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Old January 28th 15, 11:52 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
Alan White[_2_] Alan White[_2_] is offline
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Default Shovelling snow can kill!

On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:21:35 -0000, "Eskimo Will"
wrote:

Take care clearing your driveways.


Here's an extract from an email I sent Norman on 30th November 2010.

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We had about two cms Friday night and 'tip toed' into Helensburgh on
Saturday morning on untreated roads. To find untreated pavements as well
so I stayed in the car and let Lesley do the walking bit. Sunday
morning, we had about six inches in two hours and the loch was invisible
all day. There was a lull at about two o'clock and I cleared the path
from the front door to the garage whereupon it dumped another load. At
about four a snow plough deposited a eighteen inch drift across our
frontage and at seven o'clock Sunday evening we were out clearing the
path again and hacking a car width clearance from the garage to the
road. In the night, a large quantity of snow slid from the roof and
obliterated the path so we were out Monday morning clearing the path for
the third time. We are now good with shovels. I got Lesley into
Helensburgh to catch her train to Glasgow to London where she's staying
until next Tuesday. You'll be pleased to hear that I have enough food to
keep me going for ten days.
/quote

Shades of Hoffnung!

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Alan White
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By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
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