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The big snow.
by Skid Wed 28 Feb 2018, 12:46 pm
The UK is in the middle of a Siberian sent snow storm for the last tweny four hours at the moment and it's set to continue on and off (more on than off I believe) for the next seven days. Even the UK Meteorological Office website is down due to having difficulty in obtaining weather info.
It's not quite, but soon will be I fear, the worst snow fall here in the last twenty years. Can't even get the car out of the courtyard to the main road.
Being RWD, it would be crap anyway in the snow. LOL
Looks like I'm stranded at least for a few days.
It's not quite, but soon will be I fear, the worst snow fall here in the last twenty years. Can't even get the car out of the courtyard to the main road.
Being RWD, it would be crap anyway in the snow. LOL
Looks like I'm stranded at least for a few days.
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by beowulf Wed 28 Feb 2018, 5:22 pm
this was my car at 6 am yesterday when i was going to work
weird thing is i got to Newton Aycliffe which is only 15 miles away and they had only a light sprinkling
weird thing is i got to Newton Aycliffe which is only 15 miles away and they had only a light sprinkling
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Re: The big snow.
by Mr Hirakawa Wed 28 Feb 2018, 6:10 pm
Aye lads, I guess if it gets any worse then I'll have to put a jacket on.
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by beowulf Wed 28 Feb 2018, 7:13 pm
Mr Hirakawa wrote:Aye lads, I guess if it gets any worse then I'll have to put a jacket on.
but not the thick one.......its not that cold yet!
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Re: The big snow.
by dublin boy Wed 28 Feb 2018, 10:23 pm
Same as that in Dublin Al, and we're waiting for storm Emma to hit the freezing weather, so we have been ordered indoors from 4 pm tomorrow to midday on Friday!
Half of Ireland is already shut down. I'll have to put a jumper on...
I did get the beer in though
Half of Ireland is already shut down. I'll have to put a jumper on...
I did get the beer in though
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by Skid Wed 28 Feb 2018, 10:26 pm
Got a months food in the freezers anyway........... so hey ho!
My biggest worry is when the thaw comes............... flooding.
The house is now flood protected but not the outbuildings!!!!!!!
My biggest worry is when the thaw comes............... flooding.
The house is now flood protected but not the outbuildings!!!!!!!
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Re: The big snow.
by dublin boy Thu 01 Mar 2018, 5:28 pm
There was a big organised snowball fight in Dublin city center today.
The cops had to put a stop to it, when they stopped laughing.
The cops had to put a stop to it, when they stopped laughing.
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by Skid Thu 01 Mar 2018, 8:05 pm
LOL.
We had another 9" of snow today. Took me 2.5 hours to dig the car out and get it on the main road.
We had another 9" of snow today. Took me 2.5 hours to dig the car out and get it on the main road.
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by Guest Thu 01 Mar 2018, 8:09 pm
That is crazy guys! Good luck with the wonderland. Just a normal winter day here.
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by Guest Thu 01 Mar 2018, 8:10 pm
dublin boy wrote:There was a big organised snowball fight in Dublin city center today.
The cops had to put a stop to it, when they stopped laughing.
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by webby Thu 01 Mar 2018, 9:24 pm
So that's what snow looks like. I've heard of it! Seriously, were I live we never get the stuff, nearest is Stanthorpe, and that's once every 10 years or so.
Great pics too lads. Looks pretty but I'm sure it's a real PITA sometimes.
Great pics too lads. Looks pretty but I'm sure it's a real PITA sometimes.
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by dublin boy Thu 01 Mar 2018, 9:33 pm
We're actually waiting for a tropical storm called Emma to hit the already frozen land and air mass, they are expecting up to a metre of snow.
Last time we had that much was 1982,
Last time we had that much was 1982,
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by dublin boy Thu 01 Mar 2018, 10:05 pm
Nothing happening yet Curt.....
They said from 4 pm and it 10 now. This might be my last ever post!
They said from 4 pm and it 10 now. This might be my last ever post!
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dublin boy wrote:This might be my last ever post!
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by Skid Fri 02 Mar 2018, 9:44 am
No snow here now since 3pm yesterday. Yippeee!!!. Not counting my chickens just yet though.
Storm Emma meets the Beast from the East is happening in the UK too Shay, but I think it's going to be confined to the south of the country. At least I hope it is.
The river level is stable at the moment, thank goodness, at .3m. But gord help us when it melts!!!
Storm Emma meets the Beast from the East is happening in the UK too Shay, but I think it's going to be confined to the south of the country. At least I hope it is.
The river level is stable at the moment, thank goodness, at .3m. But gord help us when it melts!!!
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by harron68 Fri 02 Mar 2018, 3:43 pm
Here in the U.S. the news showed the snow in Rome. Weather is wilder these days. Here in the Midwest, after a foot of snows melted it was followed by 3.5 inches of rain, worse in southern Midwest. Folks by rivers and ponds got flooded. Here's to better weather and rebirth of Spring.
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by dublin boy Fri 02 Mar 2018, 6:51 pm
Just when it stopped and started to slowly melt this morning.it started up again this afternoon, big flakes of wet snow, not the powder type stuff that came first.
Cars almost buried in south county Dublin.
Cars almost buried in south county Dublin.
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by Skid Fri 02 Mar 2018, 8:34 pm
That will be storm Emma Shay.
No snow here now for 30 hours. Thank goodness.
No snow here now for 30 hours. Thank goodness.
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by Skid Sat 03 Mar 2018, 8:14 am
Call that snow, I've seen more icing on a birthday cake!!!!
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by dublin boy Sat 03 Mar 2018, 6:53 pm
It's as much as we've had for ages Al.
First time I drove an automatic in the snow.
First time I drove an automatic in the snow.
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