Let it snow...again.

The snow had been forecast since last week, and everyone knew Britain was going to encounter bad weather. Well the bad weather came, and heavy snow promptly disrupted travel across large parts of England.

South-east England was hit hardest, and London saw the heaviest snowfall in 18 years, according to weather experts, with an accumulation of 20cm (8in) in some areas.

All London buses were withdrawn from service today after Transport for London (TfL) decided at ten minutes past midnight that it was too dangerous to send them out.

Of the 11 main lines that serves the 250-mile London Underground network, only the Victoria line was running a good service today. The other tube lines are partially suspended, thanks to the inclement weather which froze hundreds of sets of points on the Underground and our mainline railway network for good measure.
Obviously the frozen points meant train services in the South East were also badly affected with many cancellations and reduced services.

Nearly 800 flights were cancelled at Heathrow today due to heavy snowfall and others were subject to long delays. Flights were also cancelled or delayed at other airports including Stansted, Gatwick, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle today. London City, Luton and Southampton airports were closed.

The Met Office has issued an extreme weather warning for England, Wales and parts of eastern Scotland. More snow is forecast for the coming days.

Today's weather could cost UK businesses about £1.2bn, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), and this is a cautious estimate - the actual cost is likely to be higher.

However London Mayor Boris Johnson said authorities had done "pretty well" under the circumstances. The Mayor also added that it would been too expensive to have fleets of snowploughs on standby for conditions that happened about once every two decades.
Heavy snow disrupts London travel

Well I hate to quibble with our Mayor, but our authorities today were CRAP. As usual snow falls (which was expected), and London promptly grinds to a halt. No planes, trains, or automobiles.
As for the Gritters, where were they? We were warned about heavy snowfall well in advance, yet London can't even organise the gritting of their own streets.
My journey to work took over 2 hours this morning - and it seems we've learned nothing from past experiences.