So who else has watched Sky news , read the online newspapers , or spoken to relatives in Britain today and not had a giggle to themselves ? They’re now forecasting temps of minus 8 or 10 
Think I might go panic buying too 
its the same old problems every year back home. You would have thought by now they would know that every year they are going to get some wintery weather. The government should make all season tires a minimum requirement for vehicles in the UK.
I was speaking to my dad today, he said he was passing everyone on his way home, they were all doing about 5mph, and he has proper winter tires… he was reluctant at first after we suggested he got some, now i guess hes glad he got them 
It’s almost embarrassing to watch folk struggling to cope with a little bit of snow, compared to what we used to get.
What’s the point of panic buying, only for it to go off & binned in a week’s time?
Driving 200 yards to the shop instead of walking… wtf is that all about… get off yer fat backside & walk!
They were used to mild winters and it has hit them hard. During the 60’s 3 - 6 feet of snow in a day was nothing in Britain. We had a few bad years even after that, I can remember several times not being able to get out of the yard in Duston due to a foot of snow. When I worked on Fed Ex we awoke on Christmas eve in Penrith truck stop to find a foot of snow, we left and just kept going, passing the lines. I know over here we get used to having extremely harsh winters with snow for 5 months of the year but you have to take into account that the drivers in the UK are not used to it, it’s not fair to mock them because if you hadn’t moved here you would be in the same frame of mind.
Don’t take the pee at them, I have family still living there and AI am seriously worried about them driving in that snow because although I know they can cope, other idiots can’t.
I DO NOT like it when some nosey git who is not even on my facebook friends list MR Stuart Fielding sending me personal messages insulting me beacause I made a FB remark about the snow in the UK, obviously Mr Fielding is a bad driver and can’t actually drive in snow and is worried about it … Blocked for good, problem solved
I was in Nashville Monday afternoon when there was a bit of snow and ice and it was a proper disaster. They just ain’t geared up for it or used to it down there. Also look at the amount of vehicles in the road in such a small area in the uk compared to Canada and the USA. It’s bound to be a bit of a balls up however the panic buying thing is mental its not if it stays more than a few days.
Crossing Texas on I-20 once I stopped at the TA in Sweetwater for fuel, food and a shower and when I came out it was snowing like hell, I should have just stayed there and waited it out because after leaving I managed to still see the TA in my mirror an hour later. They just are not geared up or prepared for snow down there so mocking the British situation isn’t fair.
I think its a combination of things. Firstly the population density in the UK is far higher than most places in North America, especially Canada so you’ve litterally got hundreds and thousands of cars all jostling for space on road surfaces they cant keep them under control on due to summer tires and total inexperience of such conditions and like Pat says, its often other idiots who cause a crash but then the situation is screwed for everyone. It only takes on hero to think he’s invinceble, crash and then the 900 people behind him are also stuck.
Secondly the snow/ice in the UK is the worst kind, its wet and slippery, like the crap we get at the beginning of winter for example and again at the end when its thawing and then freezing as ice. When it gets cold enough here the snow is dry and driving on it isn’t really that much of an issue so long as you have visibility but the UK is too wet for that so they just get the before mentioned stuff which would also see endless amounts of vehicles off the road in Canada or the USA and always does every winter, the only difference being that there are many times more vehicles on the road back in the UK.
when i started in 73 it never seemed to be big problem …its just to much traffic on the roads didnt have special tyres or anything trouble is brains in this country keep saying its getting warmer so every body /authorities/ airports/railways dont want to spend on snow clearance …and you guys out there got space to do a lot of driving on your own and it does make a difference…
We generally don’t get frost in the same way as the UK either, when it got bellow freezing there it would be very slippery but in this part of the world when it’s well bellow freezing it doesn’t have any effect on the speed we can drive because there is no layer of frost on the road, I will just drive at the normal flat out speeds because the roads remain dry.
cliffystephens:
when i started in 73 it never seemed to be big problem …its just to much traffic on the roads didnt have special tyres or anything trouble is brains in this country keep saying its getting warmer so every body /authorities/ airports/railways dont want to spend on snow clearance …and you guys out there got space to do a lot of driving on your own and it does make a difference…
Not so much space in the north east … try driving up I-95 through NJ, NY and CT and see how crowded it is.
Pat dont spoil it now your winning…
Will they let me have a go there 
only if its taxed…
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That’s a proper tool that Mike 
Cliffystephens hit the nail on the head, we have space over here, a lot less people sharing that space too, so lack of driving ability/common sense doesn’t have such a big impact on traffic.
I was running out this week and it was blowing about 40mph from the south as I went west, so with blowing snow and icy roads it was not much fun, as I was driving along, I thought that if I’d just arrived here from Britain I would be jumping straight back on the plane and getting the ■■■■ outa Dodge, it’s not good having to drive in those conditions, but we do have to drive in them, so you adapt, I’d been in plenty of snow before I came here during my time going over the water, but it never prepared me for what we get over here, now with 5 winters under my belt I’ve got used to it.
I wouldn’t say Ive learned anything to become a better driver, I think it’s just that doing 65mph on an icy road during a snowstorm doesn’t scare me as much anymore, I still respect it and drive with safety first and foremost, but unless it’s really bad out there, it doesn’t slow me down much. Unless it’s icy, obviously then you have to take it easy and I still can’t belt along in the fog, I’ve tried it, reasoning that I’m on a straight road, there’s nobody else around for miles, so there’s nothing to hit, but I just can’t do it, as soon as it gets foggy I’m the slowest vehicle on the road, but hey ho, I’m still in one piece
Hi NMM.It’s great because i can potter about clearing the snow in a manner befitting someone of my advanced years,then drop off the plough and go screaming off into the forest like a macho 20 yr old.
The summer is the same,i have a grass clipper i fit onto the back so can also be geriatric and macho.As it is the north American ‘‘mud racing’’ model with the snorkel i can really get covered in crap and still look cool [i wish]
Good God Mike what happened to all the hair?
Charlie
Hi Charlie.Working for all those unsavoury types who made me pull it out.Now that i’m living up here in the land of ‘‘stress free’’ and working part time with a good life i’m hoping it will all grow back before i die,so at least i get buried looking ‘cool’.
How’s life treating you in Obama’s paradise.Mike