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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:40 pm Post subject: Snow Watch |
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Snow is due to spread across the country as the cold weather is being blamed on the Russians. This may reach you over the next 24 hours. London and the South East is expecting upto 10 inches. Monday morning will be a nightmare..
Have you got any of the white stuff? |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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We have a thin covering right now and it's really bitterly cold here with icey winds blasting us from the North Sea... I just looked out of our 2nd floor window to see some of our pigeons huddled together on the roof. I don't know how they survive this cold. _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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Toggy
Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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None yet but not looking forward to tomorrow morning, I'm hoping the forecast is wrong. |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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It's white all around as I look out of the window here in Cheshire.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Some can be seen at Shoreham airport on their webcam here: http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/webcam.asp _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Typical. Tomorrow morning I've got to drive 100 miles down to Heathrow.
Normal route is the M40 (from Warks.)
Usually I cut from the M40 down to the M4 near Maidenhead, past Slough and onto Heathrow which avoids the M25.
or maybe I'll just take the M40 right down to the M25
Another route is to go via M45 and M1 then M25
Must listen out on the radio for trouble spots/snow.
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Shaky Fan
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 628
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: Snow Watch |
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mark occomore wrote: | Snow is due to spread across the country as the cold weather is being blamed on the Russians. |
First the UK's poor results at Eurovision - now this! What will they do next??? |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1553 Location: Kingston Upon Hull/ The Cloud Factory
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Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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A white covering in the Eastern bit of God's own County (Yorkshire) We are expecting it to get worse overnight, but I'm not at work until 3pm _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: |
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John W wrote: | Typical. Tomorrow morning I've got to drive 100 miles down to Heathrow.
John |
It's worth checking to see if the flight has been diverted elsewhere, especially if you are meeting someone. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:16 am Post subject: |
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I got up just after 5 am this morning, all upcited, about the snow I'd heard tell of on the news- looked out the window.... nothing , not a flake of it; bearly a frost. There has been a little snow in the last hour or so but nowhere near enough to be able to cancel my dentist appointment this m orning - there's a couple of hours to go before I'm due in the chair. I've just had an awful thought- imagine getting snowed in - while I'm at the Dentists- looks like you're gonna be here for a while Mrs H - have you thought about a few extractions at all? |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:46 am Post subject: |
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Be brave, Rachel, even if the weather forced cancellation you'd have to go another time! Lie back and think of England _________________ MiS |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:50 am Post subject: |
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We've had just enough snow to cover everything but the roads appear to be clear, apart from the usual rush hour trouble spots, and only a few schools in the remoter parts closed. The sky's just clearing, we might even get some sun to warm things up, minus 1.7C at the moment.
Hope the visit to the dentist goes OK, Rachel _________________ Ron |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:57 am Post subject: |
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Quite a lot of the white stuff here and all trains cancelled, so it's an "in" day for me...whoopee _________________ MiS |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:04 am Post subject: |
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It's snowing a bit harder now- the Dental Receptionist has told me that it's not snowing at all where I'm going - so here goes.... off to the seaside.....now what is I have to take?- blanket- food- water- shovel - wellies- sos flares-mobile- teleport belt, oh and some dosh ( for bribes)
Tis just a check-up... last time I got a discount for being so good.... ( well really it's cos I have only one tooth) |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:35 am Post subject: |
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False hopes, and all that. A thick grey blanket has descended and it's snowing quite steadily. _________________ Ron |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: Falling for you..... |
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I escorted my wife to the bus stop so that she wouldn't fall in the icy conditions. As I returned home I slipped on on the skating rink like road and fell over myself! One feels such a fool in front of a crowd of people! |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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About five inches of snow here, nearby school closed, no buses or trains.
I'm staying in!
Ian. |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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I'm back home , or for the scousers... I'm bachhhhhh...
not a bit of snow on the roads at Weymouth... just a bit slushy on the pavements and on the seafront, where it was FREEZING!! Still everyone driving at 2MPH though-- southern jessies... what are we like?
No treatment required My nashers are fully nashable and nashing nicely- still cost £47 though.
5" in Northumberland -those were the days - I can remember climbing up a snowdrift in Northumberland, when I was a wee bairn, and standing on a lamp-post at the top.
Top tip - never wear white socks when sledging in a coal bag. Your mum will go mad! |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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Very grey and still snowing, but it's quite wet and not adding much to the covering. Roads still free and buses running (I cannot believe they've cancelled them all in London - in my 15 years down there in 1950s/60s, when we had "proper" winters and they had "proper" buses, they always kept going).
Local primary school has kept them all in at lunchtime - killjoys: their field slopes and is just made for sledging!
