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Offline JonnyB

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Got any Snow yet???
« on: February 02, 2009, 07:32:08 AM »
Watching the news this morning and the South is at a standstill, here in Lincoln we have about an Inch but with more on the way.
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 07:38:59 AM »
We've had a little bit overnight but nothing to be concerned about.
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 07:41:02 AM »
3-4 inches. Roads are a sheet of ice (under the snow). Can't see the roadsigns or where the kerb is.

Might stay at home (will do if Beverley's school is closed (we wait in hope!)

Bike show yesterday - bloody freezing!
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 09:16:25 AM »
Got to work, no problems. Tell why do some folk on clear a letter box sized area of the windscreen before setting off???
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 11:25:07 AM »
Not to bad round here, Side roads are a bit slippy but the main roads are clear, Still not going on my bike though as i dont finish till 9ish and who knows what it will be like then.

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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 11:35:27 AM »
Took Beverley to work but Headteacher closed the school as soon as we got there!

So, a day off.

My kids in SE London (Greenwich/Lewisham) report about 6" and chaos (and both colleges closed  ;D)

Tea trays in Greenwich Park then?
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 12:09:38 PM »
Chipping Norton at 3am was every so pretty --NOT--- with a 53 ft artic

Got some in Glos but goes from 1/2 inch to nowt regularly. Then again just started snowing again.

Off back to bed now F'in postie!!!

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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 05:39:43 PM »
Back from work, no problems, starting to settle on the roads as it get colder, weather guy says 5" tonight - we'll wait and see

Why was the underground closed??? I thought that was the point..... It's underground  ???

Drive carefull everyone
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 05:55:18 PM »
A common misconception John.
There is much more of the "Underground" that is actually overground - and it's the drivers who can't get to the depots.

The answer is probably "use a computer" like on the DLR - was that running today?
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2009, 08:04:45 PM »
Blowing a blizzard up north when driving home from work.... our undergroud is running not that I use that sort of transport often  ;D

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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2009, 08:13:48 PM »
Woke up to a blanket of white this morning roads were ok once you got on the bus routes & once the sun came out everything started to thaw, had some flurries during the day & its still trying to snow as i type, wife is off to work shortly she may have fun on the way home in the morning  :-X ;), cheers Mick.

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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2009, 08:50:08 AM »
Blue skies and sunshine today, but about -2 Celsius

School still closed ( ??? ) as local authority seem to have bottled out over the whole thing.

This was yesterday morning at about 7am.
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2009, 09:00:02 AM »
We had heavy snow till about 9pm, in fact at 8 we were out with the dogs, they love finding snowball in deep snow. At about 10 onwards it seemed to start raining, at 8 this morning -2 and could open the car doors frozen solid
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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 01:36:09 PM »
OK I'm peed off!

It is NOT the worst snow in 20 years-----its just the worst in LONDON for 20 years!!!!!



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Re: Got any Snow yet???
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2009, 06:50:44 PM »
OK I'm peed off!

It is NOT the worst snow in 20 years-----its just the worst in LONDON for 20 years!!!!!

At last someone else knows, I've been fed up with the news folk going on and on about how bad it is, as if we've never had it this bad --- RUBBISH --- I can remember at least 5 instances where we've had 5+" of snow and 3ft drifts in that last 20 years,
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