Pixie 162 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 due for more this weekend! I'm wondering if it'll be anything like last year, was deep enough it covered half the tyres of the cars. so unprepared despite enough warnings colwick looproad wasn't even gritted, tried to drive up it and turned back half way, was terrible, cars sliding everywhere! is everyone on here prepared? stay safe and don't go out unless you need to! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Cupboards & Freezers well stocked so no need to go out and as long as we don't get a power cut we will be O.K. P.S. we have a corner shop two minuets walk away that always has plenty of the basics(milk,baked beans etc) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nottinghamite 8 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Strange how a little snow manages to bring everything to a halt nowadays. Years ago it was common to get heavy falls of snow without much disruption being caused. When we get a few inches of snow now schools close which in my day was unheard of, we seemed to be able to get to school O.K. and I never experienced a school being closed because of snow. I loved snow as a child but now in my eighties can't abide the stuff. Anyone remember the winters of 47 and 63 now that was snow . Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Ah! yes but we get the wrong kind of snow these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 I do love snow! the deeper the better for me! I live 2 mins away from the local co op if I run oht of anything if we get a good amount over the weekend we'll most certainly be playing out in the garden (for my daughter's sake Ofcourse... we're not immature children at heart at all) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Posted before I know. Don't eat yellow snow no2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 1963 was my last year at school, left in July that year. I can only recall one instance of not being able to get to school that winter. We had a bus from Ruddington to Bramcote and one day the bus could get no further than the Embankment, but as a result of thick fog even though there was snow lying. We all had to ge off the bus and walked back to Ruddington. Didn't have any money on us in those days so couldn't even think of trying to catch a service bus, but found out later that they had stopped running in any event. Another memory of that winter was that all horse racing was cancelled for ages, which meant that instead of having this on TV on a Saturday afternoon, there was all manner of alternative progs, mainly American series, one I remembe being about the McCarthy communist witch hunts of the late 50's, can't remember the title, but enjoyed them because they were on instead of the gee gees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Strange how a little snow manages to bring everything to a halt nowadays. Years ago it was common to get heavy falls of snow without much disruption being caused. When we get a few inches of snow now schools close which in my day was unheard of, we seemed to be able to get to school O.K. and I never experienced a school being closed because of snow. I loved snow as a child but now in my eighties can't abide the stuff. Anyone remember the winters of 47 and 63 now that was snow . Dennis Yeh but hardly any cars on the road in them days ! Mothers have to take the kids to school nowadays instead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Yeh but hardly any cars on the road in them days ! Mothers have to take the kids to school nowadays instead. There were millions, and plenty of traffic jams.Not as many as today of course but 'hardly any'....not really.The school run however hadn't been invented as most families only had one car. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 In the winter of 63 on our street of nearly 100 houses there were only 2 cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Few people had cars on our road in those days and in the winter, especially 1963 us kids would sledge down the middle of the road (steep hill). There was a miserable neighbour with a car who would throw ash across the road so we would come to a grinding halt. My Dad still lives in the same house and even these past few days have been really dodgy on that road so I can understand why that man tried to stop us making the road even more treacherous! Brilliant times though and my Dad made us a sledge from a Blue Peter plan! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazza 71 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 No snow here in western Sydney. 43 C is the forecast for this arvo. Getting a bit warmish. Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Still none here to really shout about, although (To coin a phrase) "It's Bleddy Cowd" !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Were all stocked up here, and no blizzards as promised, not a flake of snow! Disappointing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 It is actually coming down a little bit at the moment, but nowt to shout about as of yet. I was going to fire up the chain saw and get the rest of last years logs cut up, but with the kids around it's put paid to that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hey, Bazza....the forecast was out a bit for you lot up there! Saw on the news tonight that Sydney got to 45.8C...hottest day in 150 years. Imagine what the heat was like out west of the city; probably another 2-3 degrees higher. Sydney will be competing with Oodnadatta shortly for the highest Australian temperature - 50.7C in 1960. Reckon it has the makings of a hot summer this year across the country. My Aunt up there will tell me all about it on Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Maybe it'l come dahn safto? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Imagine what the heat was like out west of the city; probably another 2-3 degrees higher. Sydney will be competing with Oodnadatta shortly for the highest Australian temperature - 50.7C in 1960. Now correct me if I'm wrong , but -50.7C ain't that hot by anyones standards, I mean it's -2C here now , so we're warmer than Australia ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Think the earthquake shook it away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Just had a report that the snow hit Stoke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Now correct me if I'm wrong , but -50.7C ain't that hot by anyones standards, I mean it's -2C here now , so we're warmer than Australia ! It was a bloody hyphen mark...........not a minus sign! :tongue: The cold weather over there must have shrunk the gap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 it's still coming down here , not too fast, but it's begining to look a lot like Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nothing new here yet...but the wind chill factor is ruddy freezing.I wonder when the first idiot hill walkers will have to be rescued by mountain rescue?....there's usually some idiot risking other peoples lives in bad winters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nottinghamite 8 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Throwing it down here (RisePark) at the moment, I was going out this morning while it was fine but decided to go this afternoon instead but when it started snowing changed my mind. If this keeps up we will have a good covering in the morning Dennis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Very fine snow here but steady and settling well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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