what makes it dangerous.
People in this country really should have a mandatory "slippery road exercise" for their driving tests to be able to handle it. It's just common sense.

Do you feel better after that?

There were a couple of occasions I made it from Glasgow to Kirkie in the snow, but a woman round the corner couldn't make it in as the pavements were too slippy for her

After that I thought stuff it. Besides, the last thing I wanted to do was get stranded in Kirkintilloch

Yes, Munchkin, I do feel a bit better after that..
Just been a bad day today.. Helped me vent a bit.

We can't handle snow? Ha! Two tons of snow fall on a Swede and he only digs himself out so he can stand at the bottom of a hill waiting for a British driver to slide back down and end his miserable existence. It's a proven fact that moaning about snow stops you committing suicide. Did you ever hear Michael Hutchence belting out a song at a Rock Against Snowmen gig?

Besides, we're better at dealing with the appalling diaster of three snowflakes than the Libyans, so there!

I'm a bit at a loss as to the physics of this, but a couple of weeks ago there was a cold spell that lead to some frost on the pavements and I couldn't walk down them without skidding all over the place. I had to hold onto the handrail going down the hill that leads to my flat, as I just kept sliding down the pavement otherwise.

Today, there is ice all over the pavements due to people trampling the snow down and the cold. And I've been walking all over it in order to get home without so much as skidding and without the slightest bit of bother. And, yes, I'm wearing the same shoes as I was on this other day.

Ah, well, it's clearly because you're wearing thicker socks, thus keeping your feet warmer and melting the ice more so that you can get a better grip.

Your SCIENCE is impeccable, Dr EV. But, sadly, your theory is wrong as they were the same flimsy socks I always wear.

Where they clean?