Hover Fly
He, him, his
- Location
- Besides the lake, beneath the trees
Yet they have had snow lying for more than one day on Walney, which is very unusual.
Nominations for the place which has had the least snow
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Yet they have had snow lying for more than one day on Walney, which is very unusual.
Ste T.
Guru
Be careful what you wish for, you never know, you may get it.
For the last few weeks when everybody seemed to be getting loads, we here on the Merseyside coast were getting none whatsoever and the kids and missus where feeling well left out. I on the other hand , as the one who has to dig the car out and defrost it every morning( even though I don't use it ) have a slightly different view. Then comes Friday and we get ten inches in one night. The kids and missus where well chuffed. Straight out into the garden snowball fights, the lot. Then we realised why the lane was so quiet. The only cars going past were 4X4s and they were struggling. The council hadn't gritted or ploughed and there was no buses running. Mrs T was planning to go to town for her big Christmas push, last prezzies etc. and the girls were supposed to go to a party that evening Doh! All cancelled. I have never seen snow this deep around here before. Saturday night -19C and only managed to get out Sunday afternoon having spent two hours clearing the drive. Here we are Monday pm, nothing has melted and my weather station is reading-18.1C. at 7.30pm Still no buses, still no grit and the snow on the lane has compacted into solid ice. Binmen are not coming for their fortnightly collection tomorrow, I can't get a gas delivery and the coal man doubts if he will make either. And worst of all I'm starting to get cabin fever having not been on my bike for 4 days.
Winter wonderland my arse!
For the last few weeks when everybody seemed to be getting loads, we here on the Merseyside coast were getting none whatsoever and the kids and missus where feeling well left out. I on the other hand , as the one who has to dig the car out and defrost it every morning( even though I don't use it ) have a slightly different view. Then comes Friday and we get ten inches in one night. The kids and missus where well chuffed. Straight out into the garden snowball fights, the lot. Then we realised why the lane was so quiet. The only cars going past were 4X4s and they were struggling. The council hadn't gritted or ploughed and there was no buses running. Mrs T was planning to go to town for her big Christmas push, last prezzies etc. and the girls were supposed to go to a party that evening Doh! All cancelled. I have never seen snow this deep around here before. Saturday night -19C and only managed to get out Sunday afternoon having spent two hours clearing the drive. Here we are Monday pm, nothing has melted and my weather station is reading-18.1C. at 7.30pm Still no buses, still no grit and the snow on the lane has compacted into solid ice. Binmen are not coming for their fortnightly collection tomorrow, I can't get a gas delivery and the coal man doubts if he will make either. And worst of all I'm starting to get cabin fever having not been on my bike for 4 days.
Winter wonderland my arse!
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Oi! There's my Mum...
Glad to hear she's not snowed in, anyway.
As Gromit said, nothing in York this time, we had a fair bit last time, just a few hard packed chunks of that left now. Very cold though, and we think St Nicks Fields where I work is the coldest place of all, being in a dip. As I left work this evening, I could feel my nose hairs freezing.
FFS! There's a NEWS SPECIAL on right now. Shock horror, it snowed in winter....
Mind you, I'm fretting a bit - got to get home on Friday, and hope my sister and family make it up from Winchester ok. It's easy to scoff at people stuck at airports, but I know I'd be gutted if our family Christmas went wrong.
FFS II: a chap from the RAC has said they are getting calls about frozen door seals and locks. How dumb are people that they can't sort that out themselves?
<bangs head on table>
OP
OP
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I just recognised one of the people they just interviewed!!! I helped her son when his chain came off his bike.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
never covered the ground in wellingborough just heavy frost
gbb
Squire
- Location
- Peterborough
We had about an inch or two of snow that lingered for several days, maybe just over a week ago. It was so cold it just sat there, but in reality, we've had very little in Peterborough. I dont think there's been any on the ground for about a week.
The thermometers been off the scale all day, so less than -5. There was one day where the temps were in the +'s...otherwise its generally been below freezing for maybe 2 weeks.
I still think there's something about the lie of the land round here. Having moved from Notts in the late 70s...we never get much snow round here.
The thermometers been off the scale all day, so less than -5. There was one day where the temps were in the +'s...otherwise its generally been below freezing for maybe 2 weeks.
I still think there's something about the lie of the land round here. Having moved from Notts in the late 70s...we never get much snow round here.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
International embarrassment - so said the 10 o'clock news........FFS.... Look why the planes are stuck........ snow where they are parked......
So who want's to fly in an iced up plane eh.......... (PS I was stuck with the Ash issue this year...extra week hols)........
Flipping heck, weather comes in cycles........... we are in for a few cold winters...... get on with it.......
So who want's to fly in an iced up plane eh.......... (PS I was stuck with the Ash issue this year...extra week hols)........
Flipping heck, weather comes in cycles........... we are in for a few cold winters...... get on with it.......
Ghost Donkey
Guest
Glad it's not just me then who thinks so "well" of Leicester (Arch's mum and forum members excepted). The cycling's crap as well as the city. It's no wonder I turned to triathlon to break the tedium of the roads around here.
Still no snow. Loads of snow in Brum again, Leicester's less moany neighbour
, and loads in the excellent cycling country and my homeland of West Yorkshire. By comparison my faher-in-law was complaining it's down to 16 degrees in Athens and too cold to go out. Wait until he gets the occasion freezing spell and snow fall which Athens enjoys some years 
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asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
According to the map I must have driven through Leicester quite a few times but that's all I know about it.
-12C here at 9 a.m.
-12C here at 9 a.m.
