Wheeeeeeeeers Al? On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:36 AM, Ohio mark <[email protected]>wrote:
> > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
