Snow

[sprite1275]

Didn't have any where we live but 15min drive to Cannock chase.....

[walkerwek1958]

Horrible white shite, my area of West Yorks hasn’t seen any yet and that suits me.

If I never experienced snow again I won’t be sorry, best place for it is on Christmas cards.

I recall having to abandon my car in snow twice and struggling to get to work and back in winter, I split the back of my head open as a youngster after falling on ice and in a separate incident I fell and knocked myself out cold, had concussion for 2 days and that’s not nice.

White shite.......hate it! Hopefully global warming will make snow a very rare event in the UK.

[thegoat]

Horrible white shite, my area of West Yorks hasn’t seen any yet and that suits me.

If I never experienced snow again I won’t be sorry, best place for it is on Christmas cards.

I recall having to abandon my car in snow twice and struggling to get to work and back in winter, I split the back of my head open as a youngster after falling on ice and in a separate incident I fell and knocked myself out cold, had concussion for 2 days and that’s not nice.

White shite.......hate it! Hopefully global warming will make snow a very rare event in the UK.

Yay .
Global warming is the way forward

[sprite1275]

Horrible white shite, my area of West Yorks hasn’t seen any yet and that suits me.

If I never experienced snow again I won’t be sorry, best place for it is on Christmas cards.

I recall having to abandon my car in snow twice and struggling to get to work and back in winter, I split the back of my head open as a youngster after falling on ice and in a separate incident I fell and knocked myself out cold, had concussion for 2 days and that’s not nice.

White shite.......hate it! Hopefully global warming will make snow a very rare event in the UK.

I can't work out which Mr man mug would suit you. Mr grumpy or Mr clumsy....

[Owren]

Horrible white shite, my area of West Yorks hasn’t seen any yet and that suits me.

If I never experienced snow again I won’t be sorry, best place for it is on Christmas cards.

I recall having to abandon my car in snow twice and struggling to get to work and back in winter, I split the back of my head open as a youngster after falling on ice and in a separate incident I fell and knocked myself out cold, had concussion for 2 days and that’s not nice.

The only good thing in snow is riding a snowmobile. Especially if it is in some good tracks.

By contrast, winter is my fav season and it is great that I live in a place where in winter there are tons of snow :) I had lots of injuries on slippery paths but still. Snow at Christmas is a must-have :) and not only on Christmas cards :) tastes differ.

[wileeeeeey]

Calm down with the language WW.

[jukeboxs]

Another fan of the snow here, and our poodle loves it too. Our walk yesterday.

[Normunds]

Oh, the white stuff

[hilly10]

We had about 6 inches in Heath Hayes Cannock.

[Saint-Just]

Evolution is clearly going the wrong way for him

[walkerwek1958]

Give me one good reason to like the white shite!

OK, perhaps the head injuries tainted my opinion, I was 12/13 when they happened and I admit to carrying out a less than effective risk assessment; on both occasions I was trying to run quickly with scant regard to the conditions.

I spent 35years driving to work and back over high ground that was a serious ‘ challenge’ when snow fell, abandoning your car and setting off on foot in a blizzard in order to get home is no fun, I did this twice and that’s twice too many for me.

As a promising athlete in my younger days ( I could've been a contender) I combined a full- time job with 60 miles/week running in all weathers including snow and sleet. Falling over and getting back up was all part of the fun when snow and ice was around, but like being kicked in the balls every 15 minutes you got used to it but never enjoyed it.

Overnight snow meant one thing, you had to get up early to dig the cars out in order to attempt the white knuckle ride to work, all good character- building stuff.

Seriously, there’s no up- side to the white shite, some silly bastards enjoy tying planks of wood round their feet and sliding down hills covered in the stuff, but I’m not one of ‘em.

I hate the stuff with a vengeance!

[Kirk280]

Buy a Subaru. Buy winter tyres for said car.

Enjoy the snow.

[seabiscuit]

Paul, the expletives will get you a ban if you’re not careful and that would be a shame. Some judicious editing will avert that outcome.

