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  • Feb. 3rd, 2009 at 11:42 AM
pepper: Pepperpot (Scone)
Dear British media:

You know you shouldn't make reports after you've had a couple of drinks - it makes you talk nonsense, like telling the world we don't know how to use ice-scrapers, ffs, as if the majority of the country didn't experience weather like that practically every winter. Everyone north of the M25 says "Hi," by the way.

Please. It's embarrassing. We all know it'll only take a few more before you're dancing on tables and showing everyone your knickers. Just... take it easy on the vodka and Red Bull, that's all I ask.

Thanks,

- P.

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Dear London Transport,

See, it goes like this:

- Spring: rain
- Summer: hot temperatures
- Autumn: rain and leaves
- Winter: snow and ice

Sometimes there are extremes of these things, so please try to bear that in mind when building train tracks, buying new buses, planning the logistics for road travel, etc.

Thanks,

- P.

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Dear rest of world,

Oh, like you've never done anything embarrassing.

:P

- P.

Comments

ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Feb. 3rd, 2009 01:08 pm (UTC)
Hee - and I AM a Southern Softie. Londoner, born and bred. And even I think they're making rather a hash of some not-exactly-unusual winter weather.
[identity profile] kirsty841.livejournal.com wrote:
Feb. 3rd, 2009 01:19 pm (UTC)

Lol. I can understand the overground trains...but the Underground...er Hello! It's UNDER GROUND. As in....not exposed to snow. I don't get that at all. And surely if they let traffic flow as usual it'll keep the roads clear?
We've had more snow than this in recent years with less fuss, I'm sure of it. I'm sticking with my conspiracy theory...government trying to win brownie point by giving people a good excuse to stay off work and school.

and... *ahem* I threw a sickie myself today. Lol. Not just because of the weather mind you, I just could not be bothered to go in.
ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Feb. 3rd, 2009 01:28 pm (UTC)
Ah, well, as one who lived on the end of the Northern line, I can tell you very definitely that a lot of the Underground is actually overground. I don't know about the other lines, but all the bits of the Northern that were closed were the overground bits. I used to get regularly stranded due to weather.

SO glad I moved. *g*
[identity profile] kirsty841.livejournal.com wrote:
Feb. 3rd, 2009 01:42 pm (UTC)

But they closed it all didn't they? And the buses! Lol. We have some of the worst roads in the country round these parts and our buses were running. One of my colleagues was scared half to death by her journey to work, but she made it...eventually, lol.
ext_3314: Woman writing (Default)
[identity profile] pepper-field.livejournal.com wrote:
Feb. 3rd, 2009 01:52 pm (UTC)
Nah, I don't think they closed it all - or, last I heard, it was just parts of it (the bits that are overground impact on the bits that are safe underground). All the buses stopped, though, which is pathetic. TfL! Road salt.

I blame Boris. I don't know why, but I don't like him and I didn't vote for him, so I might as well. *g*

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