calNgary Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, bristolman said: It's winter lol. I don't expect the weather to be great especially in February. No one said it wasnt winter did they ??? and to be honest its no different to you or others discussing/ dissing the heat here in summer or the rain in wet season ,then is it? LOL Cal x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, ayda said: no snow yet here and not had to chip ice off car once yet this winter. Crossed road this morning and a car stopped with some ice around front windscreen - person crossing in opposite direction remarked where the car must have come from as we just don't see ice, which is exactly what i was thinking. Saying that it's still far too cold for my liking and we are due the white stuff tomorrow! We have probably had more frosts this winter than the last 5 combined but still barely into double figures and a few days of snow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, calNgary said: My in laws are over at the moment and have just spoken with hubbys sister back in our old home town, she said it is minus 4 and snowing !! The beast from the East (lol) as arrived.. I dont envy them at all and the in laws are hoping its gone and warmed up a bit before they go home. They did say there have been some nice days this year so far but its the lack of cinsisentcy that gets you down and i must admit that is what used to annoy me. Cal x The journalist Enda Brady is always doing a spot from the UK on my way home - he said lots of trains were cancelled in East Anglia and parts of the UK had been hit badly with a severe weather warning for parts of Ireland. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, ali said: The journalist Enda Brady is always doing a spot from the UK on my way home - he said lots of trains were cancelled in East Anglia and parts of the UK had been hit badly with a severe weather warning for parts of Ireland. You should have rang in and asked him if he knew it was winter.. lol Ive just been on Facebook and seen some of our friends pics and posts and it does look quite severe in some parts. At least its not stopping anyone we know going about their daily business and getting to work although it may in the next few days if it gets worse, fingers crossed for them that it doesnt. Cal x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, ali said: The journalist Enda Brady is always doing a spot from the UK on my way home - he said lots of trains were cancelled in East Anglia and parts of the UK had been hit badly with a severe weather warning for parts of Ireland. Yes it's hit the East and SE of the country pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandgroper Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, calNgary said: My in laws are over at the moment and have just spoken with hubbys sister back in our old home town, she said it is minus 4 and snowing !! The beast from the East (lol) as arrived.. I dont envy them at all and the in laws are hoping its gone and warmed up a bit before they go home. They did say there have been some nice days this year so far but its the lack of cinsisentcy that gets you down and i must admit that is what used to annoy me. Cal x Mine are over too they have just been showing us there facebook feeds getting a lot of snow where they are from and the schools are closed, crappy weather for the start of spring feel sorry for those stuck there! Not good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 It quite often snows at this time of year, or at least it did. My birthday is on the 27th Feb, and I can think of numerous times where it has snowed on or around my birthday, growing up in Birmingham. The Met Office has just issued a red weather warning for our bit of Scotland, so OH is on his way home. It is too bad for the kids to play out in it, the wind is too strong. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, LKC said: It quite often snows at this time of year, or at least it did. My birthday is on the 27th Feb, and I can think of numerous times where it has snowed on or around my birthday, growing up in Birmingham. The Met Office has just issued a red weather warning for our bit of Scotland, so OH is on his way home. It is too bad for the kids to play out in it, the wind is too strong. The thing is because it is so rare now it even makes news on the other side of the world. The sun is out here but it is very cold, probably the coldest day of the winter but getting milder by the weekend. Our boys school may close tomorrow if the forecast snow eventuate but not likely apparently. Only an amber warning for us so nothing to be concerned about. Edited February 28, 2018 by bristolman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolman Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Just went outside, there is a flurry of snow, it's sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I love these two snippets from the BBC website: Quote Police in Macclesfield said they arrested two suspected thieves after tracking their footprints through the snow Chatham Ski and Snowboard Centre in Gillingham, Kent, was forced to close because of the heavy snow 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoDemocracy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 9 hours ago, bristolman said: The thing is because it is so rare now it even makes news on the other side of the world. The sun is out here but it is very cold, probably the coldest day of the winter but getting milder by the weekend. Our boys school may close tomorrow if the forecast snow eventuate but not likely apparently. Only an amber warning for us so nothing to be concerned about. Still out in shorts and tee shirt!? