It always amazes me that snow makes headlines and brings the country to a halt. However do they cope in Scandinavia?

JK2006 wrote:
It always amazes me that snow makes headlines and brings the country to a halt. However do they cope in Scandinavia?

By not being a bunch of softies, I imagine.

A couple of years ago, in Japan, the snow was almost knee deep. I looked down at the railway station and thought "No trains will be running today!". About two hours later, the tracks had been cleared. Passengers couldn't see much through the window because of the high walls of snow at each side, but the trains were running again.
Compare that to the fuss we make if there is one inch of snow in England.

But we always have a few exception. One bitter winter, in the early 90s, closed most roads and cancelled services but the postman and milkman still got through.
We can do it if we want to, but most people see it as an excuse to skive.

PS ... I love snow!

JK2006 wrote:
It always amazes me that snow makes headlines and brings the country to a halt. However do they cope in Scandinavia?

It doesn't bring Scotland to a stop. We've had our fair share already this winter. Not that you would know south of the border. English media isn't interested. Good luck tomorrow. Grow a pair England, kind regards, Scotland. 😀

Agree, Paul .... But countries which regularly have a lot of snow have invested in a lot of equipment to deal with it.

Not really worth it here, is it, for a couple of snowy days a year?

Apparently, all the Japanese use is an army of guys with shovels.

PaulB wrote:
Apparently, all the Japanese use is an army of guys with shovels.

so, whats the problem then ?

we've got ARMIES of people avoiding work that could be put to good use !

Clear a mile ... and you keep your Universal Credit for another day ?

very icy this morning ... take care