Euroland Freeze
Cold icy winds and blowing snow has battered the British Isles and the Continent for weeks now. And December 21st is the first day of Winter!
Winter conditions have plagued Airports, rail networks, and the roads over much of England, Scotland, parts of France, Belgium, and Germany. Travel delays and frazzled nerves have become the norm. British newspapers report the worst snow and icy conditions in thirty years.
Travel chaos has not only affected airports but has curtailed the Eurostar train, the rail link connecting London with Paris and Brussels.
Naturally in the days before Christmas, the Euroland Freeze has become the story. Happily some people can look forward to great skiing--but getting to the snowbound resorts may pose a problem in itself. For the record I recall near snowless winters in the Austrian Alps at Christmas time in the late 1960's. In recent years natural snow conditions have been better.
Apparently rumors are rife, but unconfirmed, that that Santa's elves are getting swamped with one major holiday request from all over Europe--a bit of global warming!
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