tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140588945268426242.post4500726275960119149..comments2024-03-27T12:10:19.093+11:00Comments on Humour For All Occasions: Round the world in a time machineGordon Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490110300662592903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140588945268426242.post-7431543772764500092009-02-03T05:03:00.000+11:002009-02-03T05:03:00.000+11:00This is a moving target game or sure.This was the ...This is a moving target game or sure.<BR/>This was the picture I referred to on the Boston post has now appeared in another papers. Ihttp://www.welt.de/english-news/article3132614/Heathrow-airport-closes-after-heavy-snow.html captioned the same ad Boston’s <BR/>Tables stand covered in snow in London's Canary Wharf February 2, 2009. Heavy snow brought much of London's transport to a halt on Monday with airport runways forced to close and all bus and many train services suspended. (REUTERS/Jonathan Bainbridge) <BR/>But Boston have a new one on their post now captioned. Tourists pose beside a snowman in Parliament Square, in central London February 2, 2009. (REUTERS/Stephen Hird) <BR/>I also note my original blog was sent by Google Blogger 1:10 AM Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in the future and over 4 hours after I submitted it, Now as I write this the time at 12:59 AM Tuesday in Bangkok is not even caught up to that yet. <BR/>So I guess this answer and original truly is an international conversation I have had with my myself in 4countries in as many time zones, with my question asked after I give my answer so really making “Today Yesterday Tomorrow “.<BR/>No wonder all this is so confusing but I guess between us now Kate we have sorted it out. Maybe Reuters should do a piece on one on Global Warming now to really confuse us. I can imagine the headline,” Global Warning debate heats up as hell freezes over and yesterday’s future becomes Today in the Past .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7140588945268426242.post-13102301910837138202009-02-03T03:54:00.000+11:002009-02-03T03:54:00.000+11:00Here is the full text of the Reurers Feed use By B...Here is the full text of the Reurers Feed use By Boston Globe:<BR/><BR/>Home / News / World / Europe <BR/>Heathrow closes, British transport halted by snow<BR/> Tables stand covered in snow in London's Canary Wharf February 2, 2009. Heavy snow brought much of London's transport to a halt on Monday with airport runways forced to close and all bus and many train services suspended. (REUTERS/Jonathan Bainbridge) <BR/>By Kate Kelland <BR/>February 2, 2009 <BR/>Email| Print| Single Page| Yahoo! Buzz| ShareThisText size – + LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow airport closed both its runways on Monday as snow brought major British air, rail and road transport systems to a halt, affecting millions.<BR/><BR/>Heathrow and London's three other commercial airports warned of severe delays and flight cancellations, many bus and train services were suspended and highway authorities warned of hazardous driving conditions in southern and central England.<BR/><BR/>More than 250 flights at Heathrow, the world's busiest international airport, were canceled and a further 1,000 faced cancellation or delay, a spokesman for the British Airports Authority said. Heathrow handles 180,000 passengers a day.<BR/><BR/>Flights at Gatwick, Stansted and Luton to the north of London, and London City Airport were also widely affected.<BR/><BR/>Britain's Met Office said some parts of the country, including London and other parts of south east England, could be covered by up to 15 centimeters of snow by midday on Monday.<BR/><BR/>It issued a "severe weather" warnings for large parts of the country, with weather experts saying south east England was experiencing some of its worst snow since the early 1990s.<BR/><BR/>Tens of thousands of commuters were advised not to make the journey into work in the British capital and hundreds of schools were closed across the country. But many workers attempted to walk to their offices, trudging through thick snow.<BR/><BR/>Transport for London said all London buses -- which would normally carry 6 million people on an average day -- had been withdrawn from service "due to adverse weather and dangerous road conditions" and reported problems on all but one of the capital's eleven underground train lines.<BR/><BR/>The nation's railway operator, Network Rail, said many major routes had been severely affected with routes through Kent and Sussex in southern England the worst hit. The Southern and Southeastern rail firms suspended services into London.<BR/><BR/>So far, this winter has been Britain's coldest in more than a decade and forecasters expect the cold weather to continue for several more days with freezing winds blowing in from Russia.<BR/><BR/>The Highways Agency said drivers should avoid all unnecessary journeys and warned those who had to drive to proceed with extreme caution. "Be equipped with warm clothes, food, water boots, a torch and spade," it said in a statement.<BR/><BR/>(Additional reporting by Luke Baker)<BR/><BR/>© Copyright 2009 Reuters. Reuters content is the intellectual property of Reuters or its third-party content providers. Any copying, republication, or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com