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Q: "Why doesn't Scotland grind to a halt when it snows?"
A: Because it doesn't ever snow more than 4 cm. When it does, Scotland DOES grind to a halt.
I know the guy talks about a nearly 2 metre drift in a railway cutting back in 1947 or something, but in my ten years here the most snow I have ever seen is about 8 inches. And we had to drive 80 miles north into the Highlands to find it.
We get about 2 snowfalls a year, max 10 cm, lasting max 6 hours. By the time the kids are out of school and on the sledding hill, they are sledding in slush.
No, the really exciting weather that we get here is WIND. The 50 mph winds for 3 days, now THAT'S weather.
A: Because it doesn't ever snow more than 4 cm. When it does, Scotland DOES grind to a halt.
I know the guy talks about a nearly 2 metre drift in a railway cutting back in 1947 or something, but in my ten years here the most snow I have ever seen is about 8 inches. And we had to drive 80 miles north into the Highlands to find it.
We get about 2 snowfalls a year, max 10 cm, lasting max 6 hours. By the time the kids are out of school and on the sledding hill, they are sledding in slush.
No, the really exciting weather that we get here is WIND. The 50 mph winds for 3 days, now THAT'S weather.