Are you a foreign contractor trying to make a delivery?
Perhaps you have an urgent international deal to sign-off on?
Dear rest of the world,
We regret to inform you that UK plc will most likely be closed for the whole of Monday, 2nd February due to adverse weather conditions – known as ’snow’. Unlike other European countries where the ’snow phenomenon’ is experienced more frequently, we have no equipment to manage under such challenging circumstances. Consequently our trains, buses, roads and airports have been deemed inoperable and have duly been closed. We realise we did have a week’s warning from the Met office, but due to the economic crisis we did not have enough money to make proper arrangements. If your request is urgent please feel free to contact the next nearest European country that is still open for business. Apparently France is still working.
Yours faithfully,
UK Plc.
P.S. If you don’t believe us just LOOK at these pictures of chaos. 
Copyright: Neil Hume, photographer.
Related link:
Hume’s gallery — Long Room
Transport for London travel updates – TFL