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FLOODS AGAIN!!!Doh
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And just when we thought it might all be over...
MINUS 20C? Britain faces coldest winter for 100 years, warn forecasters as Big Freeze follows flood
We in UK not used to -3 at anytime, if it does go below that then there going to major problems. -20! December through January is really going to hit the economy, the elderly and the National Health Service for starters.
UK heating bills are amongst the highest in Europe and we just got hit with another 10% increase.
UK infrastructure is appalling for the likes of flooding and really unusual cold spells.
We gotta start 'hugging' to keep warm!
In some...
But the source is the Met Office; http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/
I like the DM because they report off side of the mainstream oft repeated doom thus making life a bit lighter now and then.
"...Local authorities say they are prepared for a harsh winter and have taken steps to avoid a repeat of two years ago, when a lack of gritters and snowploughs caused roads and transport networks to grind to a halt.
The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, said councils had stockpiled 1.3million tons of road salt and had ‘hundreds’ of gritters on standby."
Hope it's not needed.
The folks that provide essential services know they are relied upon and have vehicles that can make it through blizzards (fairly easy) and ice storms (harder). This is a snow state where plowing is a cottage industry and it's fairly common to see folks helping each other dig out.
