London-ers / South England-ers, are you okay in the snow??

[Lieslot]

Jeezz, just saw the report, seems like quite some snow for that region?

Everyone doing okay there? Goeslikestink?....

[Thomas_1]

Oh for goodness sakes. There's a couple of inches of snow in the capital city and everyone is paralised into inactivity!!!

There's a heck of a lot more north and has been for weeks.......

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't encourage them! ;) It's bad enough sitting in England where we've had snow and ice for weeks watching how the poor Londoners aren't managing.

My wife is pretty P*d off. I snow ploughed the farm road out this morning. She drove carefully the 60 miles on rural minor snow covered roads to the airport to get her flight to London....... CANCELLED! The northern regional airport she flies from was gritted and cleared of snow by 8am. London didn't even grit!!!!!! Yet the snow was forecast there for 3 days.

Other difference, it was forecast as though there was a major arctic blizzard coming and they got a few inches of snow. We get a couple of feet of it and NOTHING.... no mention just a blob on the map with -12C next to it!

DUHHHHHHHHH

[goeslikestink]

haha its only snow, its not as bad as it has been in other years pervious
a few years ago my garden was under 5ft of snow, las time it was like as bad was 1987 i know because that year i lost my dad and my mare in that january

but its about 6 inches here in kent, other places like thomas sufer snow all winter or most off the winter we only sufer a few days here and now and as for the capital ie london and yes i am a londoner it becuase it doesnt often get snow even when rural areas have it bad london doesnt have it as much so when it does its a big thing ie a mountian made out of a mole hill
becuase people dont want to travel into the city to work or to go to work they see snow
as a reason to stay at home so more often than not travelling into the city becomes an issue as people are staying at home and not going to work,

also no one gritted the roads in the city or in some rural areas they got it wrong so driving conditions is made difficult via icy roads and not the snow

i have a disco which my daughter has at the moment as her yards in the valley which is hilly
mines off a main road so as long as i stick to main roads and drive slow up the lanes
and down my road then i can get from a- b but if it was that bad i can wlak to my yard which takes 20mins
debs lives 2 towns away from me so to get to her yard a lot harder for her and shes a single mum with a little lad so its important to me that she can get about more easily
sometimes i ahve him or my mil whilse she does her horses so hes not out in the cold and wet for to long and they can go home at a reasonable time and be in the warm before the next flurry of snow

and it is harder up my stables with snow and ice but the trick is to keep my main water working that the one thing that would be a problem for me in these conditions and i have suss that one out years ago i lag it with horse muck, so hose pipe might not work but the tank still does everything else is harder up ther but i can cope with the rest

[Lieslot]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't encourage them! It's bad enough sitting in England where we've had snow and ice for weeks watching how the poor Londoners aren't managing.
Sorry Thomas, you're right no mentioning of you guys up north anywhere. I just saw this poor London headline on CNN, they made it sound as if it's really bad, no buses, no flights.
But indeed what to expect, if they don't grit and don't prepare for it, no wonder....

Yeah, -12C, nice, isn't it, ... not.

Well, I'm sure the horses are enjoying a nice roll in the snow, uhm, that is if it's not turning to ice as I understand.

i have suss that one out years ago i lag it with horse muck, so hose pipe might not work but the tank still does
Muck, the greatest stuff of all times :lol:, keeps water from freezing, provides traction on ice, ....


Stay warm & stay on your feet!

[Doodlebug1]

I'm in the East of England and it's miserably grey but less than 1/2" of snow. Just windy, cold and wet - ugghh! Would much rather have deep snow and clear skies. Really, compared to what those of you in snowy states live with, it's nothing.

Even here in Norfolk where we have had basically nothing and all the roads are clear almost all schools have closed for the day...

What is wrong with us?? Pathetic!!

[Thomas_1]

I watched the news on TV earlier today.

Man in white shirt and tie presenting from Heathrow airport. No more than 4 inches of snow and chaos abounds.

