It's snowing!

[Basil]

If this carries on much longer into Sunday, the Birmingham Monday commute will be interesting.

It's stopped. 

And a quick check on Will It Rain would suggest that that's it.  Good.

[andygates]

...and the slush has started to freeze.  Tomorrow morning will be hilarious.  I believe I shall sleep through it.

[Phil21]

Just cleared the path of snow, about 6" lying here. It's stopped now, nothing further forecast.

[Cudzoziemiec]

It started snowing here about quarter to three as I was walking through the forest. Lots of animal tracks everywhere - deer, boar, hare, fox - but the only moving ones I saw were a woodpecker and one deer. And the only sign of human presence my own footprints from Thursday, which was good!

At 7:30 this morning it was full daylight, but the sun was still a bleary red disc only half over the horizon. How can it be full day when the sun hasn't fully risen?

My cleaning lady is due to return to eastern Poland by coach, for a three week break, this weekend.
I hope her journey goes well.

I've done many coach journeys on that route in similar weather. It will go well. The only problems I ever had were in August, when the a/c broke down on the way out, and the entire coach on the way back, leaving us stranded on a bit of "post-German" (ie built when it was part of Germany in the 30s and not touched since) autobahn for about three hours.

[Pingu]

I'm sure you can get something for the dandruff 

[Regulator]

Mr R is due to fly back from Goa today.  Still no sign of him or any news from him.  Hopefully he's stuck somewhere nice...

[simonp]

So I let it snow for a while then that was my cue to get off my lazy ass, stop watching Stargate repeats recorded back in August by the Electric Monk and head out to Staples for some printer paper. I have rain legs, snow tyres, lobster gloves, and a rapha winter hat. Had to keep on clearing the snow from the front light.

While I was there I decided I liked it so much I have been to Boots and Waterstones right in town. Coffee and a blueberry muffin before heading back, and then off to the gym.

[Jaded]

Mr R is due to fly back from Goa today.  Still no sign of him or any news from him.  Hopefully he's stuck somewhere nice...

You are a very understanding partner. 

[Jaded]

I can now update you on the weather. In Reading and Didcot it is dark.

I think it will be in Swindon too. We were nearly stuck in London, trains being cancelled all over the place. Our cancelled train was reinstated and we are now speeding towards snowmageddon. Apparently you are advised not to go to The Cotswolds, which is a shame for us. The snow socks may have their first outing in anger!

[Chris S]

Thank god I live in the driest region of the country. This translates to snow in winter as much as rain the rest of the time. Clear skies here - and just a dusting on the ground.

I might venture west to The Fens tomorrow, and catch some fen skating. Looks like fun.

[itsbruce]

Have been riding around in South London.  Minor roads are a challenge but even the major ones aren't that clear.  Is fun, but I may well have to go into the office tomorrow (Maida Vale area).  That'll need a clear head.

[mattc]

I can now update you on the weather. In Reading and Didcot it is dark.

Excellent, always appreciated.

Actually it's a lot less dark than normal, what with all the ambient light being reflected off the white stuff. Sort of pre-dawn look. You could certainly cycle without lights.

[Wowbagger]

I'm going to buy a weather station on Monday. I want Rockall, but it's not for sale.

[woollypigs]

I'm going to buy a weather station on Monday. I want Rockall, but it's not for sale.

Get one of these

[Kim]

My weather widget says it's -15C at Birmingham airport.

My temperature sensor says it's -8.1C a few inches from my naff single-glazed window.

There is still the best part of 6 inches of snow outside.

And it's nearly 4am.

This is all beyond silly and well into The Day After Tomorrow territory.  With luck I won't end up fighting off wolves, but barakta has handily forgotten to take her spork with her to That London, so at least I'll have a weapon.


I'm going to bed now.  If there's a power cut, hopefully the UPS alarm will wake me before I freeze to death...   

[LindaG]

Snowing a fair bit now outside the ward windows.  Not as much as the other week though.

It's lying.

[perpetual dan]

I walked to the pub last night, as buses weren't running. The first bit was lovely. Down the hill into town was very slippy. I was ready for a nice pint or three of old once I got there and removed a few layers. I cheated and took a cab past the slippy bit on the way home.

[Cudzoziemiec]

And it's nearly 4am.

Go to bed! Get some sleep or you'll never have the strength to fight off the polar zombies!

[Basil]

Last night I went to the Crescent Theatre to see a show in which #1 son is working.
Very impressed with London Midland who managed to keep a sporadic, non-timetabled service running on the cross city line all evening.  Good effort. 
The theatre is just off Broad Street, which for non-locals, is the area of Brum where the yoof spend their time staggering about in their dressless evening straps, throwing up and crying in the gutter.
As I walked towards Broad Street after the show I was thinking to myself, "Surely it will look different tonight".
Wrong.  It must have been below minus ten, yet there they all were, staggering through freezing snow drifts on 5 inch heels and not a lot else.  A whole street of goose bumps that I could have struck a match on.
I commented on another thread that the Brummies seem to think trainers are the best thing to wear in these conditions.  I'd like to now add the alternative winter dress code of basque and suspenders to this observation. 

[Jaded]

a tad under -10 here last night.

[Jaded]

I commented on another thread that the Brummies seem to think trainers are the best thing to wear in these conditions.  I'd like to now add the alternative winter dress code of basque and suspenders to this observation. 

We need photos of you in this get-up.

[Regulator]

Mr R's finally made contact.  His flight has been cancelled again.  He's due to be in work tomorrow and has had to phone in absent.

It looks as though the earliest he may get a flight is tomorrow afternoon.  This means he'll be spending another night stranded....








...at a 5* hotel on a beach in Goa.   Some gits get all the luck!

[Basil]

We need photos of you in this get-up.

Oh.  Did you not get the last set?

[Cudzoziemiec]

Mr R's finally made contact.  His flight has been cancelled again.  He's due to be in work tomorrow and has had to phone in absent.

It looks as though the earliest he may get a flight is tomorrow afternoon.  This means he'll be spending another night stranded....








...at a 5* hotel on a beach in Goa.   Some gits get all the luck!

If it's snowing in Goa, the weather really is serious!

Bottle of fenny, please!

[Wowbagger]

I see that fecking Clarkson got stuck in the snow yesterday and had to abandon his Suburu 18 miles from home.

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