Snow covers freezing Sweden

[Resurrection]

http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=2900&date=20060120&PHPSESSID=296fbc040787bc42a3fde0e8225473bd


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As snowfall sweeping in from the east covered almost all of Sweden on Friday morning, forecasters warned that temperatures would continue falling over the weekend.

The temperature plummeted to below -40C in Vajumat in Lappland overnight, a record for this winter. But with a vicious wind in the west and north of the country, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute did not rule out a drop to -50C.

Thermometers in Stockholm were showing -10C while Gothenburg and Malmö were relatively tropical, with -7C and -3C respectively.

Around 20cm of snow was expected to fall across Sweden during Friday.

"There's going to be more snow throughout the day, and all the way up the east coast people should prepare for snow all day tomorrow too," said Jan Näs at SMHI.

The icy weather is causing serious problems on the roads. On Thursday 32 vehicles were involved in a pile-up which left the E4 north of Stockholm closed for over five hours. Friday morning was no better, with dozens of smaller accidents reported across the country.

A number of minor roads in the west of Sweden were closed due to snowfall, while a limited train service was operating between Malmö and Ystad in the south.

The treacherous conditions are likely to remain for another few days.

"On Sunday afternoon the temperature is expected to climb a little, but the snow will stay," said Jan Näs.

Right now we're having a blizzard and my uncle up north says its already -55C. Pretty cool, haven't experienced anything like this before.

Btw, for the Americans: http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

[eucalyptus]

Marshmellows and Oboy, thats what Im munching while watching TV and hearing the blizzard outside

[Saranof]

I know, even though I'm down south it's still fekin' freezing.

[Slinky]

its -30 here, but no snow :(

[Greek soldier]

its -30 here, but no snow :(

I once swam in Kavala with -25 degrees! Cooooool sea I must say. Hope to visit Sweden and test your chilly waters :) :) :)

[toki]

A little over 0°C and rain :cantbeli:
The worst if you ask me. I like dry cold snowy days alot more.
But they said the arctic air is coming here soon.

[operaattori]

i love Swedes womens.

[wulfstan]

A little over 0°C and rain :cantbeli:
The worst if you ask me. I like dry cold snowy days alot more.
But they said the arctic air is coming here soon.


Same here. Nice clear skies and crisp weather, means a cold front is a coming!

[Gauntlet]

60 degrees F over here in Maryland. I remember winter when it would be below 20 outside during the day. What gives?

[Lazarou]

"Only" -23°C (-9 F) here in southern Finland.

[caridon]

Nice warm -5C in Lund. Had lots of fun driving the company car this morning (rear weel drive makes for great cornering)

/C

[SeanAshi]

I lived in Fairbanks Alaska for 8 months and all it did was snow and it was dark outside for 21 hours of the day. I like snow but not that much.

[Greek soldier]

Till summer comes...

http://www.zakynthos-net.gr/all/beaches/navagio.jpg

Zakynthos

[EvanL]

There hasn't been a full week of winter weather here yet this winter. Its supposed to be -30*C by now but we've only gotten -18 and that was for one day.
It ****ign rained this winter more than its snowed.
If anybody thinks glodal warming is fake, I tell them to suck it long and hard.

[Fargin]

I just got home with black ice in my hair.

[Resurrection]

All my windows are now COVERED with snow, I can't see sh*t through them. The inside of my house is pitch black... haha god damn is this one hell of a change from hot sunny tropical Singapore.

[Greek soldier]

All my windows are now COVERED with snow, I can't see sh*t through them. The inside of my house is pitch black... haha god damn is this one hell of a change from hot sunny tropical Singapore.

Fill your house with candles and make it a romantic place...

[Resurrection]

Hmm... maybe I should and take some pics. If only I can find my camera. :)

[signatory]

Fill your house with candles and make it a romantic place...


God damn you greeks always wanna *** up the swedes p-)

[Greek soldier]

God damn you greeks always wanna *** up the swedes p-)

Ehh, yeah many young Swedish girls "visit" us every summer... for this kind of "services"... not to offend you, but in the islands this is reality.

[Thor]

Not to offend you Greek, but normally girls there party with other scandies, girls that hang out with greeks are either trash or old.

[Resurrection]

Or... drunk?

