Monday 2 February 2009

An Event in Suburbia - # 09/16

We no longer have "severe weather". We now have "Severe Weather Events". And so the unnecessary inclusion of extra words, and pseudo-scientific-speak goes ever onward.

Will this "event" include all kinds of extra side-shows and spontaneous "happenings" in addition to the pure and simple unusually high snow fall - the worst for 18 years? So much so that I discovered that my wellingtons had perished as they lay unused in the cupboard under the stairs, and the rubber sole of my bad-weather shoes had come unstuck and was letting in the damp.

Anyway, I'm starting to betray my age by such common-sensical griping. And "NO, I do not go along with the moaning about Not Being Prepared For The Snow..........it's so rare that the investment in necessary equipment is not worth it." That's not precisely what I think, but it will do for now.

Here is my beloved London Suburbia looking unusually pretty at 07.00 hrs this morning.

18 comments:

  1. Ohhh-wa! :( Yours is bigger than mine! You got most of it down there and I'm so disappointed. I'm hoping for more this week. Your road looks really gorgeous.

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  2. Richmond is beautiful with or without snow but this is stunning. Well done to you getting out there early and taking this lovely shot. I love that the street lamp is still lit.

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  3. It looks like perfect Christmas card. Amazing beauty!

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  4. Awww, so pretty. He he he. I'm not going to make any comparisons of course.... but I was amused by some of the excuses about snow ploughs - that they couldn't get over the speed bumps, and there was nowhere to put the snow...

    Here the snow is piled up on the edge of the pavements, or in any available space. In the village where I live - about 1000 inhabitants - we have one old guy who has a couple of snow ploughs and excavator type machines / attachments. He has the entire village cleared within a couple of hours of heavy snow.

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  5. Gorgeous shot. I was thinking we might get a nice snow photo from you. You were right out there getting this one with that streetlamp and all. We are always ill prepared here as well. Too many mountains and hills. We just bundle up and enjoy.
    V

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  6. @Richard....what,"one old guy who has a couple of snow ploughs....": that's a serious Health and Safety Issue allowing someone to actually go out and do something!!!!! Heaven forbid.

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  7. Chucker - it certainly is a health risk. It's the very same guy and his pavement clearer who chewed up my passport and train tickets on the morning of my departure for Venice

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  8. Sadly the Isle of Man has one long season of rain. Delightful fluffy image with biting words.

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  9. Wouldn't like to be a homeless person.

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  10. Hi Roon! Lovely! I experienced once one of those «events» many years ago in London; it wasn't that much snow, but everything was paralyzed...

    Meanwhile, you can’t imagine what you’re missing at Blogtrotter now! Lol!!
    Have a great week!

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  11. Nous avons eu aussi de la neige sur Cergy. Lors de la dernière chute sur la France, tous les bloggueurs se sont hâtés de sortir leur APN. Pas cette fois ci où elle était plus lourde, plus molle.
    La neige demande de la lumière pour être belle en photo, et la lumière est difficile à doser. Trop de lumière, elle est vulgaire, c'est celle des vacances de ski.
    Tu as trouvé la juste quantité pour saupoudrer ta photo de magie...

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  12. Well, complaining about bad preparation for this kind of event... You just have to take yourself as an example! Anyhow, the photo is just beautiful! Nice not to have to be at work in time such days!

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  13. What a beautiful Christmas card this would make! Just beautiful here in the states we received snow like this as well.

    Debi

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  14. The beauty of the snowy scene perfectly offset with some very deserved comments on the rather excessive and absurd reporting of the 'event'!!

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  15. It's a beautiful scene, and who cares about the inconvenience!!

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  16. Isn't it wonderful? I know, it's difficult for people to come to work and to carry on with normal everyday life, but on the other hand ... it looks like a winter wonderland. Enjoy it, maybe next time in 10 years or so ...
    April, Cologneblog

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  17. This is a fabulous photo.....I quit whining about the snow about a month ago as it is ever falling and we have reached our record set 30 years ago soooooo...what to do? Put on a heavy winter coat, hats and mittens and get to it!

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