Heavy snow and ice bring travel chaos across UK - Page 3

FIREWALL · 12-19-10, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by privateer

I'm amazed every year when the first Snows fall.

Fact: It does happen EVERY year. (Snow and Ice)
Fact: Most people have lived here thier whole lives.
Fact: Every year at the first Snow fall? Some Minds are erased!
(That is based on the observation that people forget Ice on the road will cause you to slide and I count them in the ditches!)
Fact: It's not just young kids doing this!
Fact: We have signs that say Bridges freeze over faster then Roads, but no one seems able to read them?
Fact? Was Ice and Snow one of Natures way of weeding out the Unfit?

If you can not drive on Ice and Snow after living your Whole life in the same area?
Don't Drive!

AND DON'T MOVE TO S. CALIFORNIA !!!

Gerald · 12-19-10, 11:07 PM

Stranded traveler: 'All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter'

London (CNN) -- Lisa Suarez's voice breaks as she stands in the snow outside London's Heathrow airport, unable to get a flight home to Dallas, Texas.

"It's very hard," she says. "All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter."

She and her family are among hundreds of thousands of people stranded by "freak weather conditions" that dumped unexpected tons of snow on Europe this weekend, snarling flight schedules at the continent's busiest airports.Heathrow planned to cancel all arrivals Sunday, but later said it might allow three planes to land. A dozen long-haul flights are scheduled to take off Sunday night, spokesman Andrew Teacher said. He did not say which ones.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/eu...ex.html?hpt=T2

Note: Update record, December 20, 2010 Updated 0329 GMT

Gerald · 12-19-10, 11:16 PM

Three planes to land, great!

Dowly · 12-20-10, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

FFS!....where's Arlanda?

Stockholm-Arlanda is the largest of the three airports around Stockholm. The Heathrow of Sweden I guess you could call it.

Gerald · 12-20-10, 03:28 AM

Then I guess you count in Skavsta airport, 120 km from Stockholm in the south-west direction

Gerald · 12-20-10, 07:46 AM

Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe's busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12038847

Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 11:04 GMT

XabbaRus · 12-20-10, 08:01 AM

And so we moan some more...

Maybe if the news services actually explained to people why stuff can't be cleared in 2 seconds flat rather than sensationalise then people wouldn't be so ticked.

Gerald · 12-20-10, 08:02 AM

Oberon · 12-20-10, 08:10 AM

However did we cope before aircraft?

antikristuseke · 12-20-10, 10:27 AM

You coped because when forced to, you brits actually used to grow a pair

Jimbuna · 12-20-10, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

42 km north of Stockholm City,

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Originally Posted by Dowly

Stockholm-Arlanda is the largest of the three airports around Stockholm. The Heathrow of Sweden I guess you could call it.

Ah, right....I was beginning to wonder if the topic had drifted into 'The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe' theme

papa_smurf · 12-20-10, 02:23 PM

This morning was a bit nippy here, -8 degrees, with predictions of as low as -11 for tomorrow morning

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nikimcbee · 12-20-10, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Then it seems to be a problem, how do you solve it

Rock salt!

We got our icy weather a few weeks ago. They don't do anything here, so I went out and bought a 40 lbs bag of poor man's de-icer

and took care of the problem myself.

On the local show, I thought it was funny to listen to people's reasons why they won't use rock salt

. Seattle, learned their lesson and used RS this year. Portland, well.... we're run by morons

. ...and that's why I don't live in Portland

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Oberon · 12-20-10, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by antikristuseke

You coped because when forced to, you brits actually used to grow a pair

Well, that and this strange device that some people called a ship.

Sure, it's not fast, but neither is a plane that's sitting at the airport.

12-20-10, 02:54 PM

Well Britain got going today, all my visitors made their flights to come home for christmas....but Dublin shut while they was en route.

Still, all they have to do is make it up from Cork now.

12-19-10, 11:07 PM	#32
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	To be continued ....... Stranded traveler: 'All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter' London (CNN) -- Lisa Suarez's voice breaks as she stands in the snow outside London's Heathrow airport, unable to get a flight home to Dallas, Texas. "It's very hard," she says. "All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter." She and her family are among hundreds of thousands of people stranded by "freak weather conditions" that dumped unexpected tons of snow on Europe this weekend, snarling flight schedules at the continent's busiest airports.Heathrow planned to cancel all arrivals Sunday, but later said it might allow three planes to land. A dozen long-haul flights are scheduled to take off Sunday night, spokesman Andrew Teacher said. He did not say which ones. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/eu...ex.html?hpt=T2 Note: Update record, December 20, 2010 Updated 0329 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Three planes to land, great! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-20-10, 03:28 AM	#35
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Then I guess you count in Skavsta airport, 120 km from Stockholm in the south-west direction __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-20-10, 07:46 AM	#36
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Snow disrupts travel across northern Europe Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe's busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12038847 Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 11:04 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-20-10, 08:01 AM	#37
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	And so we moan some more... Maybe if the news services actually explained to people why stuff can't be cleared in 2 seconds flat rather than sensationalise then people wouldn't be so ticked. __________________

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	__________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

12-20-10, 08:10 AM	#39
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	However did we cope before aircraft?

12-20-10, 10:27 AM	#40
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	You coped because when forced to, you brits actually used to grow a pair

12-20-10, 02:23 PM	#42
papa_smurf Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2,851 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	This morning was a bit nippy here, -8 degrees, with predictions of as low as -11 for tomorrow morning. __________________

12-20-10, 02:54 PM	#45
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Well Britain got going today, all my visitors made their flights to come home for christmas....but Dublin shut while they was en route. Still, all they have to do is make it up from Cork now.