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Title: anyone got snow ?
Post by: Big_Al on 05 December 2012, 07:31:19
Has started snowing quite heavily here in South East Essex  :-\

Settling well  . . .    have not seen any pre gritting being done  . . .   as usual  ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: mantahatch on 05 December 2012, 07:36:49
No snow, but woke up to hard frost at 06.30 and now raining at 07.00 :-\
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Post by: Plomien on 05 December 2012, 07:37:30
freezing here but no whitestuff
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Post by: pscocoa on 05 December 2012, 08:01:59
Snow (small amount) here in Sandhurst - no doubt trains will be up the shoot.
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Post by: albitz on 05 December 2012, 08:03:29
Got it  here too.Was a bit shocked.Dont remember weather girl predicting that yesterday. She said it would dry and quite mild. ::)
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Post by: tunnie on 05 December 2012, 08:05:08
Here too, but not cold enough to settle
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Post by: amba on 05 December 2012, 08:49:28
White stuff making a nuisance of its self here with the "school run". >:(....road outside is gridlocked and its not really settling as too damp.
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Post by: Johnny English on 05 December 2012, 09:00:04
2cm and melting.  :)
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Post by: omega3000 on 05 December 2012, 09:22:34
It rained here at 3am when the cat got me up  ::) then a hard frost on top of it ...
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Post by: Lazydocker on 05 December 2012, 09:26:53
It's been trying here but nothing came of it
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 December 2012, 09:45:11
yesterday afternoon first trial.. temperatures quickly dropped to 0..
 
Probably Putin brought with him during his visit.. ;D
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Post by: aaronjb on 05 December 2012, 09:58:24
A sort of overall dusting in Bracknell - pleasant to look at, fortunately clear on all the non-estate roads so the drive to work was still.. well, awful, but only as awful as it always is ;D
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Post by: phill osey on 05 December 2012, 10:00:55
no snow here thank god, actually quite a mild day

lee
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Post by: redelitev6 on 05 December 2012, 10:32:55
 >:( Snowing heavily at the moment here in Newcastle  >:(
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Post by: feeutfo on 05 December 2012, 11:09:55
No snow. Freezing then rain about 7am.
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 December 2012, 11:36:21
No snow. Freezing then rain about 7am.

most dangerous.. late night, it will become sheet ice..
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Post by: omega3000 on 05 December 2012, 11:38:37
Just got back from the shop and the car was all over the place , black ice every road  :o TC working overtime  :y
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Post by: Keith ABS on 05 December 2012, 11:42:23
    Chucked it down quite heavily from 6am till 7.30. no school buses and the poor old teachers couldt make it in. Accident up the road as someone reversed out their drive and the car slide straight out into the traffic. Virtually all gone now (11.30) hope it dont freeze tonight as I got to go to Thetford!
Keith B
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Post by: dbug on 05 December 2012, 14:39:13
Snow here, side roads like skating rinks - mains ok - just starting to clear altho still very cold. TC working overtme this morning.
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Post by: bored bigyin54 on 05 December 2012, 14:57:42
Has started snowing quite heavily here in South East Essex  :-\

Settling well  . . .    have not seen any pre gritting being done  . . .   as usual  ::) ::) ::) ::)
thats normal in the uk .never ready for it ;D ;D
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 December 2012, 16:07:54
Yep, snow as Del stated earlier fell today down this way.

I just went 17 miles this morning on lightly snow covered roads, or just slush, and sure enough there was a young woman who had just "parked" her car into a ditch!!

Why is it a bit of snow and................slip, slide, bang, and things happen when really there was just no need.  Drive carefully, considering the road surface / temperature, and all should be safe.  But no, so many are just not prepared. ::) ::) :P
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Post by: aaronjb on 05 December 2012, 16:11:49
Yep, snow as Del stated earlier fell today down this way.

I just went 17 miles this morning on lightly snow covered roads, or just slush, and sure enough there was a young woman who had just "parked" her car into a ditch!!

Why is it a bit of snow and................slip, slide, bang, and things happen when really there was just no need.  Drive carefully, considering the road surface / temperature, and all should be safe.  But no, so many are just not prepared. ::) ::) :P

Only (us) old fogies seem to drive to the conditions these days - (young) people now grow up with cars with ABS, traction control, stability control, electronic brake force distribution, lane guidance, automatic emergency braking etc etc etc and, I'm pretty sure, all those tools give them the feeling that they can drive as they always do, regardless, and let the electronics 'catch' them if they stumble..

While those of us who are older probably vividly remember throwing their first car off the road into a ditch due to an over abundance of ambition and lack of talent with no electronics to save us.. ;D

(Granted my first incident was at 5mph on ice, so no electronics would have saved me once my diesel Metro was pirouetting down Pocklington Industrial Estate  :-[ ABS & EBD would have saved me the next summer, though, when I threw the same Metro into a ditch at 70..)
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Post by: zirk on 05 December 2012, 16:24:24
2 inches here, nice and sunny, sore arse and banged back of head on door frame flying off front door step whilst talking on the mobile.

Didn't make it any further so went back in and put kettle on for another tea.  :(
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 05 December 2012, 17:02:45
2 inches here, nice and sunny, sore arse and banged back of head on door frame flying off front door step whilst talking on the mobile.

Didn't make it any further so went back in and put kettle on for another tea.  :(

Blimey Zirk, good job you didn't get to drive your car with luck like that today!! :o :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;)

Hope you recover soonest :y
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Post by: zirk on 05 December 2012, 17:32:20
2 inches here, nice and sunny, sore arse and banged back of head on door frame flying off front door step whilst talking on the mobile.

