And it snowed

Warning: if cynicism is an incurable trait in you, you may wish to read no further.
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When the snow started on Friday night it was clear it was something different to anything London had seen in recent years. The snow was just somehow ‘different’. Almost immediately people were outside, failing to make snowmen (newly fallen snow isn’t that good for making them it seems).

The real delight came yesterday, however, when London was transformed. 20cms of white stuff and all the kids in my street had massive grins on their faces. A short walk outside and I was talking to neighbours, children and even getting into snowball fights with teenagers in the street (the aim of some of the yoof today is shocking – what do they teach them at school?! :p). Somehow, the lines were redrawn. Even the police were getting into it!

We might be in the middle of a ‘credit crunch’ but were I religious I would say that yesterday was God’s way of telling everyone they work too hard and need to take time off.

I managed to get into Central London on a riverboat. The views from the Tate (opened by seemingly a handful of dedicated staff who were all grinning) were awesome. St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Houses of Parliament in the snow are just sublime. The fact that you could walk the streets of London and talk to people as you passed them, look at everyone with the knowing grin ‘yes, I’m enjoying this too!’ was worth a million times more than the £2bn that was lost according business leaders. For once, innocence rather than capitalism was the order of the day.

There were a few who insisted on tutting and wishing the transport system worked but I for one hope we never ‘fix’ the fact that once in a while, London, one of the world’s foremost financial capitals, shuts down in the face of white stuff that comes out of the sky. Long may we remain incompetent in the face of snow.

I hope you all stayed safe and had the chance to have some fun!

We made a God called ‘Money’, we worshipped it and forgot that it was our own creation.

studentmedic

A couple of pictures from the last couple of days. Including the snowman I made with some friends :p

It’s Snowing

In case you hadn’t noticed.

Now go out and have some fun. This is nature’s way of telling us we work to hard and need to have a day off (apologies to those who really can’t, hope your days at work at too bad)

Be safe!