To still want to go to London?

[Rosieeo]

We're in Yorkshire and have had a huge amount of snow overnight, as I know the majority of the country has! It looks lovely and we're all off school, which is fab.

DH and I have plans to go to London this weekend. We're going on the train for a couple of nights and have been looking forward to it for ages. The children are staying with my parents.

It has been suggested to me by a friend that it would be very irresponsible of us to go to London given the weather and that fact that the kids are with my parents. I think that if the trains are running and the weather has calmed down a little here, then I still want to go.

What do you think? AIBU?

If the mainlines are working and you are staying in central london and the children are with you parents you should be fine. We are in SW London and the roads haven't been gritted and couldn't get DS to school a couple of miles away this morning - tried but turned back and I am robust.

Have to go to the west country tomorrow and the dc are farmed out with friends from after school unitl lunchtime Saturday (11 and 15) and no gp's as back up. Now that I am thinking about cancelling.

Made it to Asda and back, took my shovel and had to use it to help an old girl move her Fiat Punto out of a snow drift in the car park!

Feel like a Canadian. No way am I not going to London now, bring it on!

I think Greenwich, with access the the DLR, should mean you are OK. As has been mentioned, anywhere served by Southern is much more stranded. We are SE23, DP hasn't made it into work today and DDs nursery has only just opened.
Central London is fine though apparently, you will have a fab time, enjoy! V. jealous actually as starting to get cabin fever...

Just so you know - Greenwich is South Eastern Trains not Southern Trains (two different companies)- in case you're looking on websites for info.

I'm about 6 miles further out than Greenwich. Roads are bad, pavements are bad and local shops are running out of fresh stuff as they've had no deliveries for couple of days. Been snowing all day and the sky is dark.

I would say don't travel unless you have to - unless sitting on a train for hours on end is better than sitting at home in the warm!

Kbear - thanks! It was Connex South East when we used to live in Greenwich and I knew it had changed but thought it was to Southern.

I'm hoping that a clear day tomorrow will ease the pain a little. I can't give up without a fight!