Thought for the day ” “If wars can be started by lies, Peace can be started with truth” Julian Assange.
“The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.” Jean Paul
Like a lot of people, before I came to Norway I had an idea that it was a modern, efficient and well-run country. Certainly on the first, short tourist visit the country looks very pretty with some dramatic scenery. But beyond the fjords and mountains things are not so pretty.
Another example in the newspapers this week showing that things are not so modern and efficient in Norway. Ruter, the company which organizes the buses and trams in and around the Oslo capital region, has said that its’ travel guarantee’ (where it normally pays for alternative travel costs if a bus/tram service is delayed) will NOT apply during the current snows which Norway is experiencing.
The reason for this is that it considers the current snows to be a “force majeure”. I cannot understand why any Norwegian person or company can consider snow in the middle of WINTER to be an exceptional circumstance. It is Norway, it is Winter and normally in latitudes so far north then the frozen water does fall in the form of snow. I would like to see a refusal to pay compensation because of this snow tested in a court of law. I definitely do NOT consider snow in the middle of Winter to be anything unusual. I can also think of at least 3 other countries where snow in Winter has little effect on public transport. Those countries are not surprised by it. But this is Norway…..
Another photo from the archives, a Bergen to Oslo train on its journey to Oslo, without snow.
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