£47 for a checkup (mine's similar) - you can understand why they all wanted out of the NHS! _________________ Ron |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3611 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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A couple of schools in Chorley have closed. I have no idea why, as they're only a couple of streets from my house and it's all perfectly fine. Seems a bit of an over reaction, really. |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Was listening to discussion on Matthew Bannister's show and reflecting how our school never closed its doors, even in the snow of 1963. What's changed?
Ian. |
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iknewdavidjacobsmum
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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It's been snowing all day in East Sussex. The local school was closed as most of the kids come from outlying villages and the buses couldn't make it. The main roads are driveable, but Southeastern trains aren't running any services to London, they are stopping them about 20 miles outside. Would never have happened in the days of Diesel engines! |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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What's changed?
We walked...
(Schools were more local - so less need or reliance on staff and parental car journeys or public transport)
Heating systems were less sophisticated, thus less prone to breakdowns.
School buildings were in better condition - they may have wonderful computer, language and science labs inside but the fabric outside (and above, because there are a lot of leaky roofs) has in many areas not been touched or maintained properly since then.
And the over-riding reason:- Health and Safety, for unless all the paths and roads are kept clear of snow and ice someone might slip, fall, break something, and sue. _________________ Ron |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Now getting worse, and settling.
My wife's arrived home, kicked out of work early! _________________ Ron |
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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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John W wrote: |
Usually I cut from the M40 down to the M4 near Maidenhead, past Slough and onto Heathrow which avoids the M25.
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And I did it!
While the rest of the country ground to a halt I drove 200 miles to Heathrow and back!
The snow was a bit hairy on the A404(M), between M40 and M4, but I bravely re-opened the outside lane before it got completely covered over
I left my wife at the T3 departures at 12noon :-*
Just when I got home 1.30pm she phoned and said a bus was taking them to the plane, expected take-off 2.30pm, 2hrs late.
She'll be in Miami about midnight our time
She'll be in sunny Florida, and I am wife-less for three weeks.
Just looked at the bookcase here and there's a red envelope sitting there .....
..... aaawww I KNOW what it is, it's a Valentine's card from my wife
(darn, I didn't think of that!)
But I've got time to post one (she's at her mum & dad's place in Fort Lauderdale)
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: |
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The problem with this country we are not really prepared. They don't need to keep adding grit after grit. The outside lane of the motorways were still full of snow. The highways agency need to push the snow to the side. Can't they do that because of Health and Safety reasons This is country is becoming a third world country, and him at Number 10 ain't helping. I feel ashamed of this country. It's also rubbish they knew about this days ago . |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:20 am Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | I feel ashamed of this country. It's also rubbish they knew about this days ago . |
Rubbish Mark!
They did know about it days ago. I did extra shopping that I'd planned to do early this week on Friday so that it wouldn't matter if I couldn't get out.
So what if the country came to a standstill for a day or even 2. It's what happens on Christmas Day and I don't'hear you saying you are ashamed of that.
The world won't come to an end just because it snowed and people took a day off!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:44 am Post subject: |
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I've been out and about this morning with my camera... here's a selection of snaps....
The road where I live
Dorchester South Railway Station:- fully functional
Town Gardens
The Town Clock
The road through town.
Steve... he and his pooch were very cold. I had a long chat with Steve ( as I do every week)- his goal in life is to save enough money for a passport, so he can go on holiday somewhere warm. He makes around £10 a day selling the Big Issue.
Bandstand. |
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Clive55
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:35 am Post subject: |
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What a lovely day yesterday. no busses no trains. a day off work. wondered in the winter wonderland of Wimbledon Common with a friend stopped off at the pub
i've taken today off work, too!
back toi the grindstone tommorow!
I have been conscientious tho. i've had my work phone on yesterday & today |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely photos Rachel!
It started melting last night in my part of Cheshire and a lot of it has gone. Have just run O/H to the airport to catch a flight. This time yesterday I was wondering if his trip would be cancelled.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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It's thawing quite rapidly here in West Northumberland.
Ian. |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | The problem with this country we are not really prepared. They don't need to keep adding grit after grit. The outside lane of the motorways were still full of snow. The highways agency need to push the snow to the side. Can't they do that because of Health and Safety reasons This is country is becoming a third world country, and him at Number 10 ain't helping. I feel ashamed of this country. It's also rubbish they knew about this days ago . |
This sounds like an article from the Daily Mail!
Our dear PM can't be held responsible for the snow, and it's up to the Councils to dish out grit - would you have Gordon do it himself?
There was an idiot on the news yesterday saying we were a "3rd world country", that is just ludicrous and, frankly, plain stupid.
As Helen says, we knew several days ago we were in for a packet of snow, so cupboards are stocked and extra coal is heaped on the fire.
