Snow, Snow...snow joke!
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Snow, Snow...snow joke!
Very seasonal indeed, but here in Oxfordshire (aswell as surrounding areas) we have become the latest victim of the white stuff, with 6-8 inches. 4 inches fell in about what seemed like just an hour!!
Oxford, A34, A40 and M40 have queues of stranded traffic.
Not good for the last weekend of xmas shopping.
Oxford, A34, A40 and M40 have queues of stranded traffic.
Not good for the last weekend of xmas shopping.
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Re: Snow Snow...s'no(w) joke!
Yes.. I know the feeling. I've cleared the bottom of my car park and foot paths 3 times. This snow seems impervious to salt too Lot's of fun and games on the hill opposite the pub. Traffic stopped for the red light were unable to start again so had half an hour pushing vehicles.. one being a single-decker bus who'd moved out to avoid a stuck car and got stuck himself! The veg man couldn't get to where he needed to go so we spun him round in the road so at least he could go back from where he'd been. My big food delivery has been cancelled due to plod turning him away. Not sure where that was as traffic has been moving here albeit slowly.
My old Lab loves the snow mind you so she's had a great time making snow angels
ATB
DaveB
My old Lab loves the snow mind you so she's had a great time making snow angels
ATB
DaveB
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Re: Snow, Snow...snow joke!
Armageddon!
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I gathered things were not too good down there. Looking at the Virtual Radar on the web, Heathrow is obviously closed with a few BA 747 and 777 in orbit or starting to make their way to alternates.
Nothing here yet in Nottingham and overall we haven't had much at all so far this winter.
Be careful!
Edit: East Midlands just got visited by G-VIIG BA 777.
Nothing here yet in Nottingham and overall we haven't had much at all so far this winter.
Be careful!
Edit: East Midlands just got visited by G-VIIG BA 777.
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Re: Snow, Snow...snow joke!
airboatr wrote:Armageddon!
Could be right Joe .......a lot of folks are saying "Armageddon nowhere in this weather" ...
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right mate...
well ..... apparently not for Dave's lab ..... dog angels
well ..... apparently not for Dave's lab ..... dog angels
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She's as soft as a sack of frogs mate and has always enjoyed the snow. Wish I'd have had the camera with me this morning while she was 'doing her thing' running round with her nose in the snow creating a big snow bow wave
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My hounds love deep fresh snow too, they can't run very easily so jump over it rather like dolphins in the sea but without the grace. It's the boy Bassets I feel sorry for in deep snow.
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The first snow arrived here in my part of Somerset on Thursday....driving the un-gritted back roads across the Somerset Levels last evening was a bit of an adventure
....and there's always one idiot who thinks he's immune to road conditions
A few more inches overnight, nothing major....but enough to cancel my works kid's Xmas party...my boy was not impressed
Sunny for most of today so it started to thaw...but now the temperature has dropped the pavements are like skating rinks.
Derek
....and there's always one idiot who thinks he's immune to road conditions
A few more inches overnight, nothing major....but enough to cancel my works kid's Xmas party...my boy was not impressed
Sunny for most of today so it started to thaw...but now the temperature has dropped the pavements are like skating rinks.
Derek
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.. I wishSunny for most of today so it started to thaw
Out of curiosity (and by mistake) I flashed up ASA and FSX for Benson this afternoon and it was pretty life like.. GREY.. VERY GREY
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