Have to say in my normal whinge mode, you really can't call this a severe
cold snap/spell. So far Sydenhams-London had a heavy shower which lasted all
of fifteen minutes,

As for the rest of eastern England no doubt news items will be in
abundance with dire stories of jagged wet snowflakes. In fact TV AM had an
expert on this morning telling people how to get sleet out of your eye with
warm water!


I keep seeing that phrase used every where "a dusting of snow".
Well 30-40 years ago that term would have been appropriate, but "dusting"
isn't really truthful; is it ?
No I say the term "a splodging of snow" is more like it in these warmer
times.
A "Dusting of snow in the sixties meant exactly that, a dusting. The ground
would be so cold that the snow flakes/granules would just lay there and
refuse to melt blowing about in the wind.
Now of course the snow hangs about as long as a Sydenham copper -not very
long. And just like a "new policeman" it's soft, wet and only serves as a
nuisance.

Now if you go over to UKMO
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather...t.html#warning
and see the Severe weather warnings, you'd be tempted to take your life
now before the cold takes you. If you look at their criteria for such
warnings
"These warnings are issued to help the public make informed decisions that
protect their life, welfare and property in the event of severe weather in
the next few hours. They are issued when fixed weather thresholds are met."

Well that's bloody frightening our kid!

Anybody in these danger areas feel that their

1)Property is under threat?

There's far more danger from the proposed council tax revaluations

2) A need to protect their lives and welfare !

Well there's far more danger to lives and welfare by just taking a stroll in
certain areas in London and other major UK city's after darkness falls. If
the government are really so concerned about peoples safety and welfare well
give us the statistics on crime which has a far far greater affect on
peoples health and welfare than weather.

Okay whinge over I just like to try and get emotional terms like "danger,
welfare, life threatening" into perspective.

Back to the current chilly snap -more of a snip really. It's all rather
disappointing so far isn't it?

I'd wager that there's hardly any settled snow to be had anywhere.

Bye all.

But Lawrence, don't forget all the severe nuances we are getting at the
moment!

Victor

Victor West wrote:
But Lawrence, don't forget all the severe nuances we are getting at the
moment!

Victor


Look East had a special "Snow Update" bulletin.

Forgot to add, we have about 1.5 inches here in Whittlesey, East of
Peterborough.

"Karatepe" wrote in message
...
Forgot to add, we have about 1.5 inches here in Whittlesey, East of
Peterborough.

1.5 inches? I'm surprised the phone lines and broadband are still working!
That amount would take a garden surface area of 20 x 60 feet to make a two
foot high snowman.

lawrence Jenkins wrote:


"Karatepe" wrote in message
...
Forgot to add, we have about 1.5 inches here in Whittlesey, East of
Peterborough.

1.5 inches? I'm surprised the phone lines and broadband are still working!
That amount would take a garden surface area of 20 x 60 feet to make a two
foot high snowman.


If it were 8ft 8in wide.


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