For the last….weeks? Month? Months?… I don’t know.. Let’s start again.
For the last week it has been snowing every day. And the weeks before that have also been snowy. And as I remember it the month before that too. It seems to me that the Swedes are becoming genuinly tired of having to sweep their garden paths every day, having to wait for the buses every day, and being late on the train. You would think that a northern country like this one would be prepared for the snow. But nope! It causes so many problems and disruptions, and you must have noticed how much people are complaining? Gees. Of course, I don’t like waiting, or being late, or being too cold (even if I rarely am - get some proper winter shoes is my advice), or not being sure if Ill make it to England tomorrow. But I do LOVE snow. More than I hate being late. So – I have taken on the role as the winter’s defender. As soon as someone sighs or complains I am there, beaming with a big smile on my face and talking about all the good things about winter. Mainly I talk about rosy cheeks, fires, all the fun activities and so on. I LOVE it.
Except for public transport it seems to me like we are handling it quite well so far anyway. Sure, some roofs have fallen under the pressure and so on, but as of yet (as far as I know) few people have been hurt because of the snow. Even read in the paper the other day that there have been quite few accidents on the roads and stuff. Guess people are just more careful. And maybe drunk drivers think it is wise to stay inside? But then on the other hand I went for a 30 min walk in Gothenburg this weekend, and saw 3 cars on the side of the road stuck in the snow. So maybe there has been lots of problems and people havent hurt themselves because they have had a soft landing?
And it is not just us that are having problems, as far as I can tell these snow madness have created “chaos” in several places. I know the UK have been hard hit, and I also remember seing an article about Washington DC being struck of a blizzard at some point. And while we are on the subject of Washington DC….
Many of you know that what happens with climate change legislation in the US will have a huge impact on the world, and Obama’s ability to join the fight to combat climate change for real. are you reading the news about it – are you keeping updated? It is important as a student of peace and development studies to read the news, surf the web, and keep an at least fairly general knowledge about whats going on around the world. If you haven, when it comes to US legislation, this is a good article for you. Go on – read it!
