tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post947401339105698447..comments2024-03-28T16:19:56.009+00:00Comments on North Stoke: thelmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-6419776186556971572010-12-03T16:10:43.790+00:002010-12-03T16:10:43.790+00:00MM -Nor is the reluctance by local councils to gri...MM -Nor is the reluctance by local councils to grit IN ADVANCE of snow, instead of trying to deal with it once it's falling and towns quickly become grid-locked!<br /><br />thelma - photos of your little seaside cottage please - it sounds divine!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-662652913001351222010-12-03T14:23:50.214+00:002010-12-03T14:23:50.214+00:00To answer your question, it is unusual for this ti...To answer your question, it is unusual for this time of year but we have had snow for three years now before xmas I think.<br />The knottier question of why we can't cope is the smallness of the country and infrastructure of the transport system. Mainline trains are mostly working but the smaller lines are having difficulty. Snow on top of ice is not helping either.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613585301584630832.post-3134019957871678732010-12-03T01:19:03.780+00:002010-12-03T01:19:03.780+00:00There seem to be plenty of wretched "bugs&quo...There seem to be plenty of wretched "bugs" on both sides of the Atlantic--I think they accompany the holidays.<br />I'm trying to decide from reading UK blogs and watching BBC news whether the current cold and snow there are unusual--or if people are simply not prepared for the winter?<br />I hope you'll be posting photos of your little cottage.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.com