On Sat, 18 Dec 2010, Richard Dixon wrote
On Dec 18, 11:59*am, David G wrote:
On Dec 18, 11:48*am, Alan Gardiner wrote:

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:18:39 -0800 (PST), mattmaz wrote:
Red "take action" warning issued by Met Office :
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/p...nt/weathermap/

It's not just Greater London but some of the surrounding couties including
Hertfordshire. Moderate snow here ta the moment but radar suggests
intensity will increase.

Alan Gardiner
Chiswell Green, St Albans
101m ASL
18/12/2010 11:46:43https://sites.google.com/site/alangardinersinfo/

Very heavy in the City of London at 12.00. Most unusual sight.

I've just moved from my temporary place in Docklands back to
Blackheath and got back just in time before it starting rodding it
down (or snow equivalent). My guess is that there's been about 1-2
inches on not much time. Light for a short while just now but hold on,
it's caking it down again.

After a sluggish morning, snow doesn't half lift the mood. Although
getting to my Hampstead/Camden pub crawl this afternoon will be - well
- a challenge...


Did you get there, Richard? Hope you got back safely!

We were out in the heavy fall around noon - it was fine when we left the
house and by the time it was my turn at the butcher's in Greenwich the
snow was coming down like a burst pillow. About fifteen minutes later,
if that, Lewisham Hill was impassable - buses and lorries and taxis and
cars sliding all over the place. We abandoned the car at the side of
the road, hoping no bus would slide into it. Now there's quite a
serious thaw going on and the main roads are clear enough to get
traction on, so we've rescued the car and brought it back up the hill.
It's not going nowhere else for a bit, I can tell you. The temperature
is dropping, it's just above freezing in the garden, and the roads are
going to be icy very soon.


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Kate B

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