Batten Down The Hatches 2010/11

[2cvbloke]

We had a very light dusting of snow today, I think that's about it for this week, but tbe BBC say it should be about -8 to -12 tonight...

Should be fun attempting a wander to Asda during the night...

 

[2cvbloke]

Well, if you think we've got it bad, try being a resident of London, Ontario over there in Canada!!!

[video=youtube;yi4L2U3p8Gc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi4L2U3p8Gc[/video]

 

[Analoguesat]

The temperature has started nudging upwards again. Having bottomed out at -12.6C (again) about 15 minuts ago its now -12.4C!

 

[shane77]

-17 here last night brrrrrr

 

[waverider]

The temperature has started nudging upwards again. Having bottomed out at -12.6C (again) about 15 minuts ago its now -12.4C!

Another few degrees and I bet all you scots will be digging out your shorts and flip flops!

 

[Analoguesat]

Another few degrees and I bet all you scots will be digging out your shorts and flip flops!

Im a midlander - born in Walsall

 

[2cvbloke]

You know, I forgot to mention, that iffy thermometer decided that in a 15 to 18 degree kitchen, it was 7 degrees....

Definitely nad-retractingly cold outside when I went to asda at midnight, at least I had a warm sleeping bag to warm everything up again....

 

[Lazarus]

Again, mild here today. Just below freezing and a brief flurry of the white stuff.

waverider dress code will be adopted.

 

[Lazarus]

I have just found the coldest place on earth: Mentioned earlier (much earlier) about my neighbour going to NZ for several weeks ............... well I've just been round to do fire, flood and security rounds and to move his Mail away from view and it is like an Antarctic winter in there.

Had to come back home to warm up before I venture out again to carry on with today's task list.

 

[andyxxxx]

We've had very little snow recently but we did have an avalanche of snow from the roof pulling off the guttering and squashing my satellite dish, luckily there is minimal damage and it seems to be picking up the major satellites after I've quickly repositioned it, the guttering has had it though

 

[Lazarus]

Yes, a few battered and deformed gutters around here too ............ mine hasn't appeared out of the ice/snow yet.

Damage seems to be confined to South facing guttering where stuff is thawing faster.

 

[waverider]

Im a midlander - born in Walsall

Corr Walsall.....Now that brings back memories, my old man god rest his sole used to drive for the Royal Blue's and that was his stop over, then back to Pompey next day!

 

[waverider]

Again, mild here today. Just below freezing and a brief flurry of the white stuff.

waverider dress code will be adopted.

Hmmm Burberry and flip flops?

 

[Channel Hopper]

Hmmm Burberry and flip flops?

Nah, this one

 

[Analoguesat]

Well back to the weather rather than wr's sartorial elegance or lack thereof, the Borders is now experiencing a flash thaw - its absolutely incredible how much snow disappeared overnight

However with the roadside ditches blocked with tons of snow the runoff from the farm fields has nowhere to go so we ended up driving through about 3" of water on our way into work this morning.

Long term weather forecast is for more heavy snow next weekend

 

[sonnetpete]

We've had rather 'bland' weather the last few days. Some heavy night frosts and about a couple of hours of wet snow the other afternoon. The snow had all melted by the next day and I even saw a snowplough/gritter on the road!

 

[Lazarus]

Just been to Thirsk to get my ears lowered and do a bit of shopping and the problem right now is ruts: Snow in the middle of the single track lane hasn't melted but the wheel tracks either side of centre are clear ............... so one's ar*e scrapes along the snow in the middle, so to speak.

 

[Analoguesat]

Just had official warning from the council of more very heavy snow for the latter end of next week.

 

[Lazarus]

Just had official warning from the council of more very heavy snow for the latter end of next week.

I've just been chasing up why my Flogas cylinders haven't appeared and the Depot ran out of bulk LPG. When they did get replenished, the Filling Lines were frozen up!

 

[hexah]

Just had official warning from the council of more very heavy snow for the latter end of next week.

Just enough time for snowshoes to be delivered.