Then news link man says "we'll now go to other regions". Pan to man in Melrose (just up the road from me) dressed like Nanook of the North in huge quilted coat and furry hat with ear flaps down and about 2 inches of snow on the top of his hat! and standing in a blizzard. He points at the road which is under about 20 inches of snow and says "It's not too bad here yet we only had 20 inches fall last night but we've a lot more snow to come"

Back to newslink man "Well so it's not so bad elsewhere, now back to London" erm......

Sue hasn't been able to get through to British Airways at all to book a flight for tomorrow. Seems the whole of the domestic flight network is down because of chaos in the London area!

What a bunch of wimps and whooses! :winkgrin:

[Equilibrium]

Thomas is right, having London closed down was a bit bizzare. One of the biggest airports in the world and they're crying they couldn't keep up with the snowfall.

Anyway, to keep it horsie, I enjoyed my snow today on the East Coast of Ireland. The horses had a blast playing around. The foals really had some fun as we spent a bit of time with them as we were putting hay out. They were dive bombing us, ect. Snow is nice, but when it melts, grrrrrrr!

Terri

[seeuatx]

I'm in the East of England and it's miserably grey but less than 1/2" of snow. Just windy, cold and wet - ugghh! Would much rather have deep snow and clear skies. Really, compared to what those of you in snowy states live with, it's nothing.

Even here in Norfolk where we have had basically nothing and all the roads are clear almost all schools have closed for the day...

What is wrong with us?? Pathetic!!

Sounds like where my husband grew up in SE Virginia. They had a chance of up to 3 inches of snow... everything shut down, schools, work, even the mall. They got Nothing... not a single flurry after all that brouhaha.

Now up here is Sixburgh (sorry, I had to throw it in there... Pittsburgh), we have had about 12 inches all last week, Low low temps, and I work in an outdoor shopping mall... and we were still open :P

[Jealoushe]

What's with those airports, a tonne of those planes fly in and out of other countries where there is a TONNE of snow, suddenly when those planes are in the UK they can't fly? lol

[Doodlebug1]

Yeah I know - weird isn't it. I read threads on here of some of you guys coping with -24 temps - and it isn't even freezing here - but everything is closed down.

Respect to all you guys.

We go into meltdown just cos it doesn't get properly cold often enough for there to be laws about winter tyres or anything like that (we run on the same tyres all year). No-one (well apart from maybe the scots - but they're a law unto themselves ;) ) has snow chains, or generators - we expect everything to work all year round - and then dissolve in a little melted puddle of uselessness for the two days a year when everything breaks.

Our equivalent of COTH is full of 'ohhh, it's snowing; I'd better keep my horse in today' today - but that's what I love about COTH; the USA is so much more diverse in terms of geography; it challenges the way I think about things.

Oh and Thomas_1 purrllleeease chage your name to 'nanook of the north' that's hilarious. Made me :D

[Thomas_1]

What's with those airports, a tonne of those planes fly in and out of other countries where there is a TONNE of snow, suddenly when those planes are in the UK they can't fly? lol

Get it right ...... not the whole of the UK is paralysed at a bit of snow.

Newcastle and Edinburgh airports in the north (lots of snow!) had planes landing and taking off. Susan couldn't fly because she was trying to get to London.

The capital city though which is SPECIAL and much more important than the plebs in the north had a few flakes of snow and was rendered motionless in shock!

They even cancelled the trains and including the underground ! :yes: :)

From Nanuk of the North

[kookicat]

Oh for goodness sakes. There's a couple of inches of snow in the capital city and everyone is paralised into inactivity!!!

There's a heck of a lot more north and has been for weeks.......

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't encourage them! ;) It's bad enough sitting in England where we've had snow and ice for weeks watching how the poor Londoners aren't managing.

