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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Richie London on 05 January 2009, 15:28:35
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not for yrs round here. must be late 70s early 80s. had to walk to work as rds were so icy and the winters were heavy snow here. even wore gloves in the car as steerin wheel was that cold. im stocked up so wont leave the house till weekend after tomorrow morning :) :)
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..and it's due to get colder, apparently. :o
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/weather/article5447307.ece
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Yes and we even had snow last night in the South East, with light snow showers during the day! :o :o
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i worked with a painter about 5 yrs ago who came from the north of norway, always went home xmas but couldnt go out as it was always around -15 to -20. reckons his family used to stock up on books to keep them going. ;D ;D
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I think that the last really bad winter (proper winter)....was in 1963.
Only 3 years old .....so I don't really remember.....but that's what I have been told. :y :y :y
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nope it was 1988-9ish their was 2/3ft of snow.
it was great from what i could remember took us hours to walk to the local shop which was only 1m away.
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nope it was 1988-9ish their was 2/3ft of snow.
it was great from what i could remember took us hours to walk to the local shop which was only 1m away.
I stand corrected Marie.........by the way.....it's been said before....but I like the dress. :y :y :y
P.S.....Lizzie is probably old enough (mature I mean).....to remember the 1963 winter. :y :y :y :y
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nope it was 1988-9ish their was 2/3ft of snow.
it was great from what i could remember took us hours to walk to the local shop which was only 1m away.
I stand corrected Marie.........by the way.....it's been said before....but I like the dress. :y :y :y
P.S.....Lizzie is probably old enough (mature I mean).....to remember the 1963 winter. :y :y :y :y
Do you know I don't remember that one...............I was living in Malta at the time! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;), and I was only,.....er.....two :-X :-X :-X ;D
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
or was it the 50s
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
Yes in the June of one year in the South East in the 60s, but I am too young to remember the precise year! :D :D ;)
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nope it was 1988-9ish their was 2/3ft of snow.
it was great from what i could remember took us hours to walk to the local shop which was only 1m away.
I stand corrected Marie.........by the way.....it's been said before....but I like the dress. :y :y :y
P.S.....Lizzie is probably old enough (mature I mean).....to remember the 1963 winter. :y :y :y :y
Do you know I don't remember that one...............I was living in Malta at the time! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;), and I was only,.....er.....two :-X :-X :-X ;D
Yeah....yeah........of course you were.......... I believe you...........honest :y :y
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Its great out on the roads, esp out the lanes out the back of mine :D, just dont tell her it was her car I used ;D
I did see a PO van down the road with half an hedge hanging out of what was left of the bumper, so guess (s)he'd had an interesting morning...
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
Yes in the June of one year in the South East in the 60s, but I am too young to remember the precise year! :D :D ;)
good job brown werent around then, he would of put it down to global climate :)
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ive just been reading about the ice. i now know how glaciers are made :) :)
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Its great out on the roads, esp out the lanes out the back of mine :D, just dont tell her it was her car I used ;D
I did see a PO van down the road with half an hedge hanging out of what was left of the bumper, so guess (s)he'd had an interesting morning...
Most likely a woman. ;D ;D :y
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nope it was 1988-9ish their was 2/3ft of snow.
it was great from what i could remember took us hours to walk to the local shop which was only 1m away.
I stand corrected Marie.........by the way.....it's been said before....but I like the dress. :y :y :y
P.S.....Lizzie is probably old enough (mature I mean).....to remember the 1963 winter. :y :y :y :y
Do you know I don't remember that one...............I was living in Malta at the time! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;), and I was only,.....er.....two :-X :-X :-X ;D
my auntie is maltese. came here in the 50s. married me dads brother. lovely woman she is too. must be 70 now id say
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Its great out on the roads, esp out the lanes out the back of mine :D, just dont tell her it was her car I used ;D
I did see a PO van down the road with half an hedge hanging out of what was left of the bumper, so guess (s)he'd had an interesting morning...
Most likely a woman. ;D ;D :y
Either that or a XX Chromosone Male ;)
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
June 1975.
See: http://www.dandantheweatherman.com/Bereklauw/latesnow.html
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
June 1975.
See: http://www.dandantheweatherman.com/Bereklauw/latesnow.html
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quote;
A trawl through the archives reveals that on 17th May 1955 was probably the most notable May snowfall on record. Much of England and Wales was affected by several hours of snow (Eden 1995), including two to three hours’ worth in the London area (Brazell, 1968).
i think this is the one they were on about :y :y
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
June 1975.
See: http://www.dandantheweatherman.com/Bereklauw/latesnow.html
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going by this it seems snowfalls around the later yrs of every decade.
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Father in Law is out in a town about 50 miles from home until about 10 ish tonight... Mother in Law asked me to relieve her of baby sitting duties tonight for a couple of hours so she can go and collect him... I've said no, I'll in and get him because the roads out that way are very exposed. I'm not letting a lady in her 60's out on such treacherous roads, especially as there's more snow forecast and she's not exactly confident driving in bad weather (or the dark if truth be known?)
Think I made the right decision as they've just said on the radio that police have issued a warning for said roads! :o :o :o
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We had snow over night like most of the country.
I remember the snow in the 80's but the snow in the late 70's was my most memoerable. In 77 one of the roads to work was a downhill stretch, a bend and then up hill to a higher level.
I was only 16 so my Dad was driving me to work. We had a automatic and driving was slow, the bonus was not many had ventured out so next to no traffic, but no gritters. We got to these 2 hills which were my Dads major concern and we were following a mini and benefitting from knowing where the kerbs were from his driving.
Anyway, my Dad decided to let the Mini go on his own in case he got stuck therefore we would not get stuck behind him. Off went the Mini, gained a bit of speed with the idea to carry momemtum up the hill the other way. The mini gor so far down and dissapered into the snow completely.
My Dad turned the car arround and went home. ;D ;D :y
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when we had the last bad lot of snow ,think it was in 83/84 me and me brother rode to work on our M/x ers ;D ;D was great fun when i got to work there was no one else in so i turned around and went home ;D ;D ;D
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wasnt there a freak of weather one summer in the 60s, we had snow.?? im sure my mum and dad told me this when i was a kid.
Yes in the June of one year in the South East in the 60s, but I am too young to remember the precise year! :D :D ;)
good job brown werent around then, he would of put it down to global climate :)
And put an "ice" tax on it too ! ;D ;D
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Weather peeps say its the driest coldest spell (time of year) for 10yrs ::)
Walked dog on the canal bank the canals frozen in many places that hasn't before !