We have been asked if the snowfall that has stopped the UK for two days has affected us here in Yorkshire. Other than encouraging me to stay indoors more, no. Gail as managed to get to and from work in her little mini, most of the the roads here 'up north' have been getting regularly snow plowed and gritted and by and large, other than the schools being closed, everything is going along as normal. Driving on standard road tyres is challenging but people help those who get stuck and there have not been too many incidents.
There is much debate as to why the UK gov't has not spent the money on snow management infrastructure, the impact of no trains buses and planes, and the knock-on effect on business here makes the northern Europeans and Russians shake their heads in disbelief. This has not been bad snow in comparison. The falls have been less than a foot but everything in London ground to a halt.... some 6 million folk couldn't make it to work. The last similar "weather event" was 18 years ago and before that there was one in the mid 1960's.
The photos below show about half our snow as Gail had the camera during the Monday/Tuesday falls and today is the forecast day between the snow falls, it's a warm and cozy 4 degrees at the moment so the melt is well underway. More heavy snow is expected tomorrow and Friday. Some are postulating that as global warming ramps up the winters will be more severe and these heavy snow days more common in winters.... time will tell. For now, a pic of our rear yard and the back of our house and a couple of shots at one of the hospital grounds where Gail was working at Bradford. More on our February at the end of the month.
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