Didn't make it any further so went back in and put kettle on for another tea.  :(

Blimey Zirk, good job you didn't get to drive your car with luck like that today!! :o :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;)

Hope you recover soonest :y

Yep, recovered now, apart from a sore tail, times like this I wish I had a cat to kick, went out again to look for a cat, couldn't find one so went back in again and put kettle on for another tea.

 :y :y :y ;)
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Post by: BazaJT on 05 December 2012, 18:09:33
Only a little light dusting here at present.Plenty of room for it the floor's empty!
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Post by: Vamps on 05 December 2012, 20:50:16
YES............ ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y :y :y :y :y
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Post by: Lazydocker on 05 December 2012, 21:20:36
It's falling thick and fast here... About 1cm in the last 15 mins :o

Doubt it'll last long though and should all be gone by morning :-\ At least I hope so, otherwise I've got to get up and clear the car(s) and probably have to take SWMBO to work as she doesn't like driving in snow unless she absolutely has to ::)
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 05 December 2012, 21:22:26
Have you tried those tyres yet :-\
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Post by: Lazydocker on 05 December 2012, 21:24:44
Have you tried those tyres yet :-\
Not had time to swap them over yet :-[ ::)

I also need to get another 2 so it's on the list for this weekend (although that may get moved up to tomorrow) ::)

TBH, I've never had issues with the Omega in the snow anyway and I'll be filling the petrol tank in the morning if it's still about ;)
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 05 December 2012, 21:28:09
It's falling thick and fast here... About 1cm in the last 15 mins :o

Doubt it'll last long though and should all be gone by morning :-\ At least I hope so, otherwise I've got to get up and clear the car(s) and probably have to take SWMBO to work as she doesn't like driving in snow unless she absolutely has to ::)

tomorrow will be an "enjoyable" day no doubt.. ;D
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Post by: Drewomega on 06 December 2012, 09:17:06
This is the main street in Aviemore!

http://www.winterhighland.com/cams/aviemore/ (http://www.winterhighland.com/cams/aviemore/)
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Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 December 2012, 12:37:01
this morning early hours
http://www.milliyet.tv/video-izle/Ankara-kara-burundu-dDkOowe9xnHs.html (http://www.milliyet.tv/video-izle/Ankara-kara-burundu-dDkOowe9xnHs.html)
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Post by: omega3000 on 07 December 2012, 07:50:38
Snowing like crazy here  :o Typical when i need to go doctors  ::)
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Post by: Lazydocker on 07 December 2012, 11:55:59
Snowing like crazy here  :o Typical when i need to go doctors  ::)
Yeah, we had an unexpected "Flurry" this morning... About an hour of proper, big flakes :y Even managed to lay on the wet ground :o

Turned back to rain with the occasional bit of sleet now so not too bad :y
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Post by: tunnie on 07 December 2012, 11:56:40
clear bright and sunny here  ;D
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Post by: Seth on 07 December 2012, 12:10:00
Dull and friggin' cold in the Valleys :(
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Post by: tunnie on 07 December 2012, 12:12:47
Going to get colder though it appears:

http://news.sky.com/story/1022049/snow-alert-cold-weather-beast-to-hit-uk (http://news.sky.com/story/1022049/snow-alert-cold-weather-beast-to-hit-uk)
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Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2012, 12:20:17
'Twas bright and sunny for the past couple of hours but is now clouding over, quite darkly, and the temperature is dropping fast. Must finish packing the tin-tent for this weekend before it gets too cold ...  I've packed the beer, the whisky, fruit cake and cheese, 2 jumpers and a large gas bottle ...  have I missed anything important ??

Have a nice weekend y'all.. I know I will ....    :y :y :y :y
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 07 December 2012, 12:38:20
Going to get colder though it appears:

http://news.sky.com/story/1022049/snow-alert-cold-weather-beast-to-hit-uk (http://news.sky.com/story/1022049/snow-alert-cold-weather-beast-to-hit-uk)

How lovely!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

Very seasonal indeed.  Must pack the car with winter provisions and spade......no, on second thoughts I will just stay in doors and batten down the hatches. :y
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 December 2012, 12:47:03
At least 2 more gas bottles, just in case you get snowed in ::) possibly a couple or four gallon bottles of water in case the drinking suppply goes pop :-\
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Post by: Seth on 07 December 2012, 12:54:15
'Twas bright and sunny for the past couple of hours but is now clouding over, quite darkly, and the temperature is dropping fast. Must finish packing the tin-tent for this weekend before it gets too cold ...  I've packed the beer, the whisky, fruit cake and cheese, 2 jumpers and a large gas bottle ...  have I missed anything important ??

Have a nice weekend y'all.. I know I will ....    :y :y :y :y

Yeah .... Bovril!(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/43954633/rofl.gif)

Enjoy yourselves .... at the .... er .... school! :y
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Post by: Entwood on 07 December 2012, 13:05:37
At least 2 more gas bottles, just in case you get snowed in ::) possibly a couple or four gallon bottles of water in case the drinking suppply goes pop :-\

Methinks 16 kgs LPG (32 ltrs) will suffice ... and "drinking water" ????  whats that ?? It is very bad to drink water ... do you know what fish do in it ???   UGGGGGHHHH   

:)  :)  :)
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 07 December 2012, 15:16:05
Well I have just washed my car and put it away in the garage before the "Beast from the East" arrives.

At least my car will be all shiny when it emerges next :D :D :D ;)
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Post by: 05omegav6 on 07 December 2012, 16:33:03
At least 2 more gas bottles, just in case you get snowed in ::) possibly a couple or four gallon bottles of water in case the drinking suppply goes pop :-\

Methinks 16 kgs LPG (32 ltrs) will suffice ... and "drinking water" ????  whats that ?? It is very bad to drink water ... do you know what fish do in it ???   UGGGGGHHHH   

:)  :)  :)
;D