Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

[Virgo's Haircut]

An SMS says...

Advance Notice: Severe Weather Warning - 70% risk of SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL accross Southern Network from Wednesday 7/2 (PM) until Friday 9/2 (PM). Highest risk is Thursday AM. Please be prepared and carry out severe winter weather precautions.

 

[pasty]

carry out severe winter weather precautions.

1. Go to Brighton station as normal
2. Watch at least 3 London trains depart
3. Phone work and say I can't get in
4. Go home and make cocoa

Let it snow let it snow let it snow

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Well, it snowed a couple of weeks ago, and utter chaos ensued. Trains conked out all over the shop.

 

[The Wookiee]

Tuesday 6 February WEATHER WATCH The Met Office is expecting a period of heavy snow to develop on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Initially the snow will fall across Southwest England and Wales before spreading to the Midlands, Southeast England and East Anglia. Accumulations of 10-15cm are possible for parts of the Midlands and Wales. The weather could cause disruption to travel networks Further updates will appear here.

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Who's up for a touch of sledging then?

 

[Parson Henry]

Who's up for a touch of sledging then?

MBE for seven runs...haw, haw, haw!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

1. Go to Brighton station as normal
2. Watch at least 3 London trains depart
3. Phone work and say I can't get in
4. Go home and make cocoa

Let it snow let it snow let it snow

1. Walk 500 yards to Shoreham station.
2. Wait for 20 mins and see no trains move
3. Walk home, login and work (well, for a while anyway).

 

[John Boy]

Cheers for the warning VH, I'll check the national rail website before leaving for college at 7.15 tommorow, unlike last time when I was stranded and frozen!

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Re: Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

1. Walk 500 yards to Shoreham station.
2. Wait for 20 mins and see no trains move
3. Walk home, login and work (well, for a while anyway).

Or in my case...

1. Arrive at Brighton in time to take 0652 to Fratton
2. Depart Brighton, slightly late at 0711
3. Arrive Hove 1145, after being snowbound just past Hove Tunnel.

 

[Ernest]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

Or in my case...

1. Arrive at Brighton in time to take 0652 to Fratton
2. Depart Brighton, slightly late at 0711
3. Arrive Hove 1145, after being snowbound just past Hove Tunnel.

4. Force one of your colleagues to finish your turn

 

[Virgo's Haircut]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

4. Force one of your colleagues to finish your turn

Oh yeah, I forgot about that

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

It is VERY cold out there.

 

[Ernest]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

Oh yeah, I forgot about that

I f***ing well haven't

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

1. look out window
2. see it hasnt snowed after all
3. go to work as normal

 

[Moshe Gariani]

What does Uncle Spielberg say?

 

[aftershavedave]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Southern (Trains) say Snow is coming, so it must be TRUE!

Or in my case...

1. Arrive at Brighton in time to take 0652 to Fratton
2. Depart Brighton, slightly late at 0711
3. Arrive Hove 1145, after being snowbound just past Hove Tunnel.

the snow was quite unbelievable that day wasn't it! 30 foot drifts in hove and old grannies frozen solid in the streets!

(or maybe it had all thawed by the time i got home?)

 

[Frutos]

Who's up for a touch of sledging then?

I'm off work this week, so I'm hoping for snow galore.



EDIT: VH, I'm off to the New Yorker again at the end of August. Can't wait!

 

[Man of Harveys]

What does Uncle Spielberg say?

McGhee/ET/dead or dying horses, generally. Nice bloke.

 

[Djmiles]

Initially the snow will fall across Southwest England and WALES before spreading to the Midlands, Southeast England and East Anglia. Accumulations of 10-15cm are possible for parts of the Midlands and WALES

Let it snow!

 

[SeagullTim]

1. Go to school
2. Find out its still on
3. Get the usual complaints "oh they just want to ruin it for us"
4. Go out for break and have a huge fight with Varndean
5. Go back in to find out by lunch all the snow had melted.

Please god, let it snow