My wife is pretty P*d off. I snow ploughed the farm road out this morning. She drove carefully the 60 miles on rural minor snow covered roads to the airport to get her flight to London....... CANCELLED! The northern regional airport she flies from was gritted and cleared of snow by 8am. London didn't even grit!!!!!! Yet the snow was forecast there for 3 days.

Other difference, it was forecast as though there was a major arctic blizzard coming and they got a few inches of snow. We get a couple of feet of it and NOTHING.... no mention just a blob on the map with -12C next to it!

DUHHHHHHHHH

Agree!!!! I'm not all that far from Thomas really (maybe 100-150 miles). We've had a good few feet, none of the roads have been gritted, and we're expecting more.

Us northeners are made of tough stuff, eh Thomas?

[2DogsFarm]

Do not feel alone.
We have the same problems here in areas that don't get annual snow.
1" hits the ground, sticks and panic ensues. :eek:

Washington, DC schools closed the other day and President Obama's youngest daughter was aghasted - she said they send kids outdoors for recess in that weather in Chicago! :lol:

[Event4Life]

I live in Edinburgh. I was laughing at the whole snow situation today. One of my friends skipped her 9AM because she didn't want to walk 5 minutes in a blizzard. By my 4PM it had gotten way worse - maybe an inch on the road, but traffic still seemed to be moving ok. The lecturer was like "I'm impressed so many of you made it today with the inclement weather." A few inches is "inclement"? What? I went to college about an hour north of Pittsburgh, and we still had exams with a good foot or so on the ground and blizzards going on.

to keep it horse related...i'm sure the beginner riding lesson they were begging people to attend so they could fill the spaces got canceled tonight.

[Jealoushe]

Get it right ...... not the whole of the UK is paralysed at a bit of snow.


I was making a generalization, with sarcasm...not specific to the entireity of the UK and their reaction to snowfall.


I live in Edinburgh. I was laughing at the whole snow situation today. One of my friends skipped her 9AM because she didn't want to walk 5 minutes in a blizzard.

ETA my ex bf lives in Edi, and he would have a major meltdown if it were the slightest bit chilly and he had to go outside. It did snow once when I lived there, but it melted after a few hours.

[Event4Life]

ETA my ex bf lives in Edi, and he would have a major meltdown if it were the slightest bit chilly and he had to go outside. It did snow once when I lived there, but it melted after a few hours.

Yeah, last year we got snow for less than a day and it didn't even stick in the city. There's talk of going sledging on Arthur's Seat tomorrow! I'm so excited!

[Foxtrot's]

Sissy's in London - someting like the difference between Chicagoans and Washingtonians??

[Doodlebug1]

Well, Nanook of the North at least you got that right....

Us southerners are waaaayyyyy more special (and no, that's not 'special') than you plebbish northerners!! Oh and our airports are closed because they are normal size airports with more than one pokey little runway to clear.

Since I've moved back down to the civilised south from my eight years in Yorkshire, I haven't had a chilblain. Really, try it, move down to the civilised part of the country. You might like it!!

(for anyone who doesn't know the UK, the scottish borders where NotN lives is really very, very beautiful - I'd happily swap!)

[kookicat]

Well, Nanook of the North at least you got that right....

Us southerners are waaaayyyyy more special (and no, that's not 'special') than you plebbish northerners!! Oh and our airports are closed because they are normal size airports with more than one pokey little runway to clear.

Since I've moved back down to the civilised south from my eight years in Yorkshire, I haven't had a chilblain. Really, try it, move down to the civilised part of the country. You might like it!!

(for anyone who doesn't know the UK, the scottish borders where NotN lives is really very, very beautiful - I'd happily swap!)

Pffft...

Who wants to live down south? I love where I live... I mean, what's not to like about snow, rain and mud? ;)

[Doodlebug1]

LOL! Whereabouts are you Kookicat?

I'm in Norfolk and have actually escaped with no snow at all - too coastal where I am for it to freeze that often.

I was hoping I'd be able to be a southerner and skive off work today, but not a chance, not with no snow at all :(

Maybe there'll be a bit of ice on the road tomorrow...

