Blaming the news for this.....UK in arctic conditions...bla bla bla....
So what they really mean is that the horrific weather that has been plaguing Scotland and Northern Ireland since mid November has finally reached London.
So now it is newsworthy, it warrants more than a tag line at the end of the main news. In fact there are even special one off news programmes about it.
This has been going on for a while. Most airports in Scotland have been closed but didn't get interview after interview with passengers moaning about it.
32 inches of snow fell in one night in the town where I live but 'down south' gets a dusting of 2 or 3 inches and people are attempting to ski to work!
With all the talk of how unprepared the UK is, I don't think this Kind of news mentality does not help. Yes we now the weather is awful but is has been for over a month now...get on with it! I'm sure there are some decent news worthy stories out there!
Rant over.
Disclaimer: I now fully expect numerous posts telling me how much snow you have in your area, how disabling it is, what relatives are stuck at the airport, how it's awful etc....... But this has been happening for over a month!!
The 'UK' may be expecting arctic conditions but places like Northern Ireland,Scotland and Wales have just had to cope with it without it being glorified by the BBC news at every opportunity...