Most of you are probably aware of the weather rocking Britain this year. They’ve been snowed-in, iced-in, and had some nasty cold. I was listening to BBC Radio 1 the the other day, I believe during Greg James’ show, and a caller was commenting how it was -20 Celcius in London, which is not a common occurrence.
Being Canadian, I couldn’t help being a little amused as I scraped my car off, listening to the British complain about a few days of cold. To be fair, you adapt to the conditions you live in, and a snowstorm in an area unused to them can be disastrous. I do not know if the issue has been resolved, but I remember UK ministers talking about how they were running low on grit to keep the roads clear – disastrous for drivers unused to snowy weather. I’ve been told that when it snows in the Carolinas, (snow, but not even to stay on the road) grocery stores are cleaned out of canned goods and people put chains on the tires.
Holiday Inns in the UK have come up with a creative way of dealing with the cold. Nobody likes to climb into a bed with chilly sheets. Their solution: have a staff member warm them up for you! The way I understand it, you call the front desk twenty minutes before bed, and a staff member will put on a fuzzy suit and lay in your bed for awhile to have it ready for you. Novel, I’ll give them that. I don’t know if this service will be successful or not – personally I would find it creepy to have a stranger in my bed – but I give Holiday Inn credit for promoting themselves in a unique way.
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