Snow? what snow

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FlyingKiwi · #1 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:29 pm

Am well peeved
Only an inch here if you're lucky
White Xmas my foot
Bar Humbug

#2 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:34 pm

I think we had some flakes fall earlier.. might have been my imagination though

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:44 pm

Barely got a covering here yet, bloody cold though.

back_marker · #4 Post by **back_marker** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:19 am

Sat in a hotel in Innsbruck, absolutely tons of the stuff outside. Gatwick have the cheek to say that they can't open because they have a couple of inches of the stuff

Firestarter · #5 Post by **Firestarter** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 8:54 am

How bizarre, we've got about 2", went over towards Chester and Wirral yesterday and there's little more than a dusting.

Willopotomas · #6 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:02 pm

A good covering of good quality snow in Coventry. Think this stuff will be around for a while yet. Came down quite quick and compacts nicely.. Ideal for skiing, but I have no ski's..lol..

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:20 pm

Yep a good couple of inches .... minor compared to many parts of the land but it has caused enough chaos.

The first of it came down Friday morning ..... and they had chosen not to grit the main route in to the city from the M6/M69 - including the area around the main hospital - the one with A&E. Complete gridlock from before lunch 'till I'm not sure when.
Usual commute time to/from work is 5-10 mins ..... took me almost 2hrs to get home.

The ambulances were struggling big-time to get through.

What sort of numpty decides that the roads they won't bother to grit the routes to the hospital - particularly those to the motorway??

Idiots.

fastasfcuk · #8 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:11 pm

didly squat here.

Willopotomas · #9 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:18 pm

The main problem with Friday's helping was the rain before hand. Heavy enough to wash most of the salt n' shite off the roads. Then it snowed, settled and the gritters didn't get out in time.. by the time they did get out, the roads were already at a standstill, so what's the point..lol..

Nooj · #10 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:47 pm

Couple of inches here, more postponed customers, less pay for me :-(

On the up side, I did Manage to get Debz with a snowball last night that went in through a small gap in the car window, hit her in the side of her head and then rolled down into her top.

Samray · #11 Post by **Samray** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:57 am

The winter solstice is at 11.40pm today, so it's officially winter tomorrow.

DavShill · #12 Post by **DavShill** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 4:02 pm

Yeh and did you see the full eclipse of the moon. It happened about 7.30am. Clear skies here it was amazing. First time it's coincided with the winter solstice for 300 and odd years - Made the druids happy

Samray · #13 Post by **Samray** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:24 pm

Don't forget the meteor shower as well.

fastasfcuk · #14 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 10:37 pm

right dollop here today.