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Originally Posted by eddyabs  I'm from southern England, and during the 70's and early 80's I remember being snowed in (6 feet or more) and unable to go to school for a few days for at least 6 of those winters.
Nowadays, it's an extreme rarity if we get 2 inches, and if we do, it rarely lasts more than a day. |
That's snowdrifts Eddy, a straight 6 foot snow
fall would be catastrophic. Probably only 6 -10 inches of actual snowfall. I heard about drifts of 15ft in North, you could lose a bus in that!
They do seem to over-sensationalize the weather these days.
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Originally Posted by eddyabs As for HOT weather, anyone remember that heatwave in England a few summers back? I was in London, it was so hot it was almost frightening, I remember I was forced to retreat to the car and switch on the aircon, which was no use whatsoever...just stiflingly hot. |
I remember, 2003 wasn't it? It was pretty horrible on the tube some days but otherwise I can't say I minded
that much. The effect on the very young, very old and infirm was severe, especially in France which had it even worse.