Thread: It's Snowing!

Hey - I know there's a lot of folks on this forum who'll wonder what all the fuss is about, but this morning there's been more snow than I've seen in years! Only a couple of inches, but enough to make me decide to work at home rather than battling with bad roads and late trains.

My son's school is about the only one in the county still open - bet you can imagine how impressed he was!

How's everyone else in the UK coping?

Hi Trish

It sounds where ever you live nowadays that the weather seems to go to extremes. In Perth W.A we are heading into drought with temps in the 40s celcius.

I hope everyone keeps safe in your neck of the woods.

Take care

Trish! I am very please to say that I have my feet up today with quite an odd but nice light coming through the roof light windows, as they are covered in snow. It’s a bit like being in an igloo with windows.
All a bit unusual for the UK.

No trace of snow in Manchester.

Its still snowing here. Its about 5 inches so far!

In Rochdale we have these pathetic little wisps, like it's trying to snow but it isn't having much luck. We are expecting some later in the day though. Brrrrrrrrr. Lol

Trish! Shame on you! Lol I can't believe how the southern half of our country grinds to a halt with the slightest snowfall. Lol I remember walking to school and work through feet of the stuff! Lol We haven't had any for a long time but as long as the roads are gritted it's business as usual up here.

Ah yes, but the road outside my house is never gritted (out in the country), and I've already come off worse in an argument with the ice once this year!

Snow already melting on the ground, turning to sleet as it falls. I expect it's coming your way! Never lasts long, does it?

Its falling heavier over here!!

Originally Posted by limebrook1

Ah yes, but the road outside my house is never gritted (out in the country), and I've already come off worse in an argument with the ice once this year!

Snow already melting on the ground, turning to sleet as it falls. I expect it's coming your way! Never lasts long, does it?

LOL After your earlier accident you made the right choice, Trish. Glad it's clearing. Hope that's it for you! Lol Yes, I'm sure it is on it's way north. Have a great day!

I am in yorkshire and little sign here..........But I know its coming *cry* I hate the snow : (

Hi Trish,
It maybe snowing there but here in Echuca Australia we are having 38 to 40 celcius and on water restrictions.

Barb

Its stopped down here! drove around the town and all the parks are full of kids *sniff* I want to play in the snow lol

I feel like a real weenie here in San Francisco. It go down to 48 degrees last night, and should sit right around 54/5 today.. but it is cold for us, and the dang furnace quit yesterday!
Got a repair guy coming this morning, and meanwhile we are bundling up and drinking Bill's wonderful tea..

Originally Posted by darklight

Its stopped down here! drove around the town and all the parks are full of kids *sniff* I want to play in the snow lol

LOL My seventeen year old Godson has never seen enough snow to build a big fat snowman - you know the ones where you roll a ball of snow around the park and grows really huge? He build a real skinny one once but it melted before the day was out. The kids would wonder what hit them if we had a really big snowfall. It was kinda nice though. Lol

No Snow here, its raining tho ...

Originally Posted by Girlonthehill

LOL My seventeen year old Godson has never seen enough snow to build a big fat snowman - you know the ones where you roll a ball of snow around the park and grows really huge? He build a real skinny one once but it melted before the day was out. The kids would wonder what hit them if we had a really big snowfall. It was kinda nice though. Lol

Why don't we get snow like that anymore? My son's 12 and he's never seen a really decent fall of snow - today was about the best, but it was only a couple of inches. Do you remember when it used to be so deep you could hardly walk? Falling into snowdrifts - lovely! Must be getting old.

lmao!! Kids were doing that here! they were taller than me! totally wow! Tomorrow, if its still here, Im calling up friends and going to the park. I love snow but I dont like the idea of running around the park on my own lol.

Originally Posted by limebrook1

Why don't we get snow like that anymore? My son's 12 and he's never seen a really decent fall of snow - today was about the best, but it was only a couple of inches. Do you remember when it used to be so deep you could hardly walk? Falling into snowdrifts - lovely! Must be getting old.

Global warming.

Yeppers, do I remember. In 1981 (I think) I remember waking up and there being snow up to the roofline of our house! (It was a drift because of where our house was situated). Elsewhere it was between two to four feet. The ploughs came out and everyone went to school and work. In fact, I don't remember my school ever closing because of snow! And you shoulda seen the flippin' hill we had to walk up to get to school! The snow didn't melt until May that year. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. Lol

Originally Posted by darklight

lmao!! Kids were doing that here! they were taller than me! totally wow! Tomorrow, if its still here, Im calling up friends and going to the park. I love snow but I dont like the idea of running around the park on my own lol.

Aww, I hope it lasts for you. You go and have fun in the park. You never know when it'll happen again.

Originally Posted by Girlonthehill

Aww, I hope it lasts for you. You go and have fun in the park. You never know when it'll happen again.

Yeah true true.. While I'm still in my teens ;) *thinks* AHHH I only have 3 weeks left as a teen!! no fair lol.

Originally Posted by larazovich

I feel like a real weenie here in San Francisco. It go down to 48 degrees last night, and should sit right around 54/5 today.. but it is cold for us, and the dang furnace quit yesterday!
Got a repair guy coming this morning, and meanwhile we are bundling up and drinking Bill's wonderful tea..

The English word "lovely" applies! Glad you are enjoying it. Wait til you try the Cardamom.

Very strange weather this year. No snow, 20ºF about -6ºC and sunny.

The idea of snow sounds great! it is 90F here and 81 relative humidity Veryyyyyyyyyyy muggie and hot. But tha is winter here, never below 75f and not to frequently does it drop below 80F.

Lucky you!!! Having snow - out here in Vietnam it is 34 degrees celcius so I don't expect I'll be seeing any snow for a while. Haven't seen any rain for about 3 months either. Hope you all keep safe in the snow in dear old Blighty.

