Guest chris955 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yes apparently a lot of lambs have died. It's sad because lambs are supposed to be a sign of spring. It's one of the things i look foward to I remember during the long long drought when we first moved to Brisbane seeing literally hundreds and hundreds of sheep, cattle, pigs etc being bulldozed into huge holes and buried because they were starving to death as the paddocks were just dirt withnot ablade of grass. It must be absolutely heartbreaking for the farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Was the same seeing them disposed off after the mad cow disease. Horrible to see. I couldnt be a farmer - such hard work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Was the same seeing them disposed off after the mad cow disease. Horrible to see. I couldnt be a farmer - such hard work I lived on a farm when I was little and my parents worked really hard. We had milking cows and there was never a day off - cows still need milking twice a day on Christmas Day. They gave up when I was about 11 (Dad had never wanted to farm, but was under lots of pressure from his parents) and we could start having a weeks holiday every year! I've just been watching the farmer next door. He's come down with a load of feeding troughs and huge straw bales to put in the field with the new lambs. He was here before I got up this morning and has been back and to all day trying to make life easier for his animals. We have no snow, it's just VERY cold. I can't imagine how hard it must be for those dealing with snow drifts, no electricity and frozen water supplies. It's a life only for the most hardy, but thank goodness some people want to do it. We'd be stuck without them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Yep they definitely have it tough but do a good job. Dave grew up beside a farm and helped out there from a early age then worked there full time and then on and off at farms as he was older so he used to tell me all the stories. Cows kicking or pushing you against a wall lol. Its a difficult enough job without weather making it worse, Must be hard for them right now. I hope i see the wee lambs out and about soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I didnt watch it but apparently on STV news there was a farmer on talking about the lambs and was very emotional. Wee shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndoe Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 It could be worse, we could be in cyprus! You talking to me? :biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It could be worse, we could be in cyprus! I heard a guy from Cyprus being interviewed on the radio yesterday. He was born in the UK and had gone to Cyprus 12 years ago for "a better lifestyle". He was working as a bar man. When they asked him how it had affected him he had moved most of his money before the crisis as he could see it coming, so wasn't too bead. He could still get to some of his money. At the end of the interview they asked if it was enough to make him move back to the UK, he just said "not at all". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I heard a guy from Cyprus being interviewed on the radio yesterday. He was born in the UK and had gone to Cyprus 12 years ago for "a better lifestyle". He was working as a bar man. When they asked him how it had affected him he had moved most of his money before the crisis as he could see it coming, so wasn't too bead. He could still get to some of his money. At the end of the interview they asked if it was enough to make him move back to the UK, he just said "not at all".[/quote] Why? Probably because it would have been 'Out of the pan and into the FRIDGE!'!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 So how is the lovely spring weather that we always hear about in the UK ? Is everyone enjoying it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest 47403 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 So how is the lovely spring weather that we always hear about in the UK ?Is everyone enjoying it ? Weather is crap light dusting of snow again this morning. And no with the exception of a few the majority of proper Brits are fed up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I heard a guy from Cyprus being interviewed on the radio yesterday. He was born in the UK and had gone to Cyprus 12 years ago for "a better lifestyle". He was working as a bar man. When they asked him how it had affected him he had moved most of his money before the crisis as he could see it coming, so wasn't too bead. He could still get to some of his money. At the end of the interview they asked if it was enough to make him move back to the UK, he just said "not at all". And the point of this post was ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 So how is the lovely spring weather that we always hear about in the UK ?Is everyone enjoying it ? I dont suppose anyone is enjoying it, rather bizarre question really. Im not enjoying it anymore than a flood or heatwave or drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 And the point of this post was ? It was in reply to BritChicks who wrote "it could be worse, we could be in Cyprus.":cool: Keep up homeward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Oh Im keeping up dont worry . I found the last sentence particularly telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHANO7 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I dont suppose anyone is enjoying it, rather bizarre question really. Im not enjoying it anymore than a flood or heatwave or drought. Totally agree with you HB588. Makes me laugh when people say the weather is poor in the uk. Most of the time it is but when its nice its lovely. Can wait for the bus in the summer without sweating your **** off. Perth and Australia is beautiful but so is the UK and with far more character and culture than Australia would ever have. In my short time here I have found Perth to be a little bit dull, Like a supermodel with no personality !! We have scratched the itch and are off home to family friends and people that dont just care how blue the sky is or how close the beaches are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I dont suppose anyone is enjoying it, rather bizarre question really. Im not enjoying it anymore than a flood or heatwave or drought. I don't know though. Perthbum will be on anytime now to say how it's sunny and perfect in Stratford Upon Heaven but with pristine snow on the ground and kids on sledges all over the place, having to avoid the daffodils still growing through the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've