Snowbound horror

December 23, 2009 · Filed Under big freeze, daytime television · Comment 

Rob Towers has been engulfed by at least 5 inches of snow this weekend. In an era when even a centimetre of snow seems to paralyse the country, this is surely life-threatening. And after a couple of hours flicking through the daytime television channels I can confirm that this is indeed so. [...]

How does the snowplough driver get to work?

December 19, 2009 · Filed Under big freeze, snow, transport · Comment 

spent a great deal of my time on the M4 and M25 yesterday. And as I enjoyed my close-up view of this country’s total inability to cope with a couple of inches of snow and waited patiently to be rescued by a snowplough, I began to wonder. How exactly does the guy who [...]