(good pics, Rach - thanks.) _________________ MiS |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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MadeinSurrey wrote: | mark occomore wrote: | The problem with this country we are not really prepared. They don't need to keep adding grit after grit. The outside lane of the motorways were still full of snow. The highways agency need to push the snow to the side. Can't they do that because of Health and Safety reasons This is country is becoming a third world country, and him at Number 10 ain't helping. I feel ashamed of this country. It's also rubbish they knew about this days ago . |
This sounds like an article from the Daily Mail!
Our dear PM can't be held responsible for the snow, and it's up to the Councils to dish out grit - would you have Gordon do it himself?
There was an idiot on the news yesterday saying we were a "3rd world country", that is just ludicrous and, frankly, plain stupid.
As Helen says, we knew several days ago we were in for a packet of snow, so cupboards are stocked and extra coal is heaped on the fire.
(good pics, Rach - thanks.) |
I know we knew last week. I'm not saying Brown caused the problem, but still think we are not prepared for this and how can other countries cope. Gordon getting his hands dirty that would be interesting |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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Now you are being ridiculous to even think of suggesting Gordon Brown is at fault, Mark.............
Of course we are never prepared because we get these conditions so rarely and they don't last very long when they do. Are you suggesting we have all the equipment for a 'once in every 18 years event' occurring?
I must admit I couldn't recall having that much snow in 1991 and maybe up here we didn't. However we worked out that we bought our bright orange snow shovel 18 years ago, (in Bakewell so the label on it says!) and we haven't used it since! So maybe they are right!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely photographs, Rach - nine o'clock and hardly a soul about, save at the station!
Although I didn't realise until I went out mid-morning, most of our schools were closed today, rather than yesterday when it actually snowed, because none of the approach roads had been gritted last night and everywhere was one great skating rink this morning (and still is, despite some earnest sunshine). Local councils have apparently run short of the stuff, a statement you might think incredible after one day of winter weather, but then they haven't really needed that much of it for the last ten years and a stockpile costs money. _________________ Ron |
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mark occomore
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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London Tonight are showing news clips from foreign TV channels how we are poor at coping with snow. |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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The question is, is it really worth spending a lot of taxpayers' money to hold in reserve a lot of expensive equipment and raw materials for use on two or three days of the year, on recent performance.
On the basis that a miss is as good as a mile, all the preparation in the world doesn't, and hasn't, avoided the disruption seen in Canada and the US this past week, caused by their normal winter weather. _________________ Ron |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:51 am Post subject: |
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No snow at all today - all gone. 4 big degrees outside. Sunny too. ( well it will be when it comes up properly.
Thanks for nice comments on my snow pics. See; you have to get things when you can!
I'm off to "town" today won't be back 'til later this evening. Have a nice day y'all..... |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hope you've had a great day, Rach, and get home safely.
It looks as if you might miss the next band of snow - councils here have been given a Red Alert by the Met Office to expect lots of white stuff first thing tomorrow morning.
It's certainly getting colder - minimum last night -1C, max today +2C, but it's already -2.5C. I'm nipping out to help my wife negotiate the treacherous footpath from the bus stop, but with my track record it might be a case of United we stand, Together we all fall in a heap and see what we've broken (hopefully only her laptop!)
Later - Made it! blushes and bones live to fight another day! _________________ Ron |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: |
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Ah yesterday was – how should I put it? Not what I was hoping for Ron, but I was home – warm and happy by 6:30 ish. Surprisingly, the thing that I thought would mess-up my day turned out to be the only thing that worked really well; the trains. Perfect timing on the journey up and down.
Booking in advance means you can go first class with two singles for around two thirds of the cost of a second class cheap day return- the only downside is you have to catch an agreed train. It was quite amusing cos when you book first class tickets on line you get an allocated seat with one of those little ticket things in the top letting everyone know that they can’t sit there- well there was only two of us in first class … up and down.
I was surprised by how much snow and ice was still on the pavements in London- it was freezing too! Big Ben’s makeover looked pretty in the sun, and the London Eye is bigger than it looks. Buskers were out in force, and a man dressed as Zorro – swords and all, was accosting people on the south bank- if he hadn’t called me “blondie” – I may have stopped to talk to him. (I’m so much more than just a hair colour) I didn’t take my camera (who wants to look like a tourist in London?) I have a few snaps on my phone but you need a 6-month training course (yep I’m a shumck- it’s a Motorola) to learn how to transfer them to a PC. My old phone did it by infrared transfer – it was really easy. I have a very nice snap of my lunch bought from M & S Simply Food at Waterloo, on the fold down tray thing in front of my seat. Fruit Salad – hand baked Crisps (what do they mean, hand-baked?) and Pomegranate and Raspberry Juice.
What I really want to know is – where are all the Pigeons’ feet? The Pigeons at Waterloo station have no feet- it’s an outrage! |
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