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Scott W February 5th 09 06:24 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to
the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all
the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew
point goes a lot lower...

Keith (Southend) February 5th 09 06:47 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
Scott W wrote:
Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to
the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all
the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew
point goes a lot lower...


I recon it will be slush and muck in the SE, especially in
Southend-on-Sea where I don't expect to see much snow at all.

--
Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
e-mail: kreh at southendweather dot net

Richard Dixon February 5th 09 07:39 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
Scott W wrote in news:e92e1122-1c88-4b60-827f-
:

Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to
the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all
the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew
point goes a lot lower...


Unfortunately for us in the SE the roads are wet and the dewpoints are so
much higher than Sunday so if it does snow, I see it being one of those
events where the grass gets caked but the pavements stay wet.

Richard

Jonathan Stott February 5th 09 09:37 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
Keith (Southend) wrote:

I recon it will be slush and muck in the SE, especially in
Southend-on-Sea where I don't expect to see much snow at all.


Snow is great; slush, muck and very cold rain is very much less fun!

Jonathan

Simon Bennett February 5th 09 11:40 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:24:09 -0800, Scott W wrote:

[snip]

Not at all. In Ramsgate we haven't had any real snow!

Col February 6th 09 04:50 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 

"Scott W" wrote in message
...
Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to
the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all
the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew
point goes a lot lower...


Yes.
I'm sick of seeing almost everybody else getting it and not me.

'Proper' snow here is impossible in the set-up we've had this week.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl



Jon O'Rourke February 6th 09 06:39 PM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
"Scott W" wrote in message
...
Personally, I'm looking forward to the next lot about to move in to
the South East for tomorrow. If nothing else it will be nice for all
the ice and slush to be covered up... Just hope that the current dew
point goes a lot lower...


Well I must admit I don't particularly like driving in/on it and the
prospect of possibly not being able to get home, after a 12 hour shift, like
this morning, isn't much fun either. Strangely it never really worried me in
Bracknell even though I had 77 miles to commute and did it several times in
heavy snow. Guess I'm a little less brave/stupid now.

Jon.


Alan White February 7th 09 07:41 AM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:39:43 -0000, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

Guess I'm a little less brave/stupid now.


On Boxing Day 1962 I drove the 200 miles from Basingstoke in Hampshire to
Cardigan in West Wales in my Mini Van. By the time I got to Swindon about 1 inch
of snow, Gloucester about 3 inches and Radnor Forest in the dark and about 4
inches was 'interesting'. All this time it was snowing quite heavily and didn't
stop until I reached the coast road at Aberystwyth. It took me eight hours
rather than the normal five.

There's no way that I'd do that now and I put that down to lack of bravery.

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.gt-britain.co.uk/weather

Bob Martin February 7th 09 07:54 AM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 
in 46255 20090207 084154 Alan White wrote:
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:39:43 -0000, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

Guess I'm a little less brave/stupid now.


On Boxing Day 1962 I drove the 200 miles from Basingstoke in Hampshire to
Cardigan in West Wales in my Mini Van. By the time I got to Swindon about 1 inch
of snow, Gloucester about 3 inches and Radnor Forest in the dark and about 4
inches was 'interesting'. All this time it was snowing quite heavily and didn't
stop until I reached the coast road at Aberystwyth. It took me eight hours
rather than the normal five.

There's no way that I'd do that now and I put that down to lack of bravery.


Is it lack of bravery or an increase in the wisdom that comes with age?
50 years ago I would drive long distances in poor conditions without even thinking
about it. Today I think too much about it.

Col February 7th 09 08:35 AM

any snow lovers sick of the snow yet?
 

"Alan White" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:39:43 -0000, "Jon O'Rourke"

wrote:

Guess I'm a little less brave/stupid now.


On Boxing Day 1962 I drove the 200 miles from Basingstoke in Hampshire to
Cardigan in West Wales in my Mini Van. By the time I got to Swindon about
1 inch
of snow, Gloucester about 3 inches and Radnor Forest in the dark and about
4
inches was 'interesting'. All this time it was snowing quite heavily and
didn't
stop until I reached the coast road at Aberystwyth. It took me eight hours
rather than the normal five.

There's no way that I'd do that now and I put that down to lack of
bravery.


And lack of the M4, no doubt!
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl




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