the South East of England has apparently ground to a halt. It took me nearly 100 minutes to do a 20 minute journey. I nearly didn't make it up the main hill into town at all and was crabbing to gain traction. keep to the Fen Causeway
Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
England doesn't tool up for snow because we don't have enough to justify doing so. The 2 or 3 days of inconvenience are cheaper than having a load of kit hanging around unused for years. keep to the Fen Causeway
All you might say is that it went from sunny and clear to "OMG I can't see in this blizzard" in about 10 minutes.
I really think that what screwed everyone was that the roads weren't gritted properly. That nearly caught me out on a short steep hill that had no grit or salt whatsoever. It wouldn't have hurt to have sent the gritters out in the early afternoon. keep to the Fen Causeway
