Why is it that a lot of Britain.....Okay, I mean London specifically, but other places too, why is it that they practically freeze when snow comes? The weather forecasts are all mentioning heavy snowfall, but I have to say, other than the usual fall that hits rural parts, I'm not convinced any of the snow has been "heavy". No other european country has such problems when facing snowfall. I mean, there's a lot of bad weather to go around, so most other european nations face much worse snowfall on a much more regular basis - and so the regular counter-argument to why Britain(London), is so crap at dealing with any snow at all, is that London hardly ever has any snow. Which is true, but to give credit, the places that get more regular, much more imposing snowfalls, have learned to deal with what regularly occurs, such as the annual snowfall. So why is it, when snow falls in the UK only at specific times of the year, and is never that much of a surprise, that certain parts of the nation shut down and panic? Because this nation, this government, is not prepared, and refuses to acknowledge it as something worth preparing for. Go figure.
Just once, just one time, I'd like someone from the striking side of the foreign worker dispute at the nation's oil refineries, to stand up to a camera and a microphone, and tell me what exactly they think they can get out of this. A much more protectionist nation? All that would do would make international trade much more difficult for British companies. With the government unlikely to make such a decision, a decision that would announce to the rest of Europe and the world beyond, that we (Britian) don't want to play by the (trade) rules anymore, I can't figure out what the striking workers and unions want. And I have no idea what their "endgame" is. I can't help but wonder if they have one, because other than pissing people off and getting their woes in the paper(In a whiney child's voice "Buh, it's not faaaaaiiirr!!"), they don't seem to be capable of articulating what should happen next.
I have a feeling they'll go back to work, and they'll get a visit from their local BNP candidates. And so, ignorance grows.
