Toots Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Langholm in south west Scotland last Sunday afternoon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 8 hours ago, Toots said: Langholm in south west Scotland last Sunday afternoon. the snow used to last 3 -4 months - maybe more in Scotland . now its just bits and bobs ,a week here and there , more rain than snow I bet . as I say ...nothing like it used to be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 10 hours ago, bunbury61 said: the snow used to last 3 -4 months - maybe more in Scotland . now its just bits and bobs ,a week here and there , more rain than snow I bet . as I say ...nothing like it used to be here's one for you toots - Bannockburn ...a floating Robert the bruce 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 14 hours ago, bunbury61 said: the snow used to last 3 -4 months - maybe more in Scotland . now its just bits and bobs ,a week here and there , more rain than snow I bet . as I say ...nothing like it used to be Where did snow last 3-4 months? In my childhood in the 60s and 70s winters were definitely colder but even then appreciable snow was quite rare ( in the SE of England at least). From the 80s on it was normal to go years without any snow worth mentioning (by which I mean snow which settled or lasted more than a few hours on the ground). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumbeat Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 22 hours ago, Toots said: Langholm in south west Scotland last Sunday afternoon. That's a beautiful photo, it looks like a painting. However, I remember having to trek to school in snow and biting cold wind and the romance disappears 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Apart from the couple of cold snaps we have had this winter is once again proving to be pretty mild and unwinter like, its actually a bit weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Snowdrops in the garden already so I don't expect much more cold weather short term anyway. Forecast is saying 10-12 for the next week. That will do me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Gbye grey sky said: Where did snow last 3-4 months? In my childhood in the 60s and 70s winters were definitely colder but even then appreciable snow was quite rare ( in the SE of England at least). From the 80s on it was normal to go years without any snow worth mentioning (by which I mean snow which settled or lasted more than a few hours on the ground). I cant be arsed getting into a debate with you ...its just wasted time ....try looking at the records ...1963 and 79 for a start . back when we had 4 defined seasons ...when 10c in mid January , in northern Scotland was unheard of . scraping ice off your car from November - march was a regular occurrence.....not any more 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, bristolman said: Snowdrops in the garden already so I don't expect much more cold weather short term anyway. Forecast is saying 10-12 for the next week. That will do me. and me ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Tulips are up but not out. Haven't seen daffs in flower yet. Bleeding geraniums are still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 9 minutes ago, bunbury61 said: I cant be arsed getting into a debate with you ...its just wasted time ....try looking at the records ...1963 and 79 for a start . back when we had 4 defined seasons ...when 10c in mid January , in northern Scotland was unheard of . scraping ice off your car from November - march was a regular occurrence.....not any more Yes it's undeniable, literally everyone is saying the same thing, winters are not anything like they used to be and while cold weather doesn't bother me at all milder is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, bristolman said: Yes it's undeniable, literally everyone is saying the same thing, winters are not anything like they used to be and while cold weather doesn't bother me at all milder is good. 1 hour ago, bristolman said: Yes it's undeniable, literally everyone is saying the same thing, winters are not anything like they used to be and while cold weather doesn't bother me at all milder is good. in fairness to goodbye grey sky .....he or she maybe a bit a bit younger ,and maybe from the south east ...it does make a difference . in my humble opinion the tipping point was the 90s ....i came back to the u.k in the mid 90s . our first Christmas drink out with the lads ...it was shirts and light jackets ....and i was thinking where is the 4 layers of clobber for a night out lovely again today .....no , really it is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Just now, bunbury61 said: in fairness to goodbye grey sky .....he or she maybe a bit a bit younger ,and maybe from the south east ...it does make a difference . in my humble opinion the tipping point was the 90s ....i came back to the u.k in the mid 90s . our first Christmas drink out with the lads ...it was shirts and light jackets ....and i was thinking where is the 4 layers of clobber for a night out lovely again today .....no , really it is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, bunbury61 said: in fairness to goodbye grey sky .....he or she maybe a bit a bit younger ,and maybe from the south east ...it does make a difference . in my humble opinion the tipping point was the 90s ....i came back to the u.k in the mid 90s . our first Christmas drink out with the lads ...it was shirts and light jackets ....and i was thinking where is the 4 layers of clobber for a night out lovely again today .....no , really it is I don't think they are younger to be honest, not from what I have read. Maybe living in the SE made a difference but we lived in the SW and winters were very harsh back then, now it's a few weeks here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 9 hours ago, Drumbeat said: That's a beautiful photo, it looks like a painting. However, I remember having to trek to school in snow and biting cold wind and the romance disappears I remember having to go on evening visits (for work) and the streets hadn't been gritted. More than once we were fearful that our car wouldn't stop as we slid slowly down a road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 1 minute ago, ali said: I remember having to go on evening visits (for work) and the streets hadn't been gritted. More than once we were fearful that our car wouldn't stop as we slid slowly down a road. that still happens occasionally ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, bristolman said: I don't think they are younger to be honest, not from what I have read. Maybe living in the SE made a difference but we lived in the SW and winters were very harsh back then, now it's a few weeks here and there. a few weeks ...it was a few days in all honesty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoDemocracy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 10 hours ago, Gbye grey sky said: Where did snow last 3-4 months? In my childhood in the 60s and 70s winters were definitely colder but even then appreciable snow was quite rare ( in the SE of England at least). From the 80s on it was normal to go years without any snow worth mentioning (by which I mean snow which settled or lasted more than a few hours on the ground). Look, you know full well, we need Brexit, then we'll have snow and sub zero temps just like we had in 1947 and we won't have the immigrants to clear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 1 hour ago, bunbury61 said: a few weeks ...it was a few days in all honesty Yes indeed it was days to be honest, I thought weeks might be more believable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 S 5 hours ago, BacktoDemocracy said: Look, you know full well, we need Brexit, then we'll have snow and sub zero temps just like we had in 1947 and we won't have the immigrants to clear it! who cleared it in 1947 then ,you clown , before the immigrants started arriving in such numbers ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 hours ago, bristolman said: Yes indeed it was days to be honest, I thought weeks might be more believable seriously Bristol ...herefordshire had a few days when it got hit ....and that was it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoDemocracy Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, bunbury61 said: S who cleared it in 1947 then ,you clown , before the immigrants started arriving in such numbers ? The miners and the locals, I don't see the present crop of students getting out on a shovel do you , the same with the strawberry crop, eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 13 hours ago, BacktoDemocracy said: The miners and the locals, I don't see the present crop of students getting out on a shovel do you , the same with the strawberry crop, eh. so are you implying that people of today are incapable or unwilling ? ...surely ,that goes against your left wing principles ...brothers and sisters and all that . you see, occasionally people on the left show their contempt for their own people ..liking down their noses at the people that they apparently represent 2 / who used to pick the strawberries before mass e.u migration ? could it possibly be ,that these people could have a 3 month visa to come and pick the strawberries , if the British public are too lazy or incapable ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunbury61 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 11 hours ago, Toots said: lLoch Leven, Kinross, Scotland 3c .....Bidford on Avon ,Warwickshire ...today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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