LONDON (AP) - It was hardly a blizzard, but it still shut down the city that had beat back the Blitz.
The biggest snowstorm to hit London in 18 years idled Britain's trademark red buses, stranding thousands of airline passengers and commuters, and raising a vexing question of why a predicted snowfall caught authorities so off-guard. Transit officials had nearly a week to prepare, but they failed to keep a semblance of normalcy in the capital when more than four inches (10 centimeters) of snow fell overnight and another 4 inches fell Monday afternoon. Forecasters said snow would continue much of Monday evening and Tuesday, mixing rain and sleet overnight and leading to a potential repeat of Monday's rush-hour woes. Mayor Boris Johnson conceded that the city lacked the snowmoving equipment it needed—mostly because buying the pricey equipment was a gamble when such snowfalls are rare in London. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D963KF500&show_article=1 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
