The Great British White-Out

[Silent Hunter]

It was 5 and a half inches outside my house at 9am. It's still snowing.

The entire London bus network has been suspended and the Highways Agency are advising against travel.

OK, how do you Americans cope?

[Meeker]

Depends on the state. Here we react with general panic and confusion.

[Rin-chan]

My area has an arsenal of salt trucks that go out the night before the snow and periodically after the snow.  There are also many snow plows that plow the streets.  Snow isn't the main problem around me, it's the ice.

Good luck with your snow!!

Rin-chan

[Holmes]

We'd get a snow day.

[Silent Hunter]

We'd get a snow day.

Oh, we're having that. Most of London is having that.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

OK, how do you Americans cope?

Because they're used to it

[Jake]

5.5 inches isn't much.

[Rin-chan]

We'd get a snow day.

Oh, we're having that. Most of London is having that.

Is the snow good for snowball fights or does it just fall apart?  That's the most important question

Rin-chan

[Eraserhead]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

[Verily]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

It isn't much for the NYC area, either. Not quite enough to call out of work since the buses would be running, slowly, although it would probably close most but not all of the local schools.

[Rin-chan]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

It isn't much for the NYC area, either. Not quite enough to call out of work since the buses would be running, slowly, although it would probably close most but not all of the local schools.

My town's public school district only closes, most of the time, if the buses aren't running.  Or, the ice is really terrible.  Our super intendant only closes school in the most horrific of conditions....  Every district around us will have no school and we still have to go.

Rin-chan

[Eraserhead]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

It isn't much for the NYC area, either. Not quite enough to call out of work since the buses would be running, slowly, although it would probably close most but not all of the local schools.

My town's public school district only closes, most of the time, if the buses aren't running.  Or, the ice is really terrible.  Our super intendant only closes school in the most horrific of conditions....  Every district around us will have no school and we still have to go.

Rin-chan

Oh noes!!!11

[Rin-chan]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

It isn't much for the NYC area, either. Not quite enough to call out of work since the buses would be running, slowly, although it would probably close most but not all of the local schools.

My town's public school district only closes, most of the time, if the buses aren't running.  Or, the ice is really terrible.  Our super intendant only closes school in the most horrific of conditions....  Every district around us will have no school and we still have to go.

Rin-chan

Oh noes!!!11

lol  Playing in the snow and sleeping in are way more fun than going to school. lol

Rin-chan

[k-onmmunist]

I hope theres a blizzard here tomorrow so I get a snow day.

[Silent Hunter]

Is the snow good for snowball fights or does it just fall apart?

Haven't found out. No-one to have them with anyway.

[Rin-chan]

Is the snow good for snowball fights or does it just fall apart?

Haven't found out. No-one to have them with anyway.

  That's so sad!!  You're not even going to make a snowman?

Rin-chan

[Silent Hunter]

Is the snow good for snowball fights or does it just fall apart?

Haven't found out. No-one to have them with anyway.

  That's so sad!!  You're not even going to make a snowman?

Rin-chan

It's still snowing out there and I don't have snow boots, so no, sadly.

[Eraserhead]

5.5 inches isn't much.

It isn't, especially if you live in upstate New York.

It isn't much for the NYC area, either. Not quite enough to call out of work since the buses would be running, slowly, although it would probably close most but not all of the local schools.

My town's public school district only closes, most of the time, if the buses aren't running.  Or, the ice is really terrible.  Our super intendant only closes school in the most horrific of conditions....  Every district around us will have no school and we still have to go.

Rin-chan

Oh noes!!!11

lol  Playing in the snow and sleeping in are way more fun than going to school. lol

Rin-chan

true dat, girl

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

When I saw the thread title I was thinking it was gong to be about something the BNP was doing.   5½ inches doesn't require snow boots unless you intend on being out all day in it.

[k-onmmunist]

When I saw the thread title I was thinking it was gong to be about something the BNP was doing.   5½ inches doesn't require snow boots unless you intend on being out all day in it.

I thought i t would be a BNP rally.

[Torie]

Snow is illegal in my zip code.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Generally if we have 6 or more inches of snow, people don't go out much.  If its less than that, they'll go out during the day, but not at night.

We have a large plow fleet that spreads sand and salt on the roads and they get plowed quickly during the storm and after.

The key to driving in snowy conditions is

SLOW DOWN!!!!!!

The problem with people not used to driving in snow is that they drive too fast.. they don't have a feel for the road when its icy and they react as they always do.. which can be fatal in bad snow conditions.

Also you should keep a very large distance between you and the vehicle ahead of you.... 4 or 5 seconds when you count using a stationary object.

If you're going 35mph with plenty of room ahead of you, if you need to stop and start sliding you'll likely get control of the car back and if you do go into the ditch, it'll be at a slow enough speed that it won't hurt you or cause a crash.

[12th Doctor]

It was 5 and a half inches outside my house at 9am. It's still snowing.

The entire London bus network has been suspended and the Highways Agency are advising against travel.

OK, how do you Americans cope?

It's easy.  Grab a shovel.  Don't wait for the government to come to the rescue.