[Greek soldier]

Not to offend you Greek, but normally girls there party with other scandies, girls that hang out with greeks are either trash or old.

NOt so... I agree with Resurrection. Most of them are drunk. I've seen suck drunk Scandinavians many times in Cyclades. Pathetic scene, not recommended.

Mature ladies yes, but also girls in their 20s. They still believe in this stupid "Greek God" perceptionrofl rofl

[Thor]

NOt so... I agree with Resurrection. Most of them are drunk. I've seen suck drunk Scandinavians many times in Cyclades. Pathetic scene, not recommended.

Mature ladies yes, but also girls in their 20s. They still believe in this stupid "Greek God" perceptionrofl rofl
Well, I've been down there a few times so I have some field knowledge.. p-)

Trash girls gets really wasted, that's what I mean. And then there's the old ones, and they just scare me..

[Greek soldier]

Well, I've been down there a few times so I have some field knowledge.. p-)

Trash girls gets really wasted, that's what I mean. And then there's the old ones, and they just scare me..

I agree with you. I've even seen some fat ladies in their 40s. AAAAAAhhhh!!!

BTW, I go every year there... except Mykonos...

[Resurrection]

I've been to Turkey, but never to Greece. :p I really have to some day.

[Greek soldier]

I've been to Turkey, but never to Greece. :p I really have to some day.

Oh, come! And even drink one beer in Athens :) :) :)

[Resurrection]

With pleasure. How do they see on underage drinking in Greece? :lol:

[Greek soldier]

With pleasure. How do they see on underage drinking in Greece? :lol:

No problem. An 8 year old boy can buy a beer freely from the supermarket and enjoy it at home! How's that? No, we don't have "Systembolagets" here!!
But if under 17 you are not allowed to drink alcohol in bars and clubs, they request ID card.

[Resurrection]

Hahaha damn that's heaven. In Singapore I had to waste around two hours on average looking for a decent club that wasn't filled with cops.

[Greek soldier]

Hahaha damn that's heaven. In Singapore I had to waste around two hours on average looking for a decent club that wasn't filled with cops.

That's why the f**** Britons get drunk in Rhodos and Cyclades. Plus some other "Barbarian" Europeans...

Hope you are not one of them p-)

[Resurrection]

Loool "barbarian" Europeans? How are they barbaric? :lol:

[Greek soldier]

Loool "barbarian" Europeans? How are they barbaric? :lol:

Show their arses in the public, have a kind of *** in public etc. Even fighting with locals. Fortunately there is police, because locals, especially in Crete have guns (from small 9 mm pistols to WW II MP40 and AK-47!!)

Once a Briton (2002) bet with his friends that the driver of a garbage-collector truck won't start to move if he (the Briton) would have put his head under one of the wheels. His head was smashed...

[wulfstan]

When me and my gf were on Rhodes, Lyndos town to be precise, we went on a small boat trip, (not a pissed up slags kind of one, just about 6 ppl, a family and some old couples etc, saw the Guns of Navarrone etc) the Greek guide told us that because the British gave them their island back during WW2, they now had to give us cheap holidays! Nice joke, but i liked the idea of the sense of gratitude, pity we fukc it up every year!

[Thor]

The medi countries are considered to be a free zone where you sort of can do anything you want..

[Resurrection]

Wow.. yeah Crete is a big hotspot for us Swedes. Haha well I'm definately not "barbaric", I just like having a good time. Possibly score with a chick you know the usual.

[Thor]

Ressur, how old are you?

Not asking for ***.

[Greek soldier]

When me and my gf were on Rhodes, Lyndos town to be precise, we went on a small boat trip, (not a pissed up slags kind of one, just about 6 ppl, a family and some old couples etc, saw the Guns of Navarrone etc) the Greek guide told us that because the British gave them their island back during WW2, they now had to give us cheap holidays! Nice joke, but i liked the idea of the sense of gratitude, pity we fukc it up every year!

Dodekanissa belonged to Italy from 1912 until 1947. The Italians gave them back to us in 1948.



Wow.. yeah Crete is a big hotspot for us Swedes. Haha well I'm definately not "barbaric", I just like having a good time. Possibly score with a chick you know the usual.


Crete is for ze Germans, however there are Swedes that even own small hotels... Chicks? Oh, the Cretan women are the most beautiful in Greece, trust me :) :)

[Resurrection]

Fjorton, hurså?

