Comments on: Foggy Britain http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/ The Interests of a Childfree Brit Living in Toronto Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mosh Jahan http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-666 Mosh Jahan Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:17:01 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-666 Whenever the trains are late? Whenever aren't they - LOL. The fog this year was the thickest I can recall for many years. It's quite spectacular in places around East Anglia and can create some stunning sunrises. Whenever the trains are late? Whenever aren’t they - LOL. The fog this year was the thickest I can recall for many years. It’s quite spectacular in places around East Anglia and can create some stunning sunrises.

]]> By: Britgirl http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-630 Britgirl Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:21:57 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-630 Yes, the weather is always a conversation piece, particularly in England, but would you believe it we even do it in Canada! Moaning about the weather is a British pastime though. I guess it is the one thing strangers know they have in common ;-) @ Rhea - yes, whenever the trains were late... and it's uniquely British, lol! I've heard the wrong kind of leaves on the track, the "wrong kind of snow" (that was funny), the "wrong kind of sunlight" (which I could not work out), even the "wrong kind of rain." I'm sure you can think of more. Don't know how they had the gall, really ;-) Yes, the weather is always a conversation piece, particularly in England, but would you believe it we even do it in Canada! Moaning about the weather is a British pastime though. I guess it is the one thing strangers know they have in common ;-)

@ Rhea - yes, whenever the trains were late… and it’s uniquely British, lol! I’ve heard the wrong kind of leaves on the track, the “wrong kind of snow” (that was funny), the “wrong kind of sunlight” (which I could not work out), even the “wrong kind of rain.” I’m sure you can think of more. Don’t know how they had the gall, really ;-)

]]> By: mercurior http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-618 mercurior Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:00:52 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-618 we brits are happiest when moaning about the weather. fogs are strange, the silence, sounds like the world is under cotton wool, sounds of cars are muffled and echoing.. its spooky, especially if the lights are orange, and the whole world glows and still.. (i live in the north of england) we brits are happiest when moaning about the weather.

fogs are strange, the silence, sounds like the world is under cotton wool, sounds of cars are muffled and echoing.. its spooky, especially if the lights are orange, and the whole world glows and still..

(i live in the north of england)

]]> By: Rhea http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-617 Rhea Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:38:35 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-617 Meant to say that is one thing that can be replied up, the reaction to the weather in Britain. If it wasn't for the weather, strangers at bus stops, in banks and petrol stations would have nothing to say to each other! And there are endless variations on the "wrong kind of ..." joke. Meant to say that is one thing that can be replied up, the reaction to the weather in Britain. If it wasn’t for the weather, strangers at bus stops, in banks and petrol stations would have nothing to say to each other!

And there are endless variations on the “wrong kind of …” joke.

]]> By: Rhea http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-616 Rhea Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:31:19 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-616 We live to the west of London (in the Thames Valley) and we've had fog for about three days. It's a bit gloomy but also quite festive. Walking home last night, hubby and I saw what we thought were droplets of water on a tree. They were actually tiny little icles on the tip of each branch. Not great for drivers but fab for lovers of nature's beauty. :o) We live to the west of London (in the Thames Valley) and we’ve had fog for about three days. It’s a bit gloomy but also quite festive. Walking home last night, hubby and I saw what we thought were droplets of water on a tree. They were actually tiny little icles on the tip of each branch.

Not great for drivers but fab for lovers of nature’s beauty. :o)

]]> By: Britgirl http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-615 Britgirl Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:37:34 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-615 Chris - Aren't they simply marvellous photos? I've driven in dense fog on only two occasions in my life, one I described above, the other I was a bit closer to where I lived. Both were scary, even though I was driving below the speed limit, but the "white knuckle drive" described above was the worst. It was like driving with a blindfold... Luckily for me I wasn't on the motorway (freeway) with some of those insane drivers ;-) Chris - Aren’t they simply marvellous photos?

I’ve driven in dense fog on only two occasions in my life, one I described above, the other I was a bit closer to where I lived. Both were scary, even though I was driving below the speed limit, but the “white knuckle drive” described above was the worst. It was like driving with a blindfold… Luckily for me I wasn’t on the motorway (freeway) with some of those insane drivers ;-)

]]> By: Chris W. http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-614 Chris W. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:47:46 +0000 http://thebritgirl.com/2006/12/21/foggy-britain/#comment-614 WOW! Looking at a couple of those photos, my reaction was simply "Dear <i>God</i>, I couldn't imagine driving in that!" Then I remembered... I did drive in that at least one time I can remember. Some places in America can have fog that is that damn dense. It was a time where me and a dear friend of mine were driving back from a road trip from near western Illinois towards Chicago. We were going steadily past a few "blink-and-you-miss-them" villages. All of a sudden, we passed into a thick layer of fog. We couldn't see two feet past the hood view. Me being slightly insane, didn't bother slowing down much during this. Imagine our suprise when the road's median line suddenly took a sharp turn... and disappeared altogether! You should have heard the collective scream of sheer terror at that point! Of course, the road was still beneath us, I slowed down considerably, and we had a big laugh at ourselves. Ok... storytime's over... back to my pizza. Cheers! WOW! Looking at a couple of those photos, my reaction was simply “Dear God, I couldn’t imagine driving in that!” Then I remembered… I did drive in that at least one time I can remember. Some places in America can have fog that is that damn dense.

It was a time where me and a dear friend of mine were driving back from a road trip from near western Illinois towards Chicago. We were going steadily past a few “blink-and-you-miss-them” villages. All of a sudden, we passed into a thick layer of fog. We couldn’t see two feet past the hood view. Me being slightly insane, didn’t bother slowing down much during this. Imagine our suprise when the road’s median line suddenly took a sharp turn… and disappeared altogether! You should have heard the collective scream of sheer terror at that point!

Of course, the road was still beneath us, I slowed down considerably, and we had a big laugh at ourselves.

Ok… storytime’s over… back to my pizza. Cheers!

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