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BacktoDemocracy Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 7 hours ago, bristolman said: Just went outside, there is a flurry of snow, it's sunny with hardly a cloud in the sky lol God I wish I lived in that land where the sun always shines and the hens lay golden eggs Minus 5 here, wind chill of 7 and 125mm of snow with wind gusting at 10-15 kph, midday temp of 1.5C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 minute ago, BacktoDemocracy said: God I wish I lived in that land where the sun always shines and the hens lay golden eggs Minus 5 here, wind chill of 7 and 125mm of snow with wind gusting at 10-15 kph, midday temp of 1.5C The really shocking story underpinning this weather event is the impact of climate change dragging otherwise Arctic air so far south and deflecting the jet stream. The Polar region is a full 20C above average making sea ice recede in winter. A relatively minor inconvenience for most Europeans is an ecological disaster for the Arctic. Yet I am sure that there will be some who will cite this event and the recent even more extreme exents in North America as evidence that the planet is not warming up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 hours ago, LKC said: It quite often snows at this time of year, or at least it did. My birthday is on the 27th Feb, and I can think of numerous times where it has snowed on or around my birthday, growing up in Birmingham. The Met Office has just issued a red weather warning for our bit of Scotland, so OH is on his way home. It is too bad for the kids to play out in it, the wind is too strong. I have a photo of me and three friends sunbathing in the garden on a Good Friday as it was lovely warm weather. On Easter Monday the weather changed and there was 4 inches of snow. This was near Windermere in the Lake District. We were just used to the very changeable weather there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Gbye grey sky said: The really shocking story underpinning this weather event is the impact of climate change dragging otherwise Arctic air so far south and deflecting the jet stream. The Polar region is a full 20C above average making sea ice recede in winter. A relatively minor inconvenience for most Europeans is an ecological disaster for the Arctic. Yet I am sure that there will be some who will cite this event and the recent even more extreme exents in North America as evidence that the planet is not warming up. Apart from homeless people everyone can keep warm. I always feel very sorry for newborn lambs in the nasty weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 12 hours ago, bristolman said: Yes it's hit the East and SE of the country pretty hard. ............... and Scotland. There is a red alert for some areas there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 11 hours ago, LKC said: It quite often snows at this time of year, or at least it did. My birthday is on the 27th Feb, and I can think of numerous times where it has snowed on or around my birthday, growing up in Birmingham. The Met Office has just issued a red weather warning for our bit of Scotland, so OH is on his way home. It is too bad for the kids to play out in it, the wind is too strong. That's the kind of weather I didn't like working out it. My poor old Dad was out in it all day at times making sure the farm animals were OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandgroper Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 hours ago, BacktoDemocracy said: Still out in shorts and tee shirt!? With the roof down on the shopping basket most likely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandgroper Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 2 hours ago, BacktoDemocracy said: God I wish I lived in that land where the sun always shines and the hens lay golden eggs Minus 5 here, wind chill of 7 and 125mm of snow with wind gusting at 10-15 kph, midday temp of 1.5C Utopia innit! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booma Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Sandgroper said: Mine are over too they have just been showing us there facebook feeds getting a lot of snow where they are from and the schools are closed, crappy weather for the start of spring feel sorry for those stuck there! Not good. my parents just went back. from the messages they sent they dont seem very happy to be back home. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saurer Pfirsich Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I know that this is probably a very unpopular position to occupy, but I feel a bit envious of the UK being blanketed in snow! My Facebook and Instagram feeds are full of photos from family and friends back home of them enjoying a 'snow-day' (kids off school due to the weather) or of various city snow-scapes and it looks beautiful! I wish that we got snow in Melbourne, the CBD, Flinders Street Station and the Botanical Gardens would look awesome under a bit of snow I reckon! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Saurer Pfirsich said: I know that this is probably a very unpopular position to occupy, but I feel a bit envious of the UK being blanketed in snow! My Facebook and Instagram feeds are full of photos from family and friends back home of them enjoying a 'snow-day' (kids off school due to the weather) or of various city snow-scapes and it looks beautiful! I wish that we got snow in Melbourne, the CBD, Flinders Street Station and the Botanical Gardens would look awesome under a bit of snow I reckon! Apparently snow fell in Melbourne in 1951 and 1986. I've never been a lover of snow and have no interest in going to the snowy areas of Tasmania in the winter. We get flurries here in Devonport but it never lies. Thank goodness. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 6 hours ago, BacktoDemocracy said: God I wish I lived in that land where the sun always shines and the hens lay golden eggs About 14 miles from Hereford, I do believe. Just drive around long enough - with the top down, naturally - and you are sure to find it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 7 hours ago, Toots said: ............... and Scotland. There is a red alert for some areas there. Yep, we're right in the middle of the red area. OH came home early yesterday, it took some of his work colleagues three or more hours to get home, but thankfully it only took him an hour (usually takes 30 minutes). We've had a whomping overnight, and this morning have no water. The pipes inside the house seem okay, but the pipe to the house appears to be frozen somewhere. It's a new house (new build), so we'll phone the builder in a bit and hopefully it'll be sorted out. Kids are off school again today, and OH will have to stay home from work depending on the plumbing situation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, LKC said: Yep, we're right in the middle of the red area. OH came home early yesterday, it took some of his work colleagues three or more hours to get home, but thankfully it only took him an hour (usually takes 30 minutes). We've had a whomping overnight, and this morning have no water. The pipes inside the house seem okay, but the pipe to the house appears to be frozen somewhere. It's a new house (new build), so we'll phone the builder in a bit and hopefully it'll be sorted out. Kids are off school again today, and OH will have to stay home from work depending on the plumbing situation. Stay warm and safe. My sister in Edinburgh says it's really cold and snowy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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