It sometimes appears that Britain, although it is an MEDC (more economically developed country) we always struggle and the minor crisis of snowfall. Gritters are running out of grit. People are panic buying necessities such as milk and bread, and who knows how long we have left until boilers break or we have a gas shortage?
Why aren't we more prepared for this? We spend millions of pounds on science and weather forecasting, if people knew this was coming, why didn't we prepare more? Luckily, at my house we did a lot of stock building of milk and bread (apparently the 2 essential substances we need....?), and now supermarkets like Tesco are closing. After helping to push multiple cars out of the snow and being stuck in traffic for quite a while yesterday, I understand the main problem snow causes is that our cars cannot go. And with grit running out, it looks like we're stuck in the snow for a while.
However, snow does have its benefits for some. For the hundreds of thousands of students who are off school, for the people who cannot get to work and are having some relaxing time off. Snow also brings a sense of community spirit. You suddenly find yourself grabbing your shovel and helping to clear your neigbours drive, the people you usually just say hello to, if that. You all work together to help the people who are stuck, and all the children get together to build a rather large snowman from the snow you clear off.
I have sympathy for the people who are truly stuck today when you needed to be somewhere. If you needed to get to hospital, or you needed to get to work and you cannot. But there is only one thing we can do. Sit tight, wait for it to blow over (no weather pun intended) and try and have a good time, with your kids, your family, your neighbours, or even just go out for a walk by yourself.
