Now you have to realise that living in South London, we just don’t *get* snow. A light powdering is normally all we can expect sometime in January. So when we awoke to this at 6.30am, we knew that the entire area was coming to a standstill because it just doesn’t happen and when it does, we can’t cope. The first inkling that things were wrong was hearing that every single London bus was cancelled. Just cancelled, not even attempting to run. Most trains are cancelled as well, so forget sending the small people to school, even though we live so close that we can see it from the back garden. There won’t be anyone there to teach them. Proof of our closeness to the school is in this photo, where the school is circled in red:
Mr B walked round this morning to see if it was open and found the caretaker trying to shovel enough snow out of the way to get to the front door of the building. Cars were skidding all over the road and the corner shop was being plundered for every last loaf of bread and bottle of milk. We soft southerners just don’t do cold weather very well. I dread to think what would happen if we had to deal with a real weather emergency…
At least here we have heating and a freezer full of food. I’m settling in for a day of knitting. 
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I’m at work laughing at the lack of public transport in London today…. we have a similar amount of snow here in the Midlands – and the buses and trains are all working
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However, I wish I was at home for a day of knitting – have a good one!
You would think the world had ended the way the radio was going on about the ’snow event’ this morning. Eee, when I were a lass we’d have snow up to our necks and still be sent to school….;o)
We figured out that we have enough food for a couple of days
luckily stocked up on milk as well. Do you have a snowman yet?
Lucky you! I want a day of knitting looking the snow fall and settle!
Woah! Enjoy the day of knitting and playing in the snow. I wish I could have a day off, but snow here is just half an inch or so. They do cancel school for that, but I still have to work!
Greetings from Aberdeen! Not much snow yet but I hear its on its way – I hope we get snowed in too as I have some serious knitting to do!
My snow dance obviously didn’t work well enough, as we didn’t get a snow day here! Must try harder!
Oh wow! We only have a little bit of powdery snow here, not even enough to make a decent snowball! Hope you enjoyed your snow day!
haha…we’ve got the same stuff here in Herefordshire. I’ve barely been out all day, it’s lovely!!!
ah me. i remember the days when people canceled life for snow. alaska hasn’t heard about it yet infortunately. although if they did, i’d spend half the winter off. not that i’d mind, but the checkbook might……there’s really nothing like a cold snowy day for sitting inside with a cup of cocoa and a book or knitting. enjoy!