Neale

Just a quick note to Girlonthehill,

I used to live in Marsden and used to travel regularly "overt'hill" to sunny Rochdale, I say sunny because if it was raining in Marsden it was usually sunny in Rochdale lol

Far too cold to snow here ........ hmm, I can't decide what is worse ... 75cm to shovel or -20ish ...

Wouldn't mind having some of your choices Choco ... I think I'm ready for a sweat, and not one from the flu, had that, and not a sweater either, have that too, .... just a good old fashioned sweat ... lol ... would thaw the toes u know.

Originally Posted by Neale

Just a quick note to Girlonthehill,

I used to live in Marsden and used to travel regularly "overt'hill" to sunny Rochdale, I say sunny because if it was raining in Marsden it was usually sunny in Rochdale lol

LOL Well whoda thunk it? You all the way over there in HCM City knowing Rochdale! Lol We didn't get any snow at all yesterday! Half the country ground to a halt but we didn't get a sniff. Lol You must have picked good days to cross the Pennines, Neale! I used to live in Middleton and had line of site to Winter Hill (over Bolton way) and we'd say if you can't see the hill, it's raining and if you can then it's about to rain. Lol It's proper wet up 'ere, that's for sure.

I think I'd rather cold and wet that the oppressive mugginess that you'll have down there. Phew.

The snow hasnt melted and we expect more today. wooo! lol

Its just wet here, I grew up in Newcastle, I remember going for the bus to get to work, knee deep in snow, when I was 16 wearing 2 pairs of me dads socks and wellies!

^Lol aww Its coming down heavy again!

Originally Posted by Girlonthehill

LOL My seventeen year old Godson has never seen enough snow to build a big fat snowman - you know the ones where you roll a ball of snow around the park and grows really huge? He build a real skinny one once but it melted before the day was out. The kids would wonder what hit them if we had a really big snowfall. It was kinda nice though. Lol

When driving past the park this is what you see over here:



Its big!!! lol

Originally Posted by darklight

When driving past the park this is what you see over here:



Its big!!! lol

WOW......!!!!!!!.....Don't you want to export some of that snow over here.....lol......We having temperatures of just over 30 deg.C......lol

lol if I had magic powers, the snow would be at your door step right now lol

Originally Posted by darklight

lol if I had magic powers, the snow would be at your door step right now lol

Thank goodness you haven't got those powers...lol

Hah! Bet after all this snow, we have a coal & carrot shortage in the UK now. lol

Now, this is snow! My friend in NY took these this week. She's five feet tall and the snow is deeper than she is tall.

Originally Posted by Girlonthehill

Now, this is snow! My friend in NY took these this week. She's five feet tall and the snow is deeper than she is tall.

Wow.....Amanda great shots....lol

I always liked this pic ... when we had out 97 cm in 24 hours ...

"White Juan"

Cool Eh! Now that's a tunnel .... that was our sidewalks ...

Originally Posted by LadyEye

I always liked this pic ... when we had out 97 cm in 24 hours ...

"White Juan"

Cool Eh! Now that's a tunnel .... that was our sidewalks ...

That was a cool shot......did you take that?.......You guys make me think of back of home land(Portugal) when I was little it was always beautiful sight in winter.....all that snow.....lol
Unfortunately we don't get that in this part of South Africa......maybe once every 35 years......last time we had snow here in Johannesburg was 1981.....my kids have never seen the real thing......lol

Isn't that a cool shot, I agree ... No that's not my pic, it was taken in the city across the harbour from me. Everything was closed down for about three days with that storm, for some it was two weeks ...

Cool though!!

Our weather is warming up today, and tomorrow, and we are going to get snow, you can't have it both ways ... freezing or snow ... which way do you go ....

P.S.
I am not looking at you Leader, my eyes are closed, lol

Originally Posted by LadyEye

Isn't that a cool shot, I agree ... No that's not my pic, it was taken in the city across the harbour from me. Everything was closed down for about three days with that storm, for some it was two weeks ...

Cool though!!

Our weather is warming up today, and tomorrow, and we are going to get snow, you can't have it both ways ... freezing or snow ... which way do you go ....

P.S.
I am not looking at you Leader, my eyes are closed, lol

Ok! you can open them now.....lol

lol ....... oh that's pretty but Eye still can't see your face ... you are moving so quickly in space ... Did you see my Rod Stewart request?????

:) Since we are all UP today, you could give us a treat with the DOWNtown Train .... lmao

Originally Posted by LadyEye

lol ....... oh that's pretty but Eye still can't see your face ... you are moving so quickly in space ... Did you see my Rod Stewart request?????

:) Since we are all UP today, you could give us a treat with the DOWNtown Train .... lmao

So here goes as requested my dear 2nd in COMMAND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a0HhectC4c#

That's not it .... what is that ... lol

Here it is here .... lol Listen to Number 12 .....

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...rce=nsa &nsa=1

Originally Posted by LadyEye

That's not it .... what is that ... lol

Here it is here .... lol Listen to Number 12 .....

http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.proc...rce=nsa &nsa=1

Thank you for that......I don't know how I missed it.....lol

snow day day over a foot thee are drifts up to 3ft.

lady eye did like a pile of snow drop down to make that.

Sooler here too! 12 midnight 81 degrees Fahrenheit. I don't think it'll snow.

81 eh Choco ... are you bragging or complaining ... lol ....

Not fair!! Valentines Day in Toronto, Ontario was virtually closed I hear, restaurants, etc., shame .....

Yes Josh, we had 97 cm of snow come down pretty much all within 24 hrs or less a few years ago ... it was called White Juan ... that just a few months after we had been hit with a hurrican called Juan ... google it, you'll see more action .... fun though ... NOT!! lol