[wulfstan]

So Rhodes was never invaded and occupied by ze Germans?

[Thor]

Fjorton, hurså?
Neeeeeee.. Me no believing

[Macs.]

I hate the cold weather !!!

I have a cold right now, and slime is coming out of my nose.

[Greek soldier]

So Rhodes was never invaded and occupied by ze Germans?

Nope. The German Nazis were solely interested about Crete. The Austrian Nazis want mainland too.

[Greek soldier]

Fjorton, hurså?

14? So young? And I thought you were above 20. :-(

[wulfstan]

Nope. The German Nazis were solely interested about Crete. The Austrian Nazis want mainland too.

I guess the guy was talking about Greece in general...

[Resurrection]

What part of "underage drinking" didn't you understand? :p

[Greek soldier]

What part of "underage drinking" didn't you understand? :p

I thought in general, because in some places doesn't exist and in some others you must be above 21 (actually, these are specific Athenian clubs).

Never mind. Hope you only drink one bottle of beer or wine or whiskey and nothing else... Because there on I may end up carrying you at the hospital...

[Resurrection]

I don't think I'll be visiting foreign countries any time soon though... except for the occasional trip back to Singapore. :(

I'll probably already be 18 by the time I get a chance to go to the countries on my have-to-visit list.

[Thor]

I don't think I'll be visiting foreign countries any time soon though... except for the occasional trip back to Singapore. :(

I'll probably already be 18 by the time I get a chance to go to the countries on my have-to-visit list.
You're seriously 14..? What were you doing looking for night clubs in Singapore then?

[Resurrection]

Not night clubs, regular clubs and bars. It's Singapore, there is a whole different attitude and culture towards it than here in Sweden.

[Greek soldier]

Not night clubs, regular clubs and bars. It's Singapore, there is a whole different attitude and culture towards it than here in Sweden.

Plus you pay huge fines in case you create garbage...

[wulfstan]

Plus you pay huge fines in case you create garbage...


and chewing gum is illegal.

[Resurrection]

In most cases it's usually over-hyped when it comes to the stuff about chewing gum and littering, etc. But there is one instance when I actually witnessed a cop tackling a person for throwing something on the street - wasn't pretty.

[Greek soldier]

and chewing gum is illegal.

Even throwing the remains of a cigarette... My father back in 1997 did this and paid somewhere about SING $246. Hmmm.,... Not a small fine...

[signatory]

Funny thing is I didn't see a single cop in singapore during my visit.


But they do love cameras...

[Resurrection]

Not a single cop? Where were you signatory?

[signatory]

Not a single cop? Where were you signatory?


indian town, city around orchard blvd down at borders and man u, hmm botanic garden around those areas.. I walked alot several hours per day and can't remember any cops

[Resurrection]

Ahh damn you visited Little India? Must've been terrible, smell-wise. Ughh, I remember taking a class field trip there, and I have to admit that I've never smelled anything worse.

That's strange, because most of the cops patrol around Orchard Road as its basically the center of Singapore. I used to hang out a lot near Borders, specifically at the American Club which was about a 5-10 minutes walk from there. And when we were hungry, most of the time we would go to the Burger King which was right next to Borders. Pretty convenient. :)

[signatory]

Ahh damn you visited Little India? Must've been terrible, smell-wise. Ughh, I remember taking a class field trip there, and I have to admit that I've never smelled anything worse.

Didn't smell where I went... actually I think I was just on the edge of little india and mostly around chinese/s'pore business and ppl.. only had lunch @ a indian place during one of my walks.. and they didn't speak a word english beyond "pay" ...but it was ok.


That's strange, because most of the cops patrol around Orchard Road as its basically the center of Singapore. I used to hang out a lot near Borders, specifically at the American Club which was about a 5-10 minutes walk from there. And when we were hungry, most of the time we would go to the Burger King which was right next to Borders. Pretty convenient. :)



:) I think I've been to that burger king... sometimes my S'pore memories get mixed up with parts of kuala lumpor. Oh oh .. did you see a Danish Pölsemannen near that borders?

[Holstein]

I must say that i relly like this weather.

Its really calm at work no drunk people no helicopters no ambulances, I really like it.

