I was living in Gillingham at the time and all the houses had big icicles,
many of which extended all the way to the ground / snow. Level snow was up
to my thighs but drifts were very deep. I had the whole week off of work.
Although my car was parked in the road outside our house, the road and path
looked completely flat. It started snowing extremely heavily at around 8 or
9pm on 10th January. My parents were at a show in Dartford but on their way
home, couldn't get up Chatham Hill as it was already blocked, this was
around 10pm. It Continued snowing almost without a break and didn't stop
until the around the 14th. By this time, the Medway towns with a population
of over a quarter of a million, was completely cut off. There was no
Trains, Busses, Schools, most roads were blocked and we had no power either,
for part of the time.

Do you know what's even more scary? Another winter like that is probably
due within the next 7 years.

Shaun Pudwell.


"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
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Finally, a picture taken after the first snows had fallen in January
1987 - Oops - I should point out that the view is facing west, a mile
west
of Leysdown. Judging by the shadows it was around noon - and presumably
Jenkins Hill was already blocked by then.