Water colour is a medium that can be manipulated to create various effects. One of the harder effects to accomplish is snow. Not merely useful for landscape painters but can also bring a little something to pet portraits as well. continue reading »
If you are sitting in your office today you must be thinking something very similar to me, what happened to that great British summertime? This year we have seen another bad start to the summer with heavy rain and in many cases even a bit of snow. Sadly this means we are going to have to hold back on getting out those police sunglasses and d&g sunglasses in favour of keeping our coats, hats and gloves on. continue reading »
A lot of the time it can be very hard to get into work because of the snow or something like that but the real question to ask is, do people just make excuses on why they cannot get in or are they really stuck in the snow?
If you have a smaller car or perhaps rely on the wonderful public transport you will know how difficult getting in can be in the snow, this is why a boss should actually not be cross if someone cannot get in because of this. so if someone like this is calling you up I wouldn’t bother shouting at them because the chances are, they cannot do anything about the weather. continue reading »
The weather is pretty bad here in the UK at the moment and looking closely at favourite USA destinations such as Florida I have noticed that it is near freezing there too. The worst thing about the UK is that we simply cannot handle the snow, as soon as it hits the country comes to a standstill?
Get On With It? continue reading »
It would seem that the cold front had caused many problems for the people in the UK this month and this is especially true for the old, young and ill! However we battled through it as a country and although I think we could have handled it a bit better bit we did it. However it would seem that as a country we have spent just over £1.2 billion over just a few weeks and that has turned out to be a lot more than the average winter. continue reading »
A snow day certainly causes a lot more accidents than the average day does and this is obviously down to the fact that the conditions for driving are terrible and people will just not listen and drive into work regardless. How come there seem to be more accidents in the snow than there has been in a long time?
Although we have seen some of the worst snow in a while it doesnt seem like it is this that is the reason behind it, the people driving on the roads are the problem. continue reading »
The snow seems to still be making hassle for many people across the country making it nearly impossible for people to get into work. Many schools have been shut since the teachers cannot make it in, many accidents have occurred thanks to the ice and many people have fallen over breaking bones. On top of all of this has been the big winter freeze that must have devastated a lot of the older generations living in the country. continue reading »
With extreme winter weather closing schools and bringing the United Kingdom to a near stand still it may seem surprising to hear that around 2,500 hardy scouts have just enjoyed (or endured) a weekend of winter camping fun in East London.
If you, like me, need a warm, comfortable bed at night then you will find it hard to understand why anyone would want to spend several nights sleeping under canvas in sub-zero temperatures. But as one hardy young explorer scout told me it’s all about being prepared (the old scout motto). continue reading »
ITN News / ITN news on Friday 18th December
A few days of cold weather accompanied by some short but intense snowfall have wreaked havoc in the United Kingdom.
Roads are littered with abandoned vehicles in many of the worst hit parts of the country. Many people were attempting to retrieve their vehicles as temperatures began to rise slightly today. continue reading »
Tens of thousands of passengers have been stranded or delayed due to Eurostar train breakdowns over the recent wintery weekend. Six train break downs have resulted in 55,000 travellers having their journeys disrupted.
Eurostar have reported that although their trains have been reliable for over 15 years the abnormally acute weather conditions in northern France have caused the problems that have been experienced. continue reading »