[walkerwek1958]

Buy a Subaru. Buy winter tyres for said car.

Enjoy the snow.

Mitigate the risk 100% and don’t drive to work when it snows......it’s called retirement!

My car’s like a pig on a stateboard when it snows, best place for it is on the driveway.

I have a pair of walking boots with good tread for winter, that’ll do me.

[paw3001]

...but like being kicked in the balls every 15 minutes you got used to it but never enjoyed it.

I’m sorry but it was this bit that stopped me in my tracks...How many times do you need to be kicked in the knackers until you get use to it?

[Templogin]

I’m sorry but it was this bit that stopped me in my tracks...How many times do you need to be kicked in the knackers until you get use to it?

If my experience is anything to go by, it's 314 times. It does feel like a real achievement though.

I once worked in a packaging manufacturing plant just outside York. I used to get a static shock though my testicles about every three seconds of the working day. I had to leave as I was worried that I might start to enjoy it. I felt bad taking my albeit measly pay packet every week.

[walkerwek1958]

Couple of inches of the horrible stuff fell overnight in Wakefield, hadn’t expected that!

[Alpha4]

If my experience is anything to go by, it's 314 times. It does feel like a real achievement though.

I once worked in a packaging manufacturing plant just outside York. I used to get a static shock though my testicles about every three seconds of the working day. I had to leave as I was worried that I might enjoy it. I felt bad taking my albeit measly pay packet every week.

Well, that explains it.

[redmonaco]

Give me one good reason to like the white shite!

OK, perhaps the head injuries tainted my opinion, I was 12/13 when they happened and I admit to carrying out a less than effective risk assessment; on both occasions I was trying to run quickly with scant regard to the conditions.

I spent 35years driving to work and back over high ground that was a serious ‘ challenge’ when snow fell, abandoning your car and setting off on foot in a blizzard in order to get home is no fun, I did this twice and that’s twice too many for me.

As a promising athlete in my younger days ( I could've been a contender) I combined a full- time job with 60 miles/week running in all weathers including snow and sleet. Falling over and getting back up was all part of the fun when snow and ice was around, but like being kicked in the balls every 15 minutes you got used to it but never enjoyed it.

Overnight snow meant one thing, you had to get up early to dig the cars out in order to attempt the white knuckle ride to work, all good character- building stuff.

Seriously, there’s no up- side to the white shite, some silly bastards enjoy tying planks of wood round their feet and sliding down hills covered in the stuff, but I’m not one of ‘em.

I hate the stuff with a vengeance!

Perhaps you should have moved to a warmer climate?

[Chinese_Alan]

Didn't have any where we live but 15min drive to Cannock chase.....

I’m in Walsall and it has basically been crap all week. Haven’t been able to run at all. Pavements are now neck breakers, suitably depressing end to the year.

[williemays]

Here’s Catfish Creek in northeast Iowa on New Years Day:

[jaytip]

Haven’t had a snowfall like this for the last few years around here. My kids will be happy when they wake up.

[Franky Four Fingers]

Quite a covering this morning- wife said she hasn’t woken up to a few inches for years

[higham5]

Quite a covering this morning- wife said she hasn’t woken up to a few inches for years

Wait until she see’s the weather as well😅

[southerner101]

Plenty down in the south. I have a air port run to do later also!

[arthurDALEY]

Snowing in Basingstoke as well , about 2inches deep been out and tested, er indoors said its always 2inches when you test it...

[Skier]

Looking down my drive this morning in Gloucestershire.

[Matt8500]

Heading out sledging with the kids shortly!

[barbusg60]

We've got it down here on the Mendips, stopped me getting to work earlier.
I dont know if thats a good or bad thing really.
Its melting away already though

[Kingstepper]

Heading out sledging with the kids shortly!

Who’s upset you?

[Matt8500]

Who’s upset you?

Very droll

The lane to our house, can’t use snow as an excuse to not go to work this year though.

[monogroover]

Decided not to go out on a bike, today. But if I had, I wouldn't have been alone.

[jaytip]

I’ve just had an interesting dilemma. Got to go shopping. Do I take my front wheel drive van on Michelin cross climates, or my rear wheel drive Merc on Nokian full winters.
I opted for the van


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[Sinnlover]

There is quite a dusting here in West London 1/2cm in the last hour

[Ruggertech]

Our snowman says hello ;)

[sprite1275]

Our snowman says hello ;)

Hello

[julian2002]

I'm with WW on this one. Snow... looks pretty for about 5 minutes until every man and his dog has been out cavorting in it and then it looks like the world has been smeared with effluent.
Snow should appear at 5.30am on xmas morning, fall until 8am, excursions should be banned until 9 so some nice photos can be taken, then an hour of snow activities and back in to start xmas dinner prep. At 3.30 it should begin melting and by 6.30 should have disappeared so guests can bugger off home.
This is the only acceptable snow schedule for the year.
Instead we have 3 hours of snow, facebook collapses under the miasma of 'its snowing' posts, then everyone goes out to buyild a snowman and throw the stuff about. It then sits there looking grim and freezes overnight so driving is tretcherous.4 days later it's turned to salty slush (after the local authority finally got it's finger out and gritted) that will eat your car.

Vile, horrible, nasty, inconvenient stuff.

[Ruggertech]

Hello

And hello back to you. Think your grand snowman trumps mine, but both sadly deceased now ;)

[Matt8500]

Quality rant

Just for you, here is a photo from sunset yesterday to show it can be pretty still after being played on:

[Toddy]

Love how it makes the main news when there's a bit of white stuff down south but nothing when further north gets loads🤣

Me and the kids love snow, which is lucky living in Cumbria😁

[julian2002]

Quality rant

Just for you, here is a photo from sunset yesterday to show it can be pretty still after being played on:

The distance looks 'OK' mainly because it's 'away' and I tend to say out of fields so it won;t effect me. Close up though it's looks like the ground has some sort of wasting skin disease and that snowman a few posts up needs a nappy as it seems to have eaten something that disagrees with it.

[snowman]

that snowman a few posts up needs a nappy as it seems to have eaten something that disagrees with it.

I think it was a dodgy curry, but I don't recall posting!

M

[Passenger]

Lovely stuff, proper seasonal.

[Normunds]

36 hours of white s..t




P.s it’s not a toothbrush

[thieuster]

Well... I don't know how reliable MetDesk is (http://www.metdesk.com ), but this is their forecast for The Netherlands next week. Snow-depth...



Other forecasters show low tempertures. And according to the Dutch mentality and tradition: things 'heat up' when there's a chance of ice skating on lakes and canals. It's a cult, a religion for some.

[Sinnlover]

Well... I don't know how reliable MetDesk is (http://www.metdesk.com ), but this is their forecast for The Netherlands next week. Snow-depth...



Other forecasters show low tempertures. And according to the Dutch mentality and tradition: things 'heat up' when there's a chance of ice skating on lakes and canals. It's a cult, a religion for some.

I have been watching this, looks like it might be getting a fair bit colder in the middle of next week.

[thieuster]

Big snow flakes at this moment!






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[thieuster]

The Germans are convinced that the snow-height will be higher than the previously mentioned 20 -25 cm! And yes, they're predicting -10C temps as well. *Must degrease my ice skating irons*

[Saint-Just]

The Germans are convinced that the snow-height will be higher than the previously mentioned 20 -25 cm! And yes, they're predicting -10C temps as well. *Must degrease my ice skating irons*

degreasing your hips and knee joints might be useful, too

[thieuster]

degreasing your hips and knee joints might be useful, too

Best scenario is freezing cold and then snow. The other way around makes terrible ice in that case, I'm not going. Receipe for disaster.

North German news (NDR) mentioned a parallel with the 1978/1979 winter. That was brutal. Only a few weeks ago, I sent my youngest the link to a YT video with a Dutch news reel covering the harshness of that winter, telling him: "...that will not happen again". Big chance that I will be proven wrong.