I'm suprised that there hasn't been threads about this yet but here it is.
The UK at the moment is having a wintery snap that could actually cause chaos. Especially if we can't deal with it. The wintery weather is expected to last 15 days and expected temperatures to drop to - 10C.
Now I know what you're all about to say but think of it like this.
If roads are not kept open and grit supplies run out then that in my opinion could cause chaos.
The food in our stores and the money in the banks and cash points ATM's would possibly run out. Yes they could because they both need replenished. If roads become un accessable and shops and ATM's don't get filled then where are we?

It will bring the UK to a standstill also expect major news regarding energy companies making a killing profiting from others misery.
I may be wrong but I would urge those of you that see where I'm coming from to prepare. Get some supplies in, incase I am right.
Be safe.

Could the winter snap
Ground flights
Cancel rail
Stop travel
All effecting the UK in every way including financially?
This could be our disaster of sorts.

hey im uk too I have only seen an inch of snow in the last week, it seems worse east side of the UK at the min, its very warm today too,

also I have a log burner so no energy bills for me!!

get yourself one, then you can burn anything wood

We have snow weather here in Denmark to..
I love it.. so beuttiful, I wish it would never stop

Ohhh PUURRRRLLEAASEEEE

All we have to do is stock up on oats, flour, butter, canned foods, rice, pasta - simples!

Im in the UK, last year the roads was covered in snow and ice from november through till february.

And where still here! Amazing!

We've got an inch of snow, an inch. Most roads are 100% passable, no disruption to electricity/gas supplies, the shops & businesses are open, there's money in ATM's, even the bank branches were open this morning ... so it's life as normal.

But never let the facts get in the way of a scaremongerer. An inch of snow doesn't make a disaster & it's insulting to even post such a claim given the weather some of our overseas ATS friends will have to endure over the next few months.

Well its brought my footy to a stand still this weekend and thats bad enough for me.

15 days of temperature to -10 is nothing.

Last winter in Latvia we had about 2 weeks of temperatures lower then -20 it even dropped to -30. Also we had nasty snowstorms and snow was 60 to 100+ centimeters deep. I remember how some people were stuck on the road - we had some traffic problems yeah. We couldn't drive on smaller roads because of snow - we had to have a snow shovel always in car. But the big roads and cities hadn't so much problems. I live in rural area - so we had some problems because we do not have big effective "snow-cars" that clean roads.

Was it coldest winter and also winter with deepest snow in 200 years recorded history? Yes.
Did we have havoc or was our economy severely affected? No.

Sure government run out of funds for road maintenance. But they get the money from emergency fund.

The uk struggles with a dusting of snow yet Russia they handle it like pros.
Interesting actually what's the weather situations elsewhere in Europe? Or is it just the UK?

Originally posted by anonymousanonymous
Ohhh PUURRRRLLEAASEEEE

All we have to do is stock up on oats, flour, butter, canned foods, rice, pasta - simples!

I'd also add to that list of essentials - luxury soft toilet rolls! It's what keeps our stoic stiff upper lip from sagging and helped build the Empire! One simply cannot face snowbound armageddon without keeping some modicum of civility!

Back to the weather.....

One of the biggest issues always seems to be the transport problems, especially the roads. I'd say most people just don't seem to be able to cope and what little common sense they may possess just disappears at the first drop of snow. Many don't seem to realise that, although their car may get going, they need a much greater stopping distance to allow for lighter braking. A big 4X4 SUV shod with fancy alloys and low profile road tyres is not going to be much help when it gets slippy.
Despite the bad weather last year, I never once lost any control of my car yet people around me were slipping and sliding all over the place. It's just sensible driving and common sense that gets me along on my way!

Another one that always makes me roll my eyes a bit is the whiners complaining about ungritted pavements. I had a chuckle last year seeing the BBC stopping a couple of people in the street to get their reactions to this hazard. First the guy they stopped - business suit and flat soled office shoes, devoid of any amount of grip. Secondly, the woman they stopped - Stiletto heeled, fashionable knee-length boots, again without any kind of grip. It really beggars belief that these idiots just don't anticipate the hazards or dress in more practical clothes / footwear for the prevailing conditions.