Archive for February, 2009

Sudden Snow

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

The media has been full of snow. Yesterday’s fall brought London, and much of the South of England, to a complete halt, but we didn’t get all that much here. Looking at the forecasts, though, I arranged to work from home today. As it turned out, the morning was cold, and traffic around here was […]

RTE on “How to enjoy snow”

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Apparently, it’s so long since we’ve had snow of any measure in Ireland that RTÉ, the national broadcaster, has felt it necessary to put up a guide on “surviving and enjoying our snow“. The mind boggles.

February 2009 Snowfall

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

As I write (at 02:10 in the morning - mild insomnia), it’s starting to snow here in Ireland, and the UK has already had it for some hours. There is, of course, plenty of media coverage all over. We’re unlikely to see more than a scattering here, I think, although it’s likely to cause chaos […]