When I worked in a cafe on the busy A30 road to Cornwall, they would stop at the garage and shop at the front and ask how long it will take them to get to Newquay, we would say,,, I don’t know, how fast do you drive?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
That was another good question on the railway - commuter arrives at the station on a snowy morning: "Are the trains running to London?" Yes. "If I go to London, what are the chances there will be trains to get home on?" That depends how much more snow falls - do you know? because we don't. The morning after the '87 hurricane, some commuters were surprised to find there were no trains running. One lady asked, "Why not?" Because the tracks are buried under millions of tons of fallen trees. "Oh! there's always some excuse." Obviously, British Rail should have had hundreds of chainsaws, and kept an army of men trained to use them, just in case there was a storm the like of which had not happened in the entire history of the railways.
@josusa47 To be honest, I always have to laugh when I see how disruptive a bit of snow can be in Britain. You know, it's quite common to have much more of it in European continental countries and it doesn't cause nearly as many disruptions.
@josusa47 To be honest, I always have to laugh when I see how disruptive a bit of snow can be in Britain. You know, it's quite common to have much more of it in European continental countries and it doesn't cause nearly as many disruptions.
I think that is just because we don't really get much snow.When we do it causes temporary disruption.I remember round here the council bought a snow plough after a bad winter of snow,it ended up never being used because we had hardly any snow after that and the council told they were wasting money! My son was given a sledge for his 3rd birthday,he has used it once,he is now 33
“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
When the shutters are down, the alarm is beeping, the lights off, and someone appears as you lock the door.."Oh, are you closing?, I just wanted to collect my prescription" Well it's been here a week already, so I guess waiting until tomorrow at 9am won't matter.
An American tourist, told that flights were cancelled due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, reportedly asked “Even in business class?”
A friend of mine was a teacher and was giving a lesson on sex education and AIDS. Checking their understanding, he asked one lad, “So, if I was HIV positive and shook hands with you, could you get infected?”
”No, not if you were wearing a condom, Sir.”
Another, a student of A Level Politics, genuinely wanted to know if the Great Seal of Office was kept in a pool in the White House gardens.
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My son was given a sledge for his 3rd birthday,he has used it once,he is now 33
A friend of mine was a teacher and was giving a lesson on sex education and AIDS. Checking their understanding, he asked one lad, “So, if I was HIV positive and shook hands with you, could you get infected?”
”No, not if you were wearing a condom, Sir.”
Another, a student of A Level Politics, genuinely wanted to know if the Great Seal of Office was kept in a pool in the White House gardens.