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2010-12-23

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quote 01:48:52
“ The airwaves ring to the tune of people demanding that somebody - the government, local authorities, Hammond - Do Something. “Better planning!” demands the AA. “Get a grip,” demands the opposition (tricky on all this ice). Clear the roads, renew the trains, open the schools, get Boris back from Zurich to sweep the runways: in other words, be a big government. Have an urgent review, wave a big wand, or at least a big spade. For the big society is too little to fix an icy path. ”
Alice Miles in an opinion piece in the New Statesman (via Joe Moran).

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quote 01:46:37
“ The Daily Express headlines its why-oh-why piece: “The Coldest Winter for 100 years, so where are the gritters?” Again, keen to help, I have an alternative headline to suggest: “The Coldest Winter for 100 years: an event that is fairly hard to plan for. ”
The Economist’s Bagehot on cold weather and journalistic clichés. It’s very well written and quite amusing. (With a nod to the semi-secret source.)

2010-12-21

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photo 15:11:11
Miniland in the Snow: Model Maker Joel brushing the snow from The Gherkin in Miniland (via, via)

Miniland in the Snow:

Model Maker Joel brushing the snow from The Gherkin in Miniland

(via, via)

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photo 15:08:57
Train Trip, Sweden, the National Geographic Photo of the Day: This picture was taken in northern Sweden during a train trip to Abisko. My idea was to capture the warm train going through chilly Lapland’s landscape.  Photograph by Vytautas Serys (via, via)

Train Trip, Sweden, the National Geographic Photo of the Day:

This picture was taken in northern Sweden during a train trip to Abisko. My idea was to capture the warm train going through chilly Lapland’s landscape. 

Photograph by Vytautas Serys (via, via)

2010-12-01

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video 22:12:29

Snow blankets Gatwick (although the adjective “thick” seems inadvised, but still). Surprisingly pretty, but no doubt incredibly annoying if you’re actually expecting to get anywhere.

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quote 17:58:02
“ I am writing to you to ask that, with the weather as it currently is, you take extra care when using Barclays Cycle Hire, particularly on roads which may not have been gritted. ”
An “Important update from Barclays Cycle Hire”, in my email this morning.

2010-06-29

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photo 14:31:00
More Bruce Davidson, from his Subway series.

More Bruce Davidson, from his Subway series.

2010-02-06

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photo 14:49:15
In pictures: Washington snow chaos (a Gerry image; photographer uncredited)

In pictures: Washington snow chaos (a Gerry image; photographer uncredited)

2010-01-10

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quote 12:30:59
“ despite our best efforts, ice will form in freezing temperatures and trains become ‘stuck’ and ‘fail’. ”

Southeastern’s press release / news post about the reduced service they’ve been running during snowfall, complete with odd use of quotes.

Shamefully, I hadn’t though about the fact that “‘third’ rail” was more vulnerable to snow and ice until I saw a BBC News article on how to snow-proof the UK. That’s what I get for eschewing South London.

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photo 11:01:10
teflon: the National Railway Museum’s Snow Loco (via rowan) This is relevant to my previous posting. (How do you co a combined tag search (eg, train+snow) on Tumblr anyway?)

teflon:

the National Railway Museum’s Snow Loco (via rowan)

This is relevant to my previous posting. (How do you co a combined tag search (eg, train+snow) on Tumblr anyway?)

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