Author Topic: It's snowing! (Read 636911 times)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #325 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:34:31 pm »

Still raining heavily here.

PaulF · « **Reply #326 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:38:29 pm »

and here

(

because I'm snug and warm at home)

clarion · « **Reply #327 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:38:46 pm »

I realise that I am not really worried about the snow at all, but I think of the miles & miles of fuckwit drivers who haven't properly cleared their screens, who will be pulling out from side roads and overtaking too close as if it were a normal day.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #328 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:40:44 pm »

The Met Office have upgraded their severe weather warning to "Be prepared".

I tend to think that anything that comes from the south-west will be rain before it gets here, which at the moment it is.

Valiant · « **Reply #329 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:41:12 pm »

It's proper snowing here, at least an inch has settled.

Jurek · « **Reply #330 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:41:56 pm »

Proper snow here in SE23, over an inch in 30 minutes, and it's still coming down with vigour.

I was out on the Honda when that happened.

I did not enjoy it and would like to nominate myself for this year's clenching award.

Charlotte · « **Reply #331 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:43:58 pm »

Oh dear. Am I going to be leaving a pinched ridge down the brow of my Brooks again this evening?

little miss mac · « **Reply #332 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:45:16 pm »

Quote from: Charlotte on 21 December, 2009, 04:43:58 pm

Oh dear. Am I going to be leaving a pinched ridge down the brow of my Brooks again this evening?

clarion · « **Reply #333 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:46:33 pm »

I nearly picked my bike up by the saddle, no hands, this morning as I transitioned from a fast roundabout to a shared path with thick glassy ice.

I think we will all be doing a lot of clenching tonight...

PaulR · « **Reply #334 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:46:48 pm »

Oh noes - I have a ride from WC2 to SE23 ahead of me, wearing shorts, no overshoes and just a thin merino top and a windproof endura jacket. But I do have crimble lights adorning my frame and I suspect most of the roads will be wet rather than icy.

Bledlow · « **Reply #335 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:46:54 pm »

Quote from: Charlotte on 21 December, 2009, 04:43:58 pm

Oh dear. Am I going to be leaving a pinched ridge down the brow of my Brooks again this evening?

Leather softened by over-application of Proofide? Or just extremely strong muscles, & a grip enhanced by fear?

jogler · « **Reply #336 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:49:04 pm »

& an impressive pelvic floor

numbnuts · « **Reply #337 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:49:30 pm »

loads of snow here in Southampton now, hope everybody gets home OK

Jurek · « **Reply #338 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:50:27 pm »

Quote from: PaulR on 21 December, 2009, 04:46:48 pm

Oh noes - I have a ride from WC2 to SE23 ahead of me, wearing shorts, no overshoes and just a thin merino top and a windproof endura jacket. But I do have crimble lights adorning my frame and I suspect most of the roads will be wet rather than icy.

I think you may have to walk the last half mile or so - the main roads are OK.
Side roads and Sainsbury's car park - not so much.

EDIT - Shorts!!!

Butterfly · « **Reply #339 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:57:37 pm »

Quote from: PaulR on 21 December, 2009, 04:46:48 pm

Oh noes - I have a ride from WC2 to SE23 ahead of me, wearing shorts, no overshoes and just a thin merino top and a windproof endura jacket.

Had you heard the weather forecast in the last week? I haven't been out with fewer than 2 pairs of trousers (longs + altura winter jobbies) in over a week

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Wowbagger · « **Reply #340 on:** 21 December, 2009, 04:58:57 pm »

I've kept my long johns on. Luvverly and warm!

Valiant · « **Reply #341 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:01:56 pm »

To be fair I cycled in with a short sleeve jersey, pair of jeans anna hat. Thankfully I have a training jacket in my bag.

Basil · « **Reply #342 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:02:42 pm »

People seeing me on my way to work this morning may be forgiven for thinking that I'd forgotten to get up. I probably looked like I was wearing a double bed.

PaulR · « **Reply #343 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:03:18 pm »

Quote from: jurek on 21 December, 2009, 04:50:27 pm

EDIT - Shorts!!!

Well, I had a busy weekend and didn't get round to putting my longs through the wash, so I thought I would chance it this morning. It was fine actually - a bit of a burning sensation on the shins but nothing unpleasant.

TimO · « **Reply #344 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:04:54 pm »

I just walked from M&S on South Kensington High Street to Imperial College, and in about the ten minutes that took, the paths had gone from wet and clear to ¹/₂" to 1" of snow.

Given this countries ability to deal with snow (at least in the South), I shall be leaving shortly, before Public Transport grinds to a halt (too much shopping today to use the bike).

Jurek · « **Reply #345 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:08:17 pm »

Quote from: TimO on 21 December, 2009, 05:04:54 pm

......and in about the ten minutes that took, the paths had gone from wet and clear to ¹/₂" to 1" of snow.

That was pretty much my experience between going into, and coming back out of the supermarket

Wowbagger · « **Reply #346 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:11:22 pm »

It's stopped here. The rain has helped the traffic to break up the 2" thick sheet ice which covered our side-road (we are on a corner: the main road is one of Southend's east-west thoroughfares and has been clear since Friday a.m.).

Zoidburg · « **Reply #347 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:13:42 pm »

No rain here, freezing all day and not a cloud in the sky, it's going to be cold one again tonight.

TimO · « **Reply #348 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:39:52 pm »

The snow seems to have switched back to drizzle, possibly wintry drizzle, so I guess little chance of us now being buried in snow drifts for a while.

I'm abandoning my dash for the tube, until the rush hour has passed (somewhat). I hate travelling on the underground when it's packed, and even more so when I've got stacks of stuff to carry.

HTFB · « **Reply #349 on:** 21 December, 2009, 05:46:48 pm »

Well, that was fun. It's taken me about an hour and a half to get from SE21 to SE13, right through the middle of the snow. Solid traffic, cars and vans getting stuck uphill, the usual joy. Maybe I could have ridden faster, but it was all very pretty.

By the time I reached Ladywell it was thawing rapidly: the warmest air we've had all week. Until it freezes again the roads should move more freely.

A roll of thunder came over from about Woolwich. I don't know what that was about.

Author Topic: It's snowing! (Read 636911 times)

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