"Anne Welsh Jackson" wrote in message
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"Col" wrote:
"Anne Welsh Jackson" wrote:
Brian in Aberfeldy wrote:

Power went off at 2 am and has just been put back on at 5pm. 12 inches
of high water content snow has snapped lots of branches, broken my
phone line (pulled exterior holding off roof) and naturally downed
power lines. It took 7 hours to dig out the drive and entrance to
village, as usual the village plough heaped 5 foot drifts at the
entrance to out property!

Lots of abandoned cars on the road to Aberfeldy, quite a hairy drive
in.

Now exhausted. Lost a days work and money and missed a good auction.
reports of 24" of snow at Auchterarder.

Over 2' of snow in Braco, and no electricity...

Is your computer steam powered?

I'm in Perth. No snow at all here.

Really?
That's a massive difference over not so vast a distance.
And I do know the area, my Grandparents used to live in
Comrie. I wonder how much snow is there...
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Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl