No business like snow business: The funniest tweets about London’s flurry of snow
The Met Office had issued warnings, Transport for London (TfL) said it had prepared – but in the event, in the capital yesterday's snow flurry proved pretty disappointing.
That didn't stop Londoners from taking to Twitter to express their excitement, though. Here are the best tweets about #Snowmageddon.
With the Met Office having issued warnings days ahead, Londoners knew they must be prepared.
Saw a couple of snowflakes earlier, so thought I should stock up on a few things. pic.twitter.com/2pnIjtKfdF
— Graham Guest (@clearlyGG) January 12, 2017
But no one panicked.
Snow in London 🙈 pic.twitter.com/DS6Svy0G8c
— Hanane حنان (@HananeLDN) January 12, 2017
Because of the snow I imagine every supermarket in London has hordes of customers fighting over the last medium sliced loaf.
— Paul (@Paul0970) January 12, 2017
(Except the media…)
https://twitter.com/cronkshaw/status/819793287334666240
Despite TfL's best assurances, everyone knew how London would react.
Apparently it is going to snow. London doesn't handle snow well. The Luftwaffe could have crippled us by dropping snow instead of bombs.
— Duncan Weldon (@DuncanWeldon) January 12, 2017
SNOW IN LONDON.
Watch as childlike wonder devolves quickly into apocalyptic panic.
— James Clark 📈📉¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@mr_james_c) January 12, 2017
When it finally arrived, there was a sense of… disappointment.
North London snow swizz 2017 ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ pic.twitter.com/20zo7pw5ls
— Catherine Vallely (@Cathvallely) January 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/ASAP_KURDY/status/819625211326844928
https://twitter.com/chriswragg/status/819630839835348994
london is so beautiful in the snow pic.twitter.com/FZrB6yxHXG
— Hannah Jewell (@hcjewell) January 12, 2017
Some felt like they had been cruelly deceived.
What's all this about snow? There's no snow in London. FAKE NEWS! Sad.
— Tom O'Hara (@tomoharawrites) January 13, 2017
London snow like… pic.twitter.com/LIt9fK6YAM
— Anna (@thatswedishgirl) January 13, 2017
Most soldiered on, despite the horrors.
North London snow horror: Red Cross declare a natural disaster zone…..#sarc pic.twitter.com/c1wmXbxgXl
— beautykinguk (@beautykinguk) January 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/joaska_/status/819828943947780097
#London #snow #thundersnow pic.twitter.com/sQqirUPeJh
— Charlie ^_^ The Sadest Panda of them all (@Purple_key182) January 13, 2017
Although inevitably, out-of-towners took the chance to complain about how soft Londoners are.
Southerners urged not to travel unless necessary as snow, ice and blizzards approach. Northerners – you'll need your cap. #snow
— Alan Cleaver (@thelonningsguy) January 12, 2017
UK is reeling under #Snowmaggedon (i.e. More than an inch of snow).
Meanwhile in Norway pic.twitter.com/SDNAyXcCU0
— KulganofCrydee 🎗️🇮🇱🇬🇧 (@KulganofCrydee) January 13, 2017
Still – for one of our colleagues, it was a chance to bring out his lyrical side.
"London snow: a poem"
It's not quite snowflakes,
not quite sleeting,
it's liberalmetropolitanelite-ing— Tim Miller (@timmiIIer) January 12, 2017