jamesb Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 A fair bit of snow here. Not that it'll get me a day off work. Bah!
Gatt Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Usually I am jumping for joy at the sight of snow.. but not today.. Woke up and found the ground white with a fairly deepish dusting of snow.. ... Which I have never had the pleasure of driving in.. Thankfully, Rochdale MBC had actually sent out plough's and gritters so the roads beyond my street were clear Then, about half way to work one of my front wipers decided to lose the clip that holds it to the arm.. Had to drive the rest of the way with no wipers and hoping I didn't need to use them.. And, then I get here for 7am - only to suddenly remember its a bloody INSET day
BatchFile Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 D'oh! It's non-uniform days I usually forget, then I'm the only one in school in a shirt and tie:o
K.C.Leblanc Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Tiny bit here but we're in. The forcast says -5 tonight, so fingers crossed.
BatchFile Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Been hearing rumours of it dipping to.... -13c 3 cheers for global warming!! Hip Hip...
srochford Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 3 cheers for global warming!! Hip Hip... Remember that global warming melts the ice at the pole. That cold water then trickles down the side of the UK making it rather colder than it used to be...
jamesb Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Remember that global warming melts the ice at the pole. That cold water then trickles down the side of the UK making it rather colder than it used to be... Surely if the water was that cold it wouldn't have melted? One objective, scientific study, that's all I ask! Anyway, if global warming is making the UK colder why is it still warmer than it was decades ago in winter?
jamesb Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 One study will never be enough. Even experts with a shed-load of science prizes are constantly flummoxed by 'complex' systems. For instance, you might think cutting air travel will be A Good Thing with no drawbacks whatsoever. But look up something called 'global dimming' for the unintended consequences of cutting air travel. Since I'd be surprised even to see one objective study done scientifically into this subject, asking for a range of them might be a bit of a stretch.
PEO Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 driving down the A19 this morning I seen snow on cars, possibly coming from guisbrough and northalerton. with living next to the sea, the snow never lays. It would take a polar Ice cap worth to snow us in.
jedmondson Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 snow here as well. playgrounds look like a battle zone.
Sirbendy Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 snow in Telford too...surprisingly the roads aren't too bad if you're careful! Playgrounds and carpark are totally untreated, as are the roads outside my house..oh joy. Not looking forward to the home run or tomorrow. Had to listen to the inner child though and take snow mode off in the carpark, then boot it...sideways drift in an Astra..heh.
Michael Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Lots of snow, lots of traffic but no kids; wonderful
Domino Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 No snow here Living less than a mile from the coast means notta lotta snow. Black ice was horrible though. It rained last night for a couple of hours onto ice, then that froze. The drive was like an ice-rink. I live all of 20 yards from the sea...this morning the whole town was covered. Which made the walk to the station at 6am very interesting....
Gatt Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 My drive to work was, mainly, un-eventful (after the wiper blade incident) Most of the roads were clear but still slippy.. And STILL I get d:censored:ads tailgating me, a few flashing and beeping me - all cos I'm doing... ooh 30 MPH in a.. 30 MPH ZONE!!!
sparkeh Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Yay snow here! Only one dodgy moment when dropping the gf off, her school is at the top of a huge hill which always ices over, no matter how slowly you drive theres always a little skid STILL I get d:censored:ads tailgating me, a few flashing and beeping me - all cos I'm doing... ooh 30 MPH in a.. 30 MPH ZONE!!! Yeah had that too this morning - 30 mph through roadworks, ice on the ground and still people drive like idiots.
Gatt Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 LOL!! Reminds me of the guy we had pass us up near Fort William a few years back - In a Bright Yellow Lotus (IIRC).. Really bendy narrow road down Loch Linnie on the approach to Glen Coe.. so he overtakes at about 60 MPH.. About half an hour later we get caught in a traffic jam in Glencoe.. ambulance and police soon whizz past.. After about an hour the trafffic starts moving again.. as we pass the point of impact (Big Boulder on a bend) we find a rather nice bright yellow shaped tangled pile of metal.. Guess who :rolleyes:
sparkeh Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Heh reminds me of similar story when I was a kid. Heavy fog and my Dad is driving along dual carriageway real slow when two idiots come charging past racing each other. Some time later we come to a roundabout with Ambulances and Fire Engines parked on it along with said idiots both being cut out of their upside down cars. Pootled slowly past and gave them a little wave.
contink Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Isn't it nice to know that some sense of Cosmic balance is restored when like that get what's due them and they haven't taken anyone else with them. As for the snow... had some here. Ruddy cold and the boiler stopped producing hot water about 3 days ago so engineer has been out today and found a bunch of issues relating to the original installation... Oh joy! Ah well... at least the computer is pumping out hot air
RabbieBurns Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 No snow here, not had any all winter. But its absolutely freezing in our wee room. Heatings been off all holidays, im sitting here in my big ski jacket and im still cold http://www.msn-name.info/albums/userpics/thumb_COLD_MSN_Emoticons_(1).gif
Little-Miss Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 We got snow...prayed to the god of school closures but it didnt work...Its snowed some more since i've been in work. I can see the sun now though I'm here in body...but not in mind...that's still in bed..lol
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