Snowmageddon!!1!

We always make fun of it when it happens in England or America, that a bit of snowfall completely disrupts the country, but pride comes for the fall. Today we got our turn, as more snow fell down in a single day than has been seen in years (more or less). Road traffic ground through a halt all through the west of the country, the trains stopped running and here in Amsterdam all the buses had to be taken off as well because it was just too dangerous for them. At the office this morning all the talk was about how and if people would get home, the various weather and traffic were largely unavailable and in general a mild and somewhat pleasurable sort of panic reigned.

Of course, for those unlucku sods out in the provinces who had come into work normally in the morning, it was a problem getting home, as every other fscker in a car decided to leave early and “beat the rush”, the trains stopped leaving and the public transport in Amsterdam itself slowly wound down as well. But still, for me at least it wasn’t all bad. The trams I needed were all running and yes, there were some delays but I was warm and dry and with an unread book so all the eseentials were there. What’s more, the walk home from the ferry because the buses had been cancelled was quite peaceful, especially with this on the headphones. Yes, I was surprised too.