just saw on STV news they think this weather will last another month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I've just saw on STV news they think this weather will last another month Really ? Is that Scotland ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Its a bit pathetic really. Imagine the crap I would have copped if I had asked how people were enjoying the recent lovely floods and storms and bushfires. The weather is the weather regardless of where you live and if the weather is the be all and end all to anyone that is up to them, to me there are more important things. Totally agree with you HB588. Makes me laugh when people say the weather is poor in the uk. Most of the time it is but when its nice its lovely. Can wait for the bus in the summer without sweating your **** off. Perth and Australia is beautiful but so is the UK and with far more character and culture than Australia would ever have. In my short time here I have found Perth to be a little bit dull, Like a supermodel with no personality !! We have scratched the itch and are off home to family friends and people that dont just care how blue the sky is or how close the beaches are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Im not sure because they seem to be saying the metoffice is saying it for the whole UK but then go on to describe scotlands situation the now with the powercuts etc. I'll put the article up in a minute. I want heat not more of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Warnings the wintry weather could last until the end of April 27 March 2013 07:14 GMT Arran: The snow is has hit Argyll badly, leaving thousands without power. The big freeze gripping the UK could last until almost the end of April, according to forecasters. The latest Met Office forecast suggests temperatures are unlikely to recover to normal averages for the time of year until the latter part of next month. Sub-zero temperatures look set to bring misery for the rest of the week and throughout Easter weekend as the dangerous wintry weather shows no immediate signs of abating. The Met Office outlook for Sunday to April 9 predicts cold, dry weather, with a few light snow flurries and widespread frost and icy patches overnight. Severe weather warnings for snow are in place for much of the east coast of Scotland on Wednesday. Fresh snow fell overnight with motorists urged to take care on roads. The speed limit on the Forth Road Bridge was reduced to 30mph due to the slippery conditions. The A939 Ballater - Cargarff, B976 Crathie - Gairnshiel and B974 Banchory - Fettercairn roads are all closed because of heavy snow. In Ayrshire, a 12 mile stretch of the A77 between Girvan and Ballantrae closed in both directions after an HGV jack-knifed at around 7.30am on Wednesday. Hundreds of people in western Scotland face a sixth day without power after being cut off last week, and many transport routes remain impassable because of deep snow drifts. More than 18,000 properties in Argyll in and the Isle of Arran were without power after ice and snow damaged pylons, damaging the electricity network. Scottish and Southern Energy said 925 homes remained cut-off overnight in Kintyre, Argyll, and 725 on the Isle of Arran. It is hoped everyone will be reconnected by the end of tomorrow. In a statement, SSE said: "Conditions continue to be challenging, but we believe that, providing no further significant damage to the network is found, customers who lost their supply as a result of the recent severe weather event should have electricity restored by the end of Thursday night." For many people, the situation is having a major impact on their day-to-day lives. Father of two Frank Chinn has had no electricity, phone line or heating at his home in Southend, at the foot of the Kintyre peninsula, since Friday afternoon. The 37-year-old learning support teacher said: "We've had no information since then apart from what we could get on an old radio. "It's been great fun - we've been out and about making snowmen, having snowball fights and so on - but it's starting to wear off. "There's been no word about when we will get power, when we'll get a phone line or internet or heating. It's the lack of information that's concerned us." Fears have also been expressed about problems arising for farmers caused by the widespread disruption during the lambing season. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead offered the Scottish Government's support. He said: "The main issues for farmers in affected areas have been lack of power in lambing sheds, difficulty tracing livestock and difficulty getting feed to livestock - the drifts are simply too deep to allow tractor or quad bike access. "To help tackle this I have been working closely with stakeholders and convened an industry group this afternoon to assess the need for, and availability of, specialist equipment such as tracked vehicles and generators. We are considering whether helicopter assistance would be beneficial. "We will continue to work closely with those on the ground to assess whether there is anything further assistance we can offer and to monitor the position moving forward - both in the short-term and as the thaw arrives." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Might be the north by the look of it, down here looks to be nice from pretty much now on. Im not sure because they seem to be saying the metoffice is saying it for the whole UK but then go on to describe scotlands situation the now with the powercuts etc. I'll put the article up in a minute. I want heat not more of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would rather have this weather to a extreme heatwave (45+) or a drought but then again im not the one sitting absolute covered in snow and no power for 5 or 6 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris955 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I would rather have this weather to a extreme heatwave (45+) or a drought but then again im not the one sitting absolute covered in snow and no power for 5 or 6 days Having experienced those things many time in my years in Australia give me the cold anytime. I had to pick something up in Kidderminster yesterday and the bloke I was speaking to said they had a total of less than an inch of snow, there was absolutely nothing when we went but 5 miles back towards us it was about a foot deep but he reckons that in Clows Top they get snow in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It snowed here in July one time according to dave's mum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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