Poxy Weather

[V8Druid]

no snow here for the next two days - bright and sunny .... and they've throttled back Saturday's forecast deluge to a mere 39mm now .. with another 9mil 'til dawn on Sunday

but jeeeeeezus did it ever snow at half seven this morning on the way to meet Russ at Pontrilas .. left early 'cos the roads were diabolical and then had a damned near white out, most of the way ..... sun was out by ten

 

[Storrsy]

Had a good 4 inches of snow dumped here already this morning and supposedly the heavy snow forecast hasn't even started yet, if it keeps it up all morning as they say there will be some significant accumulations by lunchtime.

 

[Furniss]

Just wet in the end round here.

 

[Stroppymonkey]

The problem round here though is rarely solvable by extra traction. As all the idiots around you have caused chaos.
Reigate hill a few years ago in the snow had icy patch halfway up. Not very big maybe 20ft long. Qué of cars crawling up the hill nose to tail would hit the ice and grind to a halt, get pushed out and the next one would tailgate them onto the ice ready to be pushed out.
If they left a 20ft gap they could have easily got enough momentum up to cross the ice but no, this went on for hours.

We carry the AutoSock / Snow Socks in vans. Okay to get you unstuck or home. Not for getting TO work though.

 

[pettsy]

-6 on the van this morning Frozen condensate season incoming!

 

[DaveDCB]

Was going to be my jetwash day today… -5 out frozen solid everywhere.. may not bother

 

[Stroppymonkey]

Despite the snow its quite mild here today, above 1C. Dump of snow is a pigging pain in the ass, trying to sort out engineers and customers scattered around this corner of Devon. Some places fine, some roads blocked. Some engineers braver than others. Some customers understanding, some less so! Its not much snow, but only takes an inch to f**k things up as we are not used to it.

 

[Vinpetrol]

No school today , nothing doing at mine either . Paperwork day

 

[V8Druid]

been a wild night here ..... had to re-capture the trampoline at first light ... forgot it wasn't weighted down - got drowned doing it ... lot warmer today though with it coming hard from the south and all the white shite has burgered off

 

[TiltyShaun]

Very wet here as I try to prepare for the Xmas tree selling season

 

[Regy53]

grim in northampton, not exactly cold just v windy and wet at least the last of the leaves are off the tree.

 

[V8Druid]

grim in northampton, not exactly cold just v windy and wet at least the last of the leaves are off the tree.

bloody everywhere here, despite several clean ups and burning loads of 'em ... one oak, which was late leafing up, still has all its leaves and the damned hazels do too ..
tomorrow's forecast of sun has vanished with more of the same again tomorrow being forecast ....
at least the white shite is 'off the menu'

 

[6feetdown]

Garbage here

 

[Lancs Lad]

Weird...come up over shap this morning good dump of white stuff and now 9c thawing at some rate serious amount of water. Wild!

 

[Storrsy]

The run off is immense here. Not only has 8 inches of snow thawed over night but also very heavy rain. Is it wrong that I want to cease working untill April now!

 

[LKSF]

Loads of serious flooding in many parts of the UK. The ground was already saturated due to the crap Summer and then wasn't helped by being frozen solid.
Then as you say a fast thaw combined with lots of rain has seen water everywhere. I went out with the dog and it was just running off the fields, even if it could have sunk in it couldn't as the ground was frozen.

 

[LKSF]

bloody everywhere here, despite several clean ups and burning loads of 'em ... one oak, which was late leafing up, still has all its leaves and the damned hazels do too ..
tomorrow's forecast of sun has vanished with more of the same again tomorrow being forecast ....
at least the white shite is 'off the menu'

Clearing leaves is like clearing snow. If you leave them they vanish anyway.

 

[TiltyShaun]

Bit wet out there this morning.

 

[6feetdown]

Hasn't stopped here since yesterday venturing out shortly rekon some flooded areas about

 

[Lancs Lad]

Yeah it's damp.