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14 January 2016, 10:46 AM
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It's the pre-math that's more bone-chilling than during-math and aftermath. Radio 4 sorted my head out though, by telling how bad Russia gets it but life goes on as ever, over there. R4 said that they have fantastic machines to move the snow out of the way and take it away completely, and that makes a huge diffrence. The reporter was't sure what happens to that tonnes of scooped up snow, though. He was due to tell later, but before he could tell, I had reached my destination among the snowy covered hills here.
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14 January 2016, 10:52 AM
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14 January 2016, 01:50 PM
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No, no. It's true. Look up Flintshire weather for early this morning (12:00 am onwards) and you'll see I'm telling nothing but the truth. I did think of taking the pic on my iPad before I left for work, but I was rushing. I could have taken the pics of the Horse Shoe Pass hills that are covered with thick snow, but it's been shut due to dangerous weather conditions.
Cats weren't desperate at all to get out this morning. I'll chuck them out to play in snow when I get back. Mind you, rain might have washed away all that fallen snow that end- by now.
Cats weren't desperate at all to get out this morning. I'll chuck them out to play in snow when I get back. Mind you, rain might have washed away all that fallen snow that end- by now.
14 January 2016, 01:59 PM
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No, no. It's true. Look up Flintshire weather for early this morning (12:00 am onwards) and you'll see I'm telling nothing but the truth. I did think of taking the pic on my iPad before I left for work, but I was rushing. I could have taken the pics of the Horse Shoe Pass hills that are covered with thick snow, but it's been shut due to dangerous weather conditions.
Cats weren't desperate at all to get out this morning. I'll chuck them out to play in snow when I get back. Mind you, rain might have washed away all that fallen snow that end- by now.
Cats weren't desperate at all to get out this morning. I'll chuck them out to play in snow when I get back. Mind you, rain might have washed away all that fallen snow that end- by now.
14 January 2016, 02:16 PM
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14 January 2016, 10:13 PM
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What's the surprize with it snowing?
It's the first half of winter in Britain, snow happens!
I'll guess that it will snow some more during 'winter' and get colder than it has been.
Forecast for the next 2 months - rain, cold winds, frost overnight, bright spells, sleet or snow/snow showers
It's the first half of winter in Britain, snow happens!
I'll guess that it will snow some more during 'winter' and get colder than it has been.
Forecast for the next 2 months - rain, cold winds, frost overnight, bright spells, sleet or snow/snow showers
14 January 2016, 11:46 PM
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What's the surprize with it snowing?
It's the first half of winter in Britain, snow happens!
I'll guess that it will snow some more during 'winter' and get colder than it has been.
Forecast for the next 2 months - rain, cold winds, frost overnight, bright spells, sleet or snow/snow showers
It's the first half of winter in Britain, snow happens!
I'll guess that it will snow some more during 'winter' and get colder than it has been.
Forecast for the next 2 months - rain, cold winds, frost overnight, bright spells, sleet or snow/snow showers
No I didn't mean to say that the sun rose in the west or anything like that, because that will be an unbelievable surprise. I still think that it's quite a magic to see a snow fall (no matter how inconvenient) as it doesn't snow that much in the UK, does it. All that White Christmas and a fat snowman with a carrot for a nose and coal pieces for eyes and with your old scarf around his neck seem to be just the fairy tale stuff. It does happen but not that often. The worst snow fall of late was in March 2013. Even January 2010 snow fall wasn't as harsh, although 2010 was impactful due to the stubborn longetivity of the fallen flakes. I understand that Scotland has different story, though. They live in a fairy tale there; snow wise.
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15 January 2016, 07:47 PM
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Well we have had more snow again last night and today, but it kept getting washed by the sleety rain. There's still some stubborn snow on the road. Put it that way that it's snowing as it feels like it.
My workplace had more snow last night, but I could make it to the valleys via the hills with not much effort. Everyone was wishing for a snow holiday, but it didn't happen.
Horse Shoe Pass was opened this morning, but even a 4B4 could have skidded down the steep drop, if not extra vigilant, as there was so much snow and ice on the benders there. I had no guts to stop there and start taking pictures like some fool, but I took this mediocre iPhone pic from the valley village in my break time, just to capture the snow covered Horse Shoe Pass hills:
You may see two or three ducks still p7ssing about in the canal. This canal surface was frozen yesterday, but I've noticed that these ducks are damn good in breaking ice and warming the frozen waters with their piddle-paddling.
