Snow UK

[Max-U52]

It's the only time of the year you can sit outside & escape the midges

The notorious Midge has evolved to bite people selectively : it prefers the English, in particular

The "notorious Midge"? I thought that particular "Midge" was white and furry, but I imagine she likes to bite the English as well, eh?

[AlwynTurner]

Well the beast arrived and dumped 3 inches of snow last night so only the main routes are open and even then with care, for the rest unless you've got a 4x4 it's stay at home day. It's so cold the salt/grit isn't working so I guess Derbyshire will now come to a halt. It's also the fine powdery stuff so it's drifting which means that Woodhead, Snake Pass, Cat & Fiddle, Holme Moss are all closed plus many more smaller routes.

What fun!
Alwyn

[midlife306]

90 bloody minutes to travel 5 miles to work this morning, what is it with people, they see a little bit of snow & immediately lose what little driving ability they had, grrrr....

Me having uprated suspension & semi-slick tyres didn’t help lol
Cheers
Wayne


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[midlife306]

It’s the numpties with 4 wheels you’ve got to watch out for lol


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[Max-U52]

90 bloody minutes to travel 5 miles to work this morning, what is it with people, they see a little bit of snow & immediately lose what little driving ability they had, grrrr....

Me having uprated suspension & semi-slick tyres didn’t help lol
Cheers
Wayne


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Sorry, Wayne, but in Escanaba ... That's swimmin' weather.

[midlife306]

I went to Chicago a few years ago in December, it was bloody freezing, the wind off the lake is a killer.
I might just take your recommendation & try out my purple posing pouch later


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[AlwynTurner]

We now have blizzard/whiteout conditions here with drifting snow in a strong wind and it's just dropped another 2 inches of snow with plenty still to come.........


Alwyn

[43rdRecceReg]

Here's what I saw moments ago from my front door. I was sunning myself yesterday, but the Beast from the East has finally bridged the Wall and is now assailing The 'Wildlings' up here in Wester Ross. Fans of 'Game of Thrones' will get the references. I live 300 miles North of 'The Wall' and yes, we are pretty wild! (not.. ). Luckily, the Grampian and Torridon mountains resisted the blast from the Ice King (Putin.. )..until this morning
I have to laugh at the BBC (biased broadcasting Corporation) by hinting that Russia (Beast from the East) is to blame for the bad weather, along with everything else that might threaten its support for all liberal things beginning with 'multi-" (but not 'Multi-tool )..., or for assailing its self- appointed moral highground on everything.
Gary, that's not Midgie frozen to death there. It's just a Westie guard monument.

Beast from the East overtops the Wall to assault the 'Wildlings'

[PainlessWolf]

Good morning,
Ware the weather out there. You all need to come to Colorado and experience the deep powder out here at least once in your lifetime. It is bracing to travel through pathways cut into snow higher than a rooftop.
regards,
Painless

[43rdRecceReg]

..Ach, this is nothing compared to the Winter of 1962/63, Painless. There were 15 ft snowdrifts in places; trains were fitted with snowploughs- (and they worked, not like todays' snowflake choo choos that react badly to the 'wrong kind' of snow..Really! )
I was on a farm at the time, and it was possible to drive tractors over dry stone walls (because they'd disappeared). Apparently, even the sea froze up to four miles out from Dunkirk. Hmm.. pity it didn't do that in 1940, as it would have saved the 'Mole' a lot of needless bother.