Thousands of flights cancelled across US Eastcoast
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So when this happens in London, why is it made out like we are the only city in the world who can't cope with snow?
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/12/sunday-airline-delays/136192/1
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2010/12/sunday-airline-delays/136192/1
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Another thing to remember is that though planes have problems flying in those conditions, the US infrastructure is used to dealing with lots of snow in the winter. They have fleets of snow plows and equipment to keep the roads clear
They may be used to dealing with it and inspite of all of their equipment people still get snowed in.
Relatively speaking (compared to typical snowfall) however, the amounts were similar.
Yes perhaps. But the other week my brother-in-law's train was cancelled after there was 1cm of snow on the track!
There's been a thread recently that mentioned the German unemployed are recruited and given benefit bonuses to help clear the snow. I believe that businesses (possibly residents too?) are required by law to clear snow from the pavement outside their own premises.
My brother is working in Vienna, in Austria, at the moment and he said that as soon as snow has settled, there are men working at night to clear the snow and grit the roads properly all through the city. He actually complained that they make such a racket, you can't sleep.
The British hacks are some of the most spiteful and vitriolic in the world, but it is true that we aren't the greatest nation at coping in the snow.
yeah theirs is bad even for them. and theres been thundersnow reported. but new englanders and people in the states that border Canada are somewhat better prepared than we are. People will have 4x4s and some people even buy snow plows and sell their services to the neighborhood if the snow fall is heavy.... you certainly dont see that here!
Have you the slightest idea how much snow has fallen and is still falling? It's not like one or two inches. :rolleyes:
London did actually. It happened on the 18th December.
Bet you glad that you did'nt live in Scotland or the North East, it was very short lived in you.re London compared.
Yes, it did start to thaw after 3 days and melted all together within a week.
http://content.usatoday.com/_common/_scripts/big_picture.aspx?width=490&height=282&storyURL=/travel/flights/2010-02-14-airportcheckin_N.htm&imageURL=http://i.usatoday.net/money/_photos/2010/02/15/airportcheckinx-large.jpg
Where's the 'Breaking News' banner that we had?
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/index.php?cam=7thbroadway
Haha! Not all of us! Tho, along with Bollywood, I'm not so sure how I feel about being called a "flatlander". :mad::p
We do have a very unique problem in the south east of England in that because it was the first rail networks to be electrified in the 1920s, it uses 3rd rail instead of overhead lines. It only takes a small amount of snow for the pickup shoes to compact it onto the rails and lose any conduction.
That said, this shouldn't be a problem as of next year because network rail are installing heaters on the third rails (initially in trouble-spots) which will melt off the snow.
Ha, how about that. I am lying in bed listening to the wind howl, 40 mph gusts, no point in trying to go to work as the road won't be plowed yet, and hoping the electric wires don't go down. It's odd because this is suburbia, but it might as well be a farm.
My mother works for a school district in suburban western WA. When they had an "arctic blast" a few weeks back, all hell broke loose and she fully expected the schools to be closed-- however, the new superintendent from Michigan needed some convincing that we wouldn't be able to cope. I suppose we're the exception to the rule when it comes to border states.
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/
I was walking along there this time last week.
To be fair I don't think it's even possible to land or take off in the middle of a blizzard dumping 2 feet of snow. London had a few inches which stopped flights for days after. Will be interesting to see how quickly flights resume!
The snow in Eastern USA is far worse than anything we have experienced in this country.
To be quite frank, the problems at Heathrow were a national embarrassment for the & were primarily down to a lack of investment in the relevant equipment to keep the airport functional.
Gatwick spent the money & surprise surprise, disruption there was minimal, although, TBF, Gatwick is not in London, despite what the badge on the door says.