[Resurrection]

Haha okay I see. Did you get to experience any singlish while you were there? You know how they add the 'lah', 'leh', etc. at the end of each sentence. They also mix in some catonese like 'siao' which means crazy. So sometimes it would go like this: "Wha liao that boy very siao ah". :lol:

Hmm, I remember a Danish Viking hot dog stand, but I can't remember where I saw it... damn.

[Resurrection]

I must say that i relly like this weather.

Its really calm at work no drunk people no helicopters no ambulances, I really like it.

With the news continuously reporting on road accidents I'm quite surprised that it's that calm. Especially in Göteborg...

[Holstein]

With the news continuously reporting on road accidents I'm quite surprised that it's that calm. Especially in Göteborg...

Yea thers alot of car accidents but not so many personall injuries, in fact we havent got a single trauma alarm this night, well it 4 more hours to go but....


And since Mölndals Hospital now is the otropedcentrum in Gothenburg we doesnt get any old folks(they like to break their legs in this weather) upp here either.

But it did take me 1.5 hours to get to work. I hate Västtrafik

[Resurrection]

Lol nice... what exactly do you do? I know you work in the ER, but as what? Doctor, nurse?

[Holstein]

Im the head surgeon........not. im a transporter/security/alot of other things guy. I transport patients from the er to the wards and i take care of the fire/security alarms. Assists the Ambulance helicopter and the Ambulances when they arrives. Etc etc etc


[EDIT] and you are only 14, arent you supposed to be at sleep nowp-)

[Resurrection]

That's pretty cool. So, on average what injuries do you see the most often?

[Holstein]

That's pretty cool. So, on average what injuries do you see the most often?


Old folks that cant pee, and chest pains.

But when it comes to blood and gore then its car/mc accidents.

[EDIT] and on the weekend if you work the night shift you are more likely to see drunk people that have been involved in a fight or something like that and overdoses

[Resurrection]

Ohh okay. I've been wanting to become a trauma surgeon for quite a while... what's the pay like? And what gymnasielinje would you do for something like that? Samhälle?

[Holstein]

Ohh okay. I've been wanting to become a trauma surgeon for quite a while... what's the pay like? And what gymnasielinje would you do for something like that? Samhälle?


Do you for a surgeon or a transporter?

Im only timanställd but i make something like 12000 sek per month after taxes.


I think that the best gymnasielinje should be Natur if you want to be a surgeon.

[Resurrection]

Trauma surgeon. Like when a patient comes in to the ER with a heart attack and you need to perform emergency open heart surgery. All that good stuff. :p

Yeah you're right I should be asleep. My sleeping patterns aren't normal though. No matter what time I go to sleep, I always wake up at 2 A.M. It's quite scary sometimes. And it doesn't matter how tired I am when I go to sleep either. Always 2 A.M...

I also have an unusually high tolerance for pain killers and sleeping pills. Nothing I have is strong enough, and I doubt a doctor would prescribe anything strong to me because of my age and also those strict laws when it comes to prescribing drugs.

[Holstein]

Trauma surgeon. Like when a patient comes in to the ER with a heart attack and you need to perform emergency open heart surgery. All that good stuff. :p

Yeah you're right I should be asleep. My sleeping patterns aren't normal though. No matter what time I go to sleep, I always wake up at 2 A.M. It's quite scary sometimes. And it doesn't matter how tired I am when I go to sleep either. Always 2 A.M...

I also have an unusually high tolerance for pain killers and sleeping pills. Nothing I have is strong enough, and I doubt a doctor would prescribe anything strong to me because of my age and also those strict laws when it comes to prescribing drugs.

well you should go to a naturprogram if im not misstaking, but im not into the doctor stuff...................you know the real money is in akutvaktmästar yrket

[Resurrection]

A vaktmästare makes more money than a surgeon?

[Chuckie]

Nice and warm here in NY, it's about 60 degrees above normal.....

[Holstein]

A vaktmästare makes more money than a surgeon?


Oh the Sarcasm

[Resurrection]

Haha sorry, I'm tired. :( I should go to sleep...

[Holstein]

Haha sorry, I'm tired. :( I should go to sleep...

do so, I hold the fort:)

[Resurrection]

Lool aite, I trust you. Resurrection signing off! :D