We all dream of a white Christmas but this year many Irish people realised that maybe we are better off with our run of the mill green Christmas. Many parts of the country looked as picturesque as the most
beautiful postcard but the reality was far from the Winter Wonderland we all expected.
The country was sent into disarray and proved to us that essentially we are unprepared and unable to deal with the extreme weather. Many of the roads around the country were hazardous and others completely impassable as was reported in The Irish Times on Christmas Eve.This article gives a good indication of just how dangerous our roads really were: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/2010/1224/Pg006.html#Ar00602:03C32607533307B3BD0983CA04D45406B4621503A116D3AF
With airport closures there were many who would not spend Christmas with their loved ones and were instead stranded in airports all over Europe. Usually Christmas eve is a time of celebration and rejoice in Dublin airport as families and friends are reunited but this year because of the continuing downfalls of snow it was a time of disapointment and despair. This news clip from RTE on the 21-12-2010 shows just how bad the traffic in the airport was and the desperation of many people to get home for Christmas.
After all is said and done I have to admit that the snow looks beautiful and is exciting when it first starts to fall. People all over the country act like children and it is accepted. I think however after the Christmas we have just experienced, the people of Ireland will have no problem accepting a green Christmas for the year to come.
Snow sounds great in theory, we all look forward to snow days but in relaity you can't leave your house, you can't do anything and it's just cold...not my cup of tea!!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with you more, I for one will not be wishing for a white christmas next year.
ReplyDeleteSnow is lovely when it first falls but I just hate the way it restricts you. You can't do anything.
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