Batten Down The Hatches 2017/18

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Famous last words ... snowstorm just as I set out to the Quack's.

Nearly ended up in a ditch along our lanes, finally got to A19 and A168 and it was all but impassable.

Tricky getting home too, but thawing fast now.
 
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Glad to report the sun is now shining but not before our four inches of snow in four hours had fallen
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Just been a sunny, but cold, day here, no signs of falling snow anywhere...<_<
 
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Make fire and cook burgers!!:

 
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Don't think it's quite time for the 2018 BBQ thread....
 
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2cvbloke said:
The Barbecue Pit Boys seem to disagree, despite the snow...
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Fueled by that much Jack Daniels, I don't think they noticed the cold...
 
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Balmy 17C here
 
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Captain Jack said:
Balmy 17C here
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That's sub tropical for us up here.......que the monty pythons life of Brian "Lucky b@stard rant by the wee old guy in the cell" lol
 
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Might be a bit nippy this weekend, so start your panic buying now... :-rofl2
 
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Around 14C here today.
 
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Toasty, it got to 9°C round these parts today, feels colder, but that's probably just the humidity...
 
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Had a little bit of snow around 8am but pretty much all gone now, though the wind's not very pleasant.

Looks like the Southern part of the country will be getting the worst of the weather this time around: phoned one of my banks around noon and the lady who dealt with my call commented "Oh, it's just started snowing" Turned out their call centre is in Fareham on the S. Coast, and the forecasts say that that area and the S. West will probably get some of the worst of this weekend's "Second Beast from the East" - although Putin is still (hopefully!) believed to be Russia!
 
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Just travelled from the North York Moors to the Peak District and the wx has been weird. Intense snow flurries with flakes that looked akin to Cavity Wall Insulation beads, punctuated by gusty winds then calm sunny spells. And repeat.
 
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Its horrendously windy here. :(
 
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Another couple of inches of snow here :rolleyes: And yes very windy here too at times.
 
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.. -3° at the moment here in North Notts, about 5" of snow fell last night with winds causing drifting - Volvo estate & 2.2 well covered.

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Heavy snow here and beginning to settle...ah well, we're off to Barcelona in six weeks....

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