Perhaps they should post here on SN.
My workplace had more snow last night, but I could make it to the valleys via the hills with not much effort. Everyone was wishing for a snow holiday, but it didn't happen.
Horse Shoe Pass was opened this morning, but even a 4B4 could have skidded down the steep drop, if not extra vigilant, as there was so much snow and ice on the benders there. I had no guts to stop there and start taking pictures like some fool, but I took this mediocre iPhone pic from the valley village in my break time, just to capture the snow covered Horse Shoe Pass hills:
You may see two or three ducks still p7ssing about in the canal. This canal surface was frozen yesterday, but I've noticed that these ducks are damn good in breaking ice and warming the frozen waters with their piddle-paddling.
Perhaps they should post here on SN.
15 January 2016, 10:32 PM
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No I didn't mean to say that the sun rose in the west or anything like that, because that will be an unbelievable surprise. I still think that it's quite a magic to see a snow fall (no matter how inconvenient) as it doesn't snow that much in the UK, does it. All that White Christmas and a fat snowman with a carrot for a nose and coal pieces for eyes and with your old scarf around his neck seem to be just the fairy tale stuff. It does happen but not that often. The worst snow fall of late was in March 2013. Even January 2010 snow fall wasn't as harsh, although 2010 was impactful due to the stubborn longetivity of the fallen flakes. I understand that Scotland has different story, though. They live in a fairy tale there; snow wise.
I like to see snow too, but it doesn't seem as often or as deep as 25 years ago.
It was heavy around here in 2010, we had a meet in Worksop and drove down the A57, 2 hours later when we were coming home the road was blocked. Some vehicles were stranded for over 2 days!
16 January 2016, 01:33 PM
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Snowed again here last night/early morning, and more to come as per the forecast. It was a right job getting to the car on my drive and trying to slip it off the drive, in order to get to the office in town. Office drive was terrible! I fell on my @rse there last year by slipping on the black ice, so today, I was extra vigilant.
I tell you what helped this morning. A tube of cooking salt. Nothing unknown to the amazing humans as wise and experienced as you lot, but I can't thank enough the tube of 750 gr. salt for .27p from Aldi, which had been lying about in my kitchen cupboard. I think crushed sea salt would have been better, but we eat that ourselves in our food
So, basically, as I don't buy the rock salt anymore, I used table salt to melt the ice on my drive at the location I was to put my foot on, and that helped. I did the same on the office drive. It enabled me to walk on the ice more efficiently with my handbag and heely boots. I've bought two more tubes and I'll keep one in my massive handbag during this freezing weather spell.
I tell you what helped this morning. A tube of cooking salt. Nothing unknown to the amazing humans as wise and experienced as you lot, but I can't thank enough the tube of 750 gr. salt for .27p from Aldi, which had been lying about in my kitchen cupboard. I think crushed sea salt would have been better, but we eat that ourselves in our food
So, basically, as I don't buy the rock salt anymore, I used table salt to melt the ice on my drive at the location I was to put my foot on, and that helped. I did the same on the office drive. It enabled me to walk on the ice more efficiently with my handbag and heely boots. I've bought two more tubes and I'll keep one in my massive handbag during this freezing weather spell.
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16 January 2016, 05:39 PM
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Daviee, I think it's amazing that you remember the makes of the things that your lady wears. If her scarf isn't an option, just use your most disliked tie for the purpose. If that's not an option either, use a couple of your old socks, tie them together to make a scarf-like article. Or, an old tea towel would do. Do anything, but scarf is essential imo. Look forward to the pic of the snowman. 
Good pic of your street! We had snow like that in N. Wales in March 2013. Our fat cat disappeared under the snow, and reappeared like a snow lion in our garden:
If her scarf isn't an option, just use your most disliked tie for the purpose. If that's not an option either, use a couple of your old socks, tie them together to make a scarf-like article. Or, an old tea towel would do. Do anything, but scarf is essential imo. Look forward to the pic of the snowman. Good pic of your street! We had snow like that in N. Wales in March 2013. Our fat cat disappeared under the snow, and reappeared like a snow lion in our garden: