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Christmas travellers are facing severe disruption as heavy snow falls across many parts of the UK. Heathrow and Gatwick airports were forced to close all runways amid severe Met Office warnings for parts of London, the Home Counties and Surrey.Roads, railways and airports were all affected across Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.Airports in Germany, France, Denmark and the Netherlands are also suffering cancellations and delays. Meanwhile hundreds of drivers were stranded overnight on the M6 motorway in Greater Manchester. Similar conditions in Germany and Italy also saw drivers stuck on icy roads, as temperatures plummeted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12025538
Note: 18 December 2010 Last updated at 14:10 GMT
A bit of snow and this country falls apart, again. :O:
papa_smurf
12-18-10, 11:49 AM
A bit of snow and this country falls apart, again. :O:
:doh:
I've been playing spot the gritter around here and so far not one. I wonder if my council feels its a better idea to keep the gritters in the warm. :hmmm:
Madox58
12-18-10, 04:06 PM
I'm amazed every year when the first Snows fall.
:haha:
Fact: It does happen EVERY year. (Snow and Ice)
Fact: Most people have lived here thier whole lives.
Fact: Every year at the first Snow fall? Some Minds are erased!
(That is based on the observation that people forget Ice on the road will cause you to slide and I count them in the ditches!)
Fact: It's not just young kids doing this!
Fact: We have signs that say Bridges freeze over faster then Roads, but no one seems able to read them?
Fact? Was Ice and Snow one of Natures way of weeding out the Unfit?
:haha:
If you can not drive on Ice and Snow after living your Whole life in the same area?
Don't Drive!
Sledgehammer427
12-18-10, 04:16 PM
I'm tempted to get a Subaru Impreza WRX and a co-driver and have at when the snow falls. Alone in an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme can get a bit hairy, no matter how confident you are. Oh how I wish to be a rally driver...
If you can not drive on Ice and Snow after living your Whole life in the same area?
Don't Drive! I'm sure our friends in Finland will be along any moment to explain the driving conditions there.
my girlfriend always told me that they go fast no matter what the roads are like there. :dead:
Madox58
12-18-10, 05:12 PM
:haha:
You and I live mostly in the same area.
People in Finland, (like Dowly),
would make us look like Idiots on Ice!
(Hmmm a new Ice show I'm sure!)
:yep:
But I think everyone understands what I mean.
If you spent your whole life in Ohio where I'm at?
And it does snow every year?
Why in the name of all that is Holy do you
FORGET HOW TO DRIVE ON THIS STUFF!
:doh:
Let's see,
I fall down on the way to the Car cause it's slippery.
That seems to ring no bells for the "Ones that should not survive".
Car won't stop when I hit the brake!
That seems to ring no bells for the "Ones that should not survive".
It's the weathers fault!
BS! You grew up here! When did the weather change? It does this EVERY Year!
That seems to ring no bells for the "Ones that should not survive".
krashkart
12-18-10, 05:17 PM
Well, when my mother visited Phoenix this year she was detoured around a serious pileup on the freeway. The pileup was caused when a thunderstorm rolled through and everyone forgot how to drive. All that from a rain storm?? My God, man. The Midwest would kill them. :haha:
One tiny thin sprinkling of snow here. But ice...yeah, plenty of that stuff. Will make the walk into work at half six tomorrow interesting no doubt. Almost wound up sliding down Church hill on my arse back in Jan when we had the snow, and for Suffolk, land of the flat, it's a pretty steep hill.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.154906,1.60197&spn=0.00235,0.006866&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=52.154906,1.60197&panoid=e2bSeKE-qbb3Nv42DeXGog&cbp=12,279.26,,0,13.44
The pavements will get sand on them no doubt...but probably not until after I've slid into work which is just round the corner, so perhaps the momentum will deliver me there. :hmmm:
Platapus
12-18-10, 06:28 PM
I'm amazed every year when the first Snows fall.
:haha:
Fact: It does happen EVERY year. (Snow and Ice)
Fact: Most people have lived here thier whole lives.
Fact: Every year at the first Snow fall? Some Minds are erased!
(That is based on the observation that people forget Ice on the road will cause you to slide and I count them in the ditches!)
Fact: It's not just young kids doing this!
Fact: We have signs that say Bridges freeze over faster then Roads, but no one seems able to read them?
Fact? Was Ice and Snow one of Natures way of weeding out the Unfit?
:haha:
If you can not drive on Ice and Snow after living your Whole life in the same area?
Don't Drive!
The same could be said for North Virginia. Everyone acts like it has never snowed here. :nope:
Snow leaves travellers stranded at Heathrow and Gatwick! Thousands of travellers have been stranded at Heathrow airport overnight, and hundreds more at Gatwick, as snow continues to disrupt much of the UK.There will be no flight arrivals at Heathrow on Sunday and only a handful of departures, while many Gatwick flights are affected.Problems persist at airports UK-wide, while the Met Office is warning of icy roads across much of England and Wales.More heavy snow is expected in eastern Scotland and north-east England.Up to 10cm of snow are expected in these areas, and up to 20cm in hilly areas.Forecasters said the UK was hit by extremely low temperatures overnight, with most parts of the country struggling to get above minus 5C, while fresh snow fell in eastern Scotland and north-east England.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12030233
Note: Update record, 19 December 2010 Last updated at 08:36 GMT
Tribesman
12-19-10, 04:24 AM
Damn, I am expecting visitors from 4 UK airports tomorrow and only Manchester isn't on that list of affected airports.
Then it seems to be a problem, how do you solve it :hmmm:
XabbaRus
12-19-10, 05:37 AM
I get fed up of the people moaning.
Some do not seem to realise the amount of snow that has fallen in a short space of time, eg the stuff that has shut Heathrow and Gatwick.
It easy to say "THey knew it was coming" but a forecast is just that. The forecast where I live has said heavy snow and then there has been none.
If you get 8 inches of snow dumpe on you and in freezing temperatures you can plow all you want but it has to be constant.
Heathrow has the machines I was watching them on the news yesterday.
Also people are told "Don't travel unless you have to" but hey people have to do their christmas shopping....deserve to get stuck.
Fact: These wintery conditions in the UK are NOT the norm, the trend has been for warmer and wetter winters. If the government had spent billions on salt and snow clearing kit and then we had a mild winter they would have been accused of wasting money. Also take a look at France and Germany, they are not doing much better either.
I really wish Brits would stop moaning and just effing get on with it. I hope moaning is made an olympic sport with various categories. We would be garunteed golds. Then again we would teach everyone else in the world and they would do it better, then we could moan again how we used to be great at a sport....
Skybird
12-19-10, 05:45 AM
Partial chaos in Germany the past days as well. However, in my home town Münster, with lots and lots of snow and ice during the past 2 weeks - it is amazing to see how many people still ride their bicycles in snow that by falling down or moving it around reaches heights of up to 20 cm! In other pictures from other German cities, bicycles are alomost erased from the public sight. Not so here.
I plan to buy myself a second bike next year before winter, a not so special one but with very wide spike-tyres. Currently, spike tyres are sold out everywhere. I had one belly-crash so far this winter, on bike.
However, the paradoxical effect of two white winters in a row now is only local weather, no global climate trend. Climatologists already rate 2010 as one of the globally warmest years of the past 100 years, it could even become the third-warmest once the analysis is finished.
papa_smurf
12-19-10, 07:03 AM
Not much snow round here in either, we had a light covering yesterday, not much and everything is working as normal. Even the local council got the gritters out before the snow hit.
Saying all that, I'm still waiting on a parcel I ordered 1 week ago, been tracking it via Amazons site and they said it would be delivered by the 14th. Well its 19th of december right now and I'm still waiting. Least I am not the only one, with around a 4 million parcel backlog.
(Just checked, my parcel is still in Warrington. Might just go there and pick it up myself.)
Armistead
12-19-10, 07:20 AM
Feel for the UK. We finally got some snow a few weeks ago in NC and ice this week, but nothing major, but dang it's cold this year. Overall winters are much warmer here than when I was younger, but cold as hell this year.
Tribesman
12-19-10, 07:29 AM
Saying all that, I'm still waiting on a parcel I ordered 1 week ago, been tracking it via Amazons site and they said it would be delivered by the 14th. Well its 19th of december right now and I'm still waiting. Least I am not the only one, with around a 4 million parcel backlog.
Are you in one of the British regions that have already introduced the new improved computer controlled delivery system which doesn't deliver?
XabbaRus
12-19-10, 07:56 AM
I luckily got mine.
I get fed up of the people moaning.
I think Bill Bailey said it best, "I'm English and therefore I crave disappointment."
There was a time in this country with our backs to the walls role up your sleeves and lets clear the snow from our paths, sadly those days have long gone. People live in fear of being sued if they clear there paths, wake up you lot its not against the law so get out there and do something you slobs.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_191868
antikristuseke
12-19-10, 10:38 AM
25cm of snow is bad?
You lilly-livered, skirt wearing ninnies.
XabbaRus
12-19-10, 01:21 PM
People aren't worried about being sued, just lazy.
I have to clear mine after the kids are in bed.
Jimbuna
12-19-10, 03:27 PM
I get fed up of the people moaning.
Some do not seem to realise the amount of snow that has fallen in a short space of time, eg the stuff that has shut Heathrow and Gatwick.
It easy to say "THey knew it was coming" but a forecast is just that. The forecast where I live has said heavy snow and then there has been none.
If you get 8 inches of snow dumpe on you and in freezing temperatures you can plow all you want but it has to be constant.
Heathrow has the machines I was watching them on the news yesterday.
Also people are told "Don't travel unless you have to" but hey people have to do their christmas shopping....deserve to get stuck.
Fact: These wintery conditions in the UK are NOT the norm, the trend has been for warmer and wetter winters. If the government had spent billions on salt and snow clearing kit and then we had a mild winter they would have been accused of wasting money. Also take a look at France and Germany, they are not doing much better either.
I really wish Brits would stop moaning and just effing get on with it. I hope moaning is made an olympic sport with various categories. We would be garunteed golds. Then again we would teach everyone else in the world and they would do it better, then we could moan again how we used to be great at a sport....
The problem at the airports isn't the amount of snow because your right, the ploughs can shift it very quickly....the problem is the below freezing temperature that turns it immediately into ice...the ploughs can't lower their blades enough for fear of destroying the runway surface.
I've recently taken to collecting 1/72 die cast aircraft and out of seventeen separate orders in the past fortnight have only received six thus far.
I heard on the news today that Stockholm airport can be cleared of snow and ice in approximately ten minutes....I'd love to know how because we may be able to learn something from them there.
XabbaRus
12-19-10, 03:39 PM
I bet they have heated runways and taxiways.
Makes sense there.
I believe Arlanda uses de-icing chemicals in addition to snow ploughs to keep the runways clear.
Jimbuna
12-19-10, 04:21 PM
I bet they have heated runways and taxiways.
Makes sense there.
I suspect your right but I'd love to know for sure.
I believe Arlanda uses de-icing chemicals in addition to snow ploughs to keep the runways clear.
They tried that this morning at Heathrow then promptly run out of de-icing chemicals :DL
I suspect your right but I'd love to know for sure.
Arlanda doesn't have runway heaters AFAIK. Takes too long to heat up for it to be practical or something.
Jimbuna
12-19-10, 06:51 PM
Arlanda doesn't have runway heaters AFAIK. Takes too long to heat up for it to be practical or something.
FFS!....where's Arlanda? :DL
FFS!....where's Arlanda? :DL 42 km north of Stockholm City, :yep:
FIREWALL
12-19-10, 09:17 PM
I'm amazed every year when the first Snows fall.
:haha:
Fact: It does happen EVERY year. (Snow and Ice)
Fact: Most people have lived here thier whole lives.
Fact: Every year at the first Snow fall? Some Minds are erased!
(That is based on the observation that people forget Ice on the road will cause you to slide and I count them in the ditches!)
Fact: It's not just young kids doing this!
Fact: We have signs that say Bridges freeze over faster then Roads, but no one seems able to read them?
Fact? Was Ice and Snow one of Natures way of weeding out the Unfit?
:haha:
If you can not drive on Ice and Snow after living your Whole life in the same area?
Don't Drive!
AND DON'T MOVE TO S. CALIFORNIA !!! :haha:
Stranded traveler: 'All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter'
London (CNN) -- Lisa Suarez's voice breaks as she stands in the snow outside London's Heathrow airport, unable to get a flight home to Dallas, Texas.
"It's very hard," she says. "All I want for Christmas is to hug my daughter."
She and her family are among hundreds of thousands of people stranded by "freak weather conditions" that dumped unexpected tons of snow on Europe this weekend, snarling flight schedules at the continent's busiest airports.Heathrow planned to cancel all arrivals Sunday, but later said it might allow three planes to land. A dozen long-haul flights are scheduled to take off Sunday night, spokesman Andrew Teacher said. He did not say which ones.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/19/europe.winter.weather/index.html?hpt=T2
Note: Update record, December 20, 2010 Updated 0329 GMT
Three planes to land, great! :O:
FFS!....where's Arlanda? :DL
Stockholm-Arlanda is the largest of the three airports around Stockholm. The Heathrow of Sweden I guess you could call it.
Then I guess you count in Skavsta airport, 120 km from Stockholm in the south-west direction
Ice, snow and sub-zero temperatures in northern Europe have disrupted travel, leaving Europe's busiest airport Heathrow, near London, all but closed.Flights were also cancelled on Monday in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels and seven in ten services were running at the two main Paris airports.Thousands of people slept overnight at airport terminals at Heathrow and Zaventem airport in Brussels.Roads in a number of countries were described as treacherous.There were also severe delays on the Eurostar rail service between the UK and France and Belgium and Thalys trains between France and Belgium were also affected.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12038847
Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 11:04 GMT
XabbaRus
12-20-10, 08:01 AM
And so we moan some more...
Maybe if the news services actually explained to people why stuff can't be cleared in 2 seconds flat rather than sensationalise then people wouldn't be so ticked.
However did we cope before aircraft? :dead:
antikristuseke
12-20-10, 10:27 AM
You coped because when forced to, you brits actually used to grow a pair:D
Jimbuna
12-20-10, 02:05 PM
42 km north of Stockholm City, :yep:
Stockholm-Arlanda is the largest of the three airports around Stockholm. The Heathrow of Sweden I guess you could call it.
Ah, right....I was beginning to wonder if the topic had drifted into 'The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe' theme :DL
papa_smurf
12-20-10, 02:23 PM
This morning was a bit nippy here, -8 degrees, with predictions of as low as -11 for tomorrow morning:o.
nikimcbee
12-20-10, 02:30 PM
Then it seems to be a problem, how do you solve it :hmmm:
Rock salt!:yeah:
We got our icy weather a few weeks ago. They don't do anything here, so I went out and bought a 40 lbs bag of poor man's de-icer:D and took care of the problem myself.
On the local show, I thought it was funny to listen to people's reasons why they won't use rock salt:haha::shifty:. Seattle, learned their lesson and used RS this year. Portland, well.... we're run by morons:nope:. ...and that's why I don't live in Portland:D.
You coped because when forced to, you brits actually used to grow a pair:D
Well, that and this strange device that some people called a ship. :hmmm: Sure, it's not fast, but neither is a plane that's sitting at the airport. :yep:
Tribesman
12-20-10, 02:54 PM
Well Britain got going today, all my visitors made their flights to come home for christmas....but Dublin shut while they was en route.:damn:
Still, all they have to do is make it up from Cork now.
Jimbuna
12-20-10, 04:28 PM
Rock salt!:yeah:
I could be wrong but as far as my understanding goes, rock salt ceases to work at temperatures below -5 or -8 degrees :hmmm:
Here in the midlands there's no snow at all. A few weeks back we had maybe 2-5 inches of snow... it was a nice walk down the river path ...but the next day it was all melted.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for snowfall like the rest of the uk seems to be getting. The landrover will love it :yeah:
So far all we've got is cold and a bit of icy frost. The low temps have not been good for the car battery, requiring a booster start every few days and my screen wash keeps freezing in the pipes, but no proper snow :(
I don't think this is 'freak weather' when I was a kid there was always lots of snow in winter and power cuts because of the lines falling over etc. We have just forgotten how to get on with it in winter.
nikimcbee
12-20-10, 05:28 PM
I could be wrong but as far as my understanding goes, rock salt ceases to work at temperatures below -5 or -8 degrees :hmmm:
It does have an optimum effectiveness temp, which is around >20 deg F. My house and the street corner had no ice on it:D:woot:. Gahd, I love it when I'm right. Plus a lady came out and thanked me for doing something about it:D. It's just maddening when the city won't do anything about it.:shifty: But this only happens, once, maybe twice a year though.
TLAM Strike
12-20-10, 05:34 PM
Well, that and this strange device that some people called a ship. :hmmm: Sure, it's not fast...
Fast? Well that all depends what kind of ship you build and what your definition of 'fast' is...
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4622/usshercules28phm2291990.jpg
Thousands of people face further disruption to their Christmas travel plans as cold weather continues to grip much of the country. BA cancelled all short-haul flights out of Heathrow while Eurostar passengers in London queued around the block.BAA has apologised for spoiling so many people's Christmases but Transport Secretary Philip Hammond said aviation was a "safety-first business".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12034317
Note: Update record, 20 December 2010 Last updated at 22:39 GMT
It seems that you can upgrade your home, with a sauna, :O:
UK snow update, (Only U.K)
Heavy snow and ice has continued to cause disruption to many parts of the UK after arctic conditions returned. Crosby on the Irish Sea coast near Liverpool recorded a low of -16.5C (2F) on Monday evening, having not risen above -8C (18F) during Monday daytime.Northern Ireland recorded its coldest night overnight Sunday with a low of minus 18C (-0.4F) at Castlesderg in County Tyrone. The previous record of minus 17.5C (0.5F) was set on 1 January 1979 at Magherally in County Down.The lowest UK temperature overnight was -18.7C (-2F) in Pershore, Hereford and Worcester.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news
Note: Page last updated at 07:27 GMT, Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Jimbuna
12-21-10, 08:53 AM
It does have an optimum effectiveness temp, which is around >20 deg F. My house and the street corner had no ice on it:D:woot:. Gahd, I love it when I'm right. Plus a lady came out and thanked me for doing something about it:D. It's just maddening when the city won't do anything about it.:shifty: But this only happens, once, maybe twice a year though.
You deserve a gold star :sunny:
Bilge_Rat
12-21-10, 02:54 PM
I could be wrong but as far as my understanding goes, rock salt ceases to work at temperatures below -5 or -8 degrees :hmmm:
Depends for what, in mild temperatures it will speed up melting and make it easier to scrape off the ice. However, even at -20 celsius, it will still melt through the ice and give you increased traction. I use it on my driveway during the winter.
BBC Stephen Evans: "The effect of the great European freeze is now being felt in airports from New York to Hong Kong"
The EU has heavily criticised European airports for failing to deal with recent freezing weather, which has left thousands of travellers stranded.Around 1,000 flights were cancelled across the continent on Tuesday. European transport commissioner Siim Kallas urged airports to "get serious" about planning, and labelled them a "weak link" in the infrastructure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12051038
Note: 21 December 2010 Last updated at 21:37 GMT
bookworm_020
12-22-10, 01:00 AM
Would you believe that we had snow here in Australia a few days ago? A cold day, but things are starting to revert to normal, 30 to 45+ degrees Celsius. Will think of you as I go on Holidays from Christmas onwards for 5 weeks, with a cold drink in my hand, cricket on the TV (go Aussies!) and think Australia has the right weather for Christmas!
It sounds pretty unusual this time of year,:o but good that it was temporarily :yep:
London (CNN) -- Airline and rail operators were making progress Wednesday clearing a backlog of passengers stranded after heavy snow across Europe threw travel plans into chaos.London's Heathrow Airport, one of the worst-affected hubs, opened its second runway Tuesday evening, easing overcrowding in the airport's terminals where thousands of passengers had faced days of delays.
"We had a good start this morning. Both runways are opened and taxis are waiting in their stands," a spokesman for the airport operator BAA said.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/12/22/europe.weather/index.html?hpt=T2
Note: December 22, 2010 Updated 1002 GMT
Cumbria got a 3.6 rattle last night too. :yep: Nothing felt down here, but I am rather a distance from it.
In other words, good news, where I live normally, it was minus 20 at night and 80 cm of snow which is pretty much this early in winter, :o
Jimbuna
12-23-10, 06:01 AM
Depends for what, in mild temperatures it will speed up melting and make it easier to scrape off the ice. However, even at -20 celsius, it will still melt through the ice and give you increased traction. I use it on my driveway during the winter.
Then my local authority must be buying an inferior quality substance because a friend of mine who is responsible for keeping the highways open in the district informs me that at (and I honestly can't remember the temperature but know it wasn't as high as -10) "You may as well put nothing down and plough only because the grit ceases to work".
Jimbuna
12-23-10, 06:04 AM
Cumbria got a 3.6 rattle last night too. :yep: Nothing felt down here, but I am rather a distance from it.
Sorry bout that but I dropped my wallet whilst out at the pub :DL
Either that or the reverberation of Vendor hammering his keyboard again :O:
Skybird
12-23-10, 07:04 AM
I had an interesting read yesterday, about the problems in air traffic. I only say: bad preparation, bad training of the winter crews, bad equipment, and bad imagination (why should you expect ice and snow in winter, eh?) .
I read the comparsion between the airports in Frankfurt and Stockholm. In Frankfurt, the winter service needs 30 minutes to de-ice one runway with their full group of vehicles and servicemen. In Stockholm, they need - world record holder they are - 5 minutes. They run a swift ballet with their deicing vehicles, which is better coordinated and moving faster than anywhere else.
Imagine: while the Germans would have cleaned one half of the first runway, the Swedes already would have cleared all three of Frankfurt's runways completely!
The article said Stockholm is inviting other European airports to take classes in winter services there. :DL
The immense problems with the German rail services, are selfmade. Too much resources and reserves were killed in order to prepare for bringing it to the stockmarket. Too much money got sunk in prestigious mamoth projects, money that was not spend for maintaining proper train and railnet maintenance. And the S-Bahn in Berlin - don't get me started. I assume in many third world countries they have more capable train systems than in Berlin.
Passengers slept overnight at Brussels' Zaventem airport.Stranded air passengers have spent the night at airports in Paris and Brussels after freezing weather severely disrupted Christmas travel.Some 200 people slept overnight at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, which cancelled 400 flights because of snow and ice.Flights and trains were also disrupted in Belgium, where significant snow fell overnight, and in Germany.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12078495
Note: 25 December 2010 Last updated at 09:18 GMT
gimpy117
12-25-10, 09:55 PM
20cm? so that like what? a lil ocer 10 inches. we had 2 feet in a day once....guess were
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/news_impact/2009/02/large_1weather2.jpg
yeah even our cops fall victim to winter here.
Well, we had a smattering of snow here Christmas eve night and Christmas day morning, so I guess we qualify for a white Christmas, the first I've ever experienced. It's not *looks out of window* doing anything out there now though, clear starry skies. One of the things about being slap bang next to the sea I guess.
Well, we had a smattering of snow here Christmas eve night and Christmas day morning, so I guess we qualify for a white Christmas
It must fall on London to be official, every where else dose not count. I've be glad when all this damn blasted snow & ice melts, hate it.
Lazy sods around here not cleaning there pathways should be fined £1000 in my book. So much for community spirit in mucking in & helping out.
It must fall on London to be official, every where else dose not count. I've be glad when all this damn blasted snow & ice melts, hate it.
Lazy sods around here not cleaning there pathways should be fined £1000 in my book. So much for community spirit in mucking in & helping out. This is just the beginning of the season, so you may make an upgrade on clothes and car fronts for the family, for more snow and cold will, :know:
XabbaRus
12-26-10, 02:52 PM
Actually Steed they changed the rules if I understood the met office presenter the other day.
Snow has to actually fall, lying snow doesn't count but then again the bookies were probably on the right side of the profit line.
Jimbuna
12-26-10, 04:47 PM
Actually Steed they changed the rules if I understood the met office presenter the other day.
Snow has to actually fall, lying snow doesn't count but then again the bookies were probably on the right side of the profit line.
Yap...no snow in Londan so the bookies were happy:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/snow-takes-break-as-freeze-goes-on-15038969.html
gimpy117
12-26-10, 08:57 PM
Grit? we need to get the michigan road commission out to teach them. or just send them a bag of salt.
Sounds like you need Rooster (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUiCu-zuAgM) Cogburn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKThgLq21Rc).:O: (Note there are two links not one).
Boxing Day started exceptionally cold with -16C (10F) being recorded in Pershore, Worcestershire. In fact if December continues as cold as it has been so far, it will be the United Kingdom's coldest December since records began in 1910. However, with temperatures in most areas set to rise from Tuesday this is still not guaranteed. While this weekend has been visibly white for many of us across the country with plenty of lying snow, only the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Lincoln, as well as parts of North Yorkshire, had an official white Christmas this year with fresh falling snow on Christmas Day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/newsid_9282000/9282009.stm
Note: Update record, 02:14 GMT, Monday, 27 December 2010
Boxing Day started exceptionally cold with -16C (10F) being recorded in Pershore, Worcestershire. In fact if December continues as cold as it has been so far, it will be the United Kingdom's coldest December since records began in 1910. However, with temperatures in most areas set to rise from Tuesday this is still not guaranteed. While this weekend has been visibly white for many of us across the country with plenty of lying snow, only the cities of Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Lincoln, as well as parts of North Yorkshire, had an official white Christmas this year with fresh falling snow on Christmas Day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/news/newsid_9282000/9282009.stm
Note: Update record, 02:14 GMT, Monday, 27 December 2010
The scientists say it's "global climate WARMing" on the planet now:hmmm: In fact to have real white Xmas with falling snow is much more better than "real grey" ones with rain. Just enjoy it as you wish:DL
So Merry Chriestmas to all of you.
ps. We got -26C today at 8.30 am (GMT +3), and at 12 a.m. it rises to -20C. Its normall for us in late Dec. The "terrain" outside looks really great and misterious.
I hope that Christmas has been good to you, yes It's better to have real winter, instead of rain and dishwater, so have a good time :DL
Looks like I'm in for more snow over night but the day time temperature's will be above zero at long last.
Jimbuna
12-27-10, 12:16 PM
Looks like I'm in for more snow over night but the day time temperature's will be above zero at long last.
Time for the old lonh johns then I guess :DL
At last, you who lives across the North Sea, to understand what winter are....:D
Jimbuna
12-27-10, 02:50 PM
50°F
People in Sweden turn on the central heating
People in England put out bedding plants
40°F
Swedes shiver uncontrollably
The English sunbathe on the beach
35°F
Cars in Sweden refuse to start
People in England drive with their windows down
20°F
Swedes wear overcoats, gloves and woolly hats
English men throw on a t-shirt; girls start wearing mini-skirts
15°F
Swedes begin to evacuate to the continent
People from England swim in the River Tyne
0°F
Life in Sweden grinds to a halt
English folk have the last BBQ before it gets cold
-10°F
Life in Sweden ceases to exist
People in England throw on a light jacket
-80°F
Polar bears wonder if it's worth carrying on
Boy Scouts in England start wearing their long trousers
-100°F
Santa Claus abandons North Pole
People in England put on their 'long johns'
-173°F
Alcohol freezes
The English get upset because all the pubs are shut
-297°F
Microbial life starts to disappear
The cows in England complain about farmers with cold hands
-460°F
All atomic motion stops
The English stamp their feet and blow on their hands
-500°F
Hell freezes over
Sweden wins the World cup
:DL
Jimbuna
12-27-10, 04:04 PM
:DL:03:
gimpy117
12-27-10, 08:29 PM
Boxing Day started exceptionally cold with -16C (10F) being recorded in Pershore, Worcestershire. In fact if December continues as cold as it has been so far, it will be the United Kingdom's coldest December since records began in 1910.
I remember it was -15F here my senior year in high school
I remember it was -15F here my senior year in high school It is more than enough,:yep:
Jimbuna
12-28-10, 09:28 AM
I remember it was -15F here my senior year in high school
Should that not be C 'Centigrade'?
Should that not be C 'Centigrade'? Probably, :yep:
But can blame my fatigue, that I have not listed it tonight..
A load of snow last night but thankfully its melting now thanks to the rise in temperatures and the rain.
A load of snow last night but thankfully its melting now thanks to the rise in temperatures and the rain. In other words, it goes back to "normal" :DL
antikristuseke
12-28-10, 12:25 PM
See brits, this is the kind of snowfall you can complain about.
http://vimeo.com/18213768
See brits, this is the kind of snowfall you can complain about.
http://vimeo.com/18213768
That was pretty cool. :yep:
See brits, this is the kind of snowfall you can complain about.
http://vimeo.com/18213768 :haha:
See brits, this is the kind of snowfall you can complain about.
http://vimeo.com/18213768
BAH...Foam, we are not amused. :yawn:
BAH...Foam, we are not amused. :yawn: You get used to it,:O:
Some passengers spent a second night stranded at airports.Anger is mounting in New York and New Jersey over the slow pace of snow removal following the major storms which brought the region to a halt.Major thoroughfares in Manhattan have been cleared, but large parts of the city have yet to be ploughed.Many residents are stuck in their homes unable to get to work, and piles of snow are hindering ambulances.New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called the clean-up operation the worst in memory."We're hearing reports from all over of people not even having seen a plough by the afternoon of the day after," Ms Quinn told reporters. "This is a level of lack of clean-up that I really can't recall."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12090575
Note: 29 December 2010 Last updated at 15:54 GMT
Woo-Hoo the snow has gone! :DL
Woo-Hoo the snow has gone! :DL
You do realise that we usually get the US East Coasts weather about a week or so after they've had it. So...there's a reasonably good chance that General Winter will be returning in force within a fortnight?
Although I could be rather wrong in that, so in two weeks you can quote this and say "Oberon...where's that snow?!" to which I will probably reply "Driven off by curry farts from Newcastle." :O::03:
Jimbuna
12-29-10, 04:17 PM
Probably, :yep:
But can blame my fatigue, that I have not listed it tonight..
Jeebus....are you the weather man now Gerald? :DL
You do realise that we usually get the US East Coasts weather about a week or so after they've had it. So...there's a reasonably good chance that General Winter will be returning in force within a fortnight?
Although I could be rather wrong in that, so in two weeks you can quote this and say "Oberon...where's that snow?!" to which I will probably reply "Driven off by curry farts from Newcastle." :O::03:
:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:
Jeebus....are you the weather man now Gerald? :DL :hmmm:.....wait....:DL
While the storms weren't related, at the same time we here in CA got mammoth amounts of rain. Here in San Diego we got enough rain in this last storm that puts us 5" above the yearly average already. Granted heavy rain is nothing new to Europe, the terrain is better suited to handle it. Since the state is on fire (literally from firestorms) half of the year it leaves no vegetation to soak up the rain. The mudslides in some places were mind boggling. One person had his entire first floor of his 2 story house completely filled with mud, looking at it from the street it now looks like a single story house. This past storm (which coincided with the ones in Europe) wreaked havoc and caused massive amounts of damage, most parts of CA can't handle 10"-15" of rain all at once.
It is clear that it is not related but for some it still came as a surprise, and the authorities, "are not familiar" with this type of snow amounts as is normal in countries such as Sweden or Finland
NI Water have said it could be next week before all homes and businesses in Northern Ireland are reconnected. Ministers in NI are to hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to help the 36,000 people still affected as it emerged that two hospitals have experienced supply problems.South Tyrone Hospital in Dungannon has been relying on the NI Fire Service and bottled water.The state-owned company, which is the sole provider of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland, said an unprecedented number of leaks caused by the thaw following the long period of FREEZING WEATHER had been putting "big pressure" on its systems.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12091433
Note: Update record, 30 December 2010 Last updated at 11:38 GMT
Jimbuna
12-30-10, 01:41 PM
Jeebus....are you the weather man now Gerald? :DL
:hmmm:.....wait....:DL
http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lightning.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/c_jane24/Smileys/smilies%202/weathermanf3.gif http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9358/weathersnowing1zs1.gif
gimpy117
12-30-10, 02:00 PM
its 40 degrees now here in Traverse City, MI :doh:
http://www.fonefunshop.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lightning.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v499/c_jane24/Smileys/smilies%202/weathermanf3.gif http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9358/weathersnowing1zs1.gif Well, :haha:
Tribesman
12-30-10, 02:39 PM
Finally got water back yesterday, 8 days with a housefull of visitors is a real bugger with no water.
its 40 degrees now here in Traverse City, MI :doh: Pure summer idyll, comfortable and lie on the beach and watch the birds, :O:
gimpy117
12-30-10, 05:04 PM
Pure summer idyll, comfortable and lie on the beach and watch the birds, :O:
too bad its overcast :cry:
Jimbuna
12-30-10, 08:55 PM
Finally got water back yesterday, 8 days with a housefull of visitors is a real bugger with no water.
Just warn them not to eat the yellow snow.
Just warn them not to eat the yellow snow. :har:
Tribesman
12-31-10, 08:21 AM
Ulsters fizzy flush.
People in the 6 counties are now resorting to using lemonade to flush their toilets.
It comes from a shortage of bottled water, but has the advantage that the Tesco cheap lemonade is a penny cheaper than the Tesco cheap water.
Is that saving a penny when you spend a penny?:03:
Just warn them not to eat the yellow snow.
Woo, thats an old one jim. :haha:
And remember if to slip over in the snow and land face first in brown snow your in big trouble. :88)
Jimbuna
12-31-10, 02:39 PM
Woo, thats an old one jim. :haha:
And remember if to slip over in the snow and land face first in brown snow your in big trouble. :88)
Just prey it's a chocolate slush drink :DL
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/
Here you can navigate to the heat and sun...
Skybird
01-01-11, 07:17 AM
Berlin Exposure. :D
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9456/32551773.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/32551773.jpg/)
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Berlin Exposure. :D
http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/9456/32551773.jpg (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/32551773.jpg/)
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From: Der Tagesspiegel Looks like a very good idea to get around, unless you prefer the car, :yeah:
Sailor Steve
01-01-11, 11:37 AM
That is a very nice pic! Thanks for sharing it, Sky. :sunny:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/hi/about/newsid_8605000/8605177.stm#Whole%20of%20UK
Back to normal conditions, rain, rain and more rain...
Jimbuna
01-04-11, 08:18 PM
Go get some rest....give your keyboard a chance to cool down :DL
Go get some rest....give your keyboard a chance to cool down :DL The problem is that I have too many of them, :haha:
Jimbuna
01-05-11, 08:15 AM
So I hear :DL
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/192/0/f/Burnt_Keyboard_by_sndr.jpg
So I hear :DL
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/192/0/f/Burnt_Keyboard_by_sndr.jpg It looks like a really frosty keyboard ... and stuff like that, must be kept under strict supervision, :DL
Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.However, the first analysis released of global temperatures shows 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.The UK's harsh weather was caused by anomalously high air pressure that blocked mild westerly winds and brought cold air south from the Arctic.The provisional monthly Met Office figures show the UK temperature averaged -1C - a long way below the previous coldest December, in 1981, which registered -0.1C.The December average for the century-long series is 4.2C.It was also the coldest calendar month since February 1986, the Met Office reports.
"It's been an exceptional month, there's no question about that - it will go down in history as one to remember," said chief meteorologist Ewen McCallum.
"Our records go back to 1910 and it's certainly the coldest since then, so it's the coldest December in 100 years," he told BBC News.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12119329
Note: 5 January 2011 Last updated at 17:20 GMT
http://i.imgur.com/mlb0A.jpg
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