Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

As I'm sure most of you know its white out side and London has ground to a halt. Not as bad as last year, the buses are still running, but there's a boat load of disruption. From schools closing to people driving like an old woman on the verge of death. So, as usual, I've got something to say about it all. Don't I always!

First up....

The schools.
Why the hell are they closing so easily? I'm guessing it's a staff thing, some staff wont be able to get in as they will have to travel a few miles, but why don't they prepare for this. I mean lets face it, winter doesn't exactly creep up on us from behind a bush now does it. The schools should employ a policy where by the staff shortage in winter can be covered by volunteer parents. They don't have to teach the kids just supervise them while they play games, watch DVDs or read books. Anything to keep them occupied while there. This would allow a countless amount of people to actually go to work instead of having to take time off to look after their kids. This would also stop the domino effect caused when they close down unexpectedly. The schools close so parents have to take time off, some of these parents have jobs looking after other kids in nurseries and other such places so the parents of the kids they look after also have to take time off. It just keeps on going. These parents may hold keys for the office or run small business' employing a few people and now these people cant do their jobs. The schools closing causes a massive problem and it's high time the government stepped in and did something about it.

Now to people who have no idea how to drive in snow.

People should be forced to take lessons in fake snow conditions to prepare them for the real thing simple as that. That way at least traffic could move at a near to normal pace and not just stop like it frequently does. As for those of the fairer sex that drive massive 4x4's and yet get scared driving through a gap big enough to drive a tank through and have no idea how to park the things, well, just take the bloody things off them and make them drive minis. They are dangerous!! This morning I pulled over to let a 4x4 pass but when it reached me the woman inside was too afraid to squeeze through the space even though it was big enough for a Hummer. So there I was in the ice and snow trying to shuffle my car further into the gap to let this incompetent woman pass. And when she did there were snails in snow shoes over taking her. Its a 4x4 for Christs sake, it could drive up the side of Everest and she was worried about slipping on an inch of snow. I wish this was just a one off but unfortunately we all know there are thousands of them out there all as bad as each other.

And finally the trains.

Now can somebody tell me how a train weighing several tonnes can be stopped by a couple of inches of snow. I mean come on, one carriage goes over the snow and its gone never mind the six to ten carriages most trains are made off. What the hell are the train companies playing at. I could put a model train set out in the garden in an inch of snow and it would plough it's way through without a problem. Its a friggin train!!
These things hit people and barely notice, they can drive over large stones without a hic and have you seen the damage when two of these suckers hit each other? KAPOW!! That's one hell of a mess. I've seen movies where they plow there way through cars and trucks and yet one inch of snow and would you know it, hey presto, they magically stop. Tony Scott has a new film called Unstoppable starring Denzel and Chris Pine where they have to stop a runaway train (also see Voight and Roberts in the aptly titled Runaway Train) it looks like a non stop action fest but they could have made it a lot easier by sprinkling a bit of fluffy snow on the line and the train would have come to a grinding halt in no time. To quote a friend of mine from across the pond 'the weird thing is' in the Voight movie the runaway train was actually travelling through a boat load of snow and ice. All this without a driver, wow, maybe that's what the train companies should do! Sack the drivers as they obviously cant handle snow, just like some car drivers. Maybe it's genetic, we should sponsor some research to see if all these crap snow drivers are somehow from the same bloodline!

And with that so ends today's rant.

Remember if its snowing outside, don't use it as an excuse not to go to work, just get off your rear end and make your way in. And if you find the school has closed for the day then instead of moaning about it think of it as a gift. A day to enjoy being with your kids, get out their, build a snowman and throw a few snowballs. Let it bring the inner child out of you.

One final word...

When you go to bed tonight leave a set of instructions by your bed just in case you wake up forgetting how to breath, being deads a bummer. I know I tried it once, had to have a week of work. Luckily, after a few paracetamols, I got better.

The Voice has spoken.

Till next time......