{"id":26624,"date":"2018-03-02T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26624"},"modified":"2018-03-02T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:22:24","slug":"snow-big-deal-get-lives-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/02\/snow-big-deal-get-lives-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow big deal: Get on with your lives, Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOT everyone has been gripped by panic that a Red weather warning and 20cms of snow instilled in many Cardiffians.
\nPermanent Geordie and temporary Cardiff resident Tasmin Lockwood<\/strong> has not been impressed by the city’s reaction to the snow. Here she gives her take on how we’ve dealt with the combined forces of The Beast from the East and Storm Emma.
\n“Cardiff rarely has nice weather. In my experience, it\u2019s cold, wet and dull most days of the week – that might be why council workers are taking so many sick days<\/a>. <\/span>
\nToday, Friday, March 2, 2018, is no exception, but the temperature has dropped enough to make the city\u2019s regular raindrops freeze. Not literally, of course, because that\u2019s not how it works. <\/span>
\nFor days Cardiffians have had X percent chance of snow, a percentage which has changed so quickly and frequently that my colleague, Em Gill, redrafted Tuesday\u2019s weather piece at least four times in less than half an hour before being able to publish it.<\/span>
\nYesterday, the snow hit. Much to my disbelief, I must add. And suddenly regular dullness is made beautiful with a blanket of bright snowflakes.<\/span>
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