[kookicat]

LOL! Whereabouts are you Kookicat?

I'm in Norfolk and have actually escaped with no snow at all - too coastal where I am for it to freeze that often.

I was hoping I'd be able to be a southerner and skive off work today, but not a chance, not with no snow at all :(

Maybe there'll be a bit of ice on the road tomorrow...

North Yorkshire. :)

It's just raining here now- quite heavily actually. I'm really hoping that it dosen't freeze!! :eek: That could make life interesting in the morning. :winkgrin:

[Thomas_1]

Wherabouts in North Yorkshire?

That's where I'm originally from

I always got the impression you were in the USA and I remember the thread about the nut case in your field.

[Tamara in TN]

I watched the news on TV earlier today.

"It's not too bad here yet we only had 20 inches fall last night but we've a lot more snow to come"

Back to newslink man "Well so it's not so bad elsewhere, now back to London" erm......



What a bunch of wimps and whooses! :winkgrin:

like the time NYC's power went out for what 4 hours ?? we had to hear about danged stupid NY and it's pitiful population for weeks...while we not too long ago lost power for a week over christmas eve til almost new years and thousands of trees down and what do we rate ??

"some in TN mountains still without power"...

whaaa...

best

[Weatherford]

Here in Galway, it was a fabulous day today! The dog just woke me up for a wee, and I did see it was snowing, but not accumulating!

However, the MUD is something else :(

Now, Thomas, you are complaining of -12C??? That is a HEATWAVE compared to where my family in the US lives!! In Fahrenheit, that is 10.3 degrees ABOVE Zero!!! Lake Placid (home of the horse shows) was -18F (that equal to -28 C!!!!)

So, those of us who have live in upstate NY, New England, the Ozarks, Chicago, Montana, or any of the other northern US states AND most of Canada have absolutely no pity for you! And those Londoners - well, they are beyond mention. Much like the Dubliners here in Ireland... :lol:

Oh, I moved to Ireland for, among other things, the temperate climate! ;)

[goeslikestink]

LOL! Whereabouts are you Kookicat?

I'm in Norfolk and have actually escaped with no snow at all - too coastal where I am for it to freeze that often.

I was hoping I'd be able to be a southerner and skive off work today, but not a chance, not with no snow at all :(

Maybe there'll be a bit of ice on the road tomorrow...


haha see thats why it comes to a stand still because people use it as an excuse for a day off

i class myself as a south londoner as there where i was brought up but wasnt where i was born
my mum was a yorkshire lass she came from Airdale so i know how bad it can be plus most of the firms i have worked for were at leeds so i often travelled to Kent to Leeds

this time round the company is surrey so not as far and darn easy to get to just off the ringroad motorway m25

i love kent ha ha not far from me is the part of kent where darlings buds of may wasy filmed
as in pluckley its still the same

keeping it horsey people in rural areas can cope with the snow and rain
as they are used to it people in london arnt well the snow that is, they are yuppys
and when you have a yuppy come t you to ride they dont like getting down and dirty
haha
which working with horses can make you dirty at times- like as in big gust of rain snow or sleet and your carrying hay then its sticks to you like mud

norfolk nice place yarmouths about 2hrs away from me

[Doodlebug1]

It's the most beautiful day here today, warm and sunny even the birds are singing - dare we hope this might be the start of spring??

[kookicat]

It's the most beautiful day here today, warm and sunny even the birds are singing - dare we hope this might be the start of spring??

:lol::lol::lol::lol: We wish! :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Frank B]

It's the most beautiful day here today, warm and sunny even the birds are singing - dare we hope this might be the start of spring??
What'd your groundhogs say? :lol: Punxutawney Phil (http://www.groundhog.org/) says six more weeks of winter over here.

And if you Londoners think you're catching flak from the Highlanders, just wait'll the folks in Kentucky get their power and internet connections back. It ain't gonna be pretty!