About 2 minutes in and Sophie Raworth said that "temperatures tonight
could go as low as -7 C!"

I turned over


She meant England but she and her producers see England as the UK.

At time of writing (22.00) Benson is -13.5 C...

brian
aberfeldy

On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:10:47 -0800 (PST), Brian in Aberfeldy
wrote:

About 2 minutes in and Sophie Raworth said that "temperatures tonight
could go as low as -7 C!"

I turned over


She meant England but she and her producers see England as the UK.

On the Costa Clyde at Prestwick it's currently -10C.

On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:10:47 -0800 (PST), Brian in Aberfeldy
wrote:

About 2 minutes in and Sophie Raworth said that "temperatures tonight
could go as low as -7 C!"

I turned over

I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

On 6 Jan, 22:31, Paul C wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:10:47 -0800 (PST), Brian in Aberfeldy
snip
I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

I like the tail-piece that's always trotted-out: "And there's more to
come" - even if no-one knows if there is or there isn't. It's pretty
multipurpose now - heavy rain, thunderstorms, high temps, fog etc.
etc., there's always more to come or on the way

Ed: "Well, it's put in just in case .... got to be very safe about
these things, you know. Govt policy. People HAVE to be warned, even
if we're 99% wrong. I can't really help it if it scares the bl**dy
willies out of them all".

The other one I'm waiting for (although it didn't happen on tonight's
shots) is the broadcast showing a flat calm snowscape, with feathery
snow perfectly balanced on every twig and branch, waiting for the
first breath of wind. Meanwhile a full gale is howling over the
soundtrack, like something out of Scott of the Antarctic.

Ed: "Silence? Whaddya mean there's plenty of snow but no wind? Just
wheel out the usual "1947: Full blizzard on the Yorkshire Moors"
soundtrack and we'll see if the techies can add a bit of spindrift
later .....Well it 'aint proper snow unless you've got a bit of wind
behind it, is it? You've got to have wind. If they can't actually
*hear* the snowfall, they're going to think we've faked the
shots ..............".

- Tom.

On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:31:50 +0000, Paul C wrote:

I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

He he, call them icicles as well. We have quite a few over 3' long
hanging from our gutters. Bottom image he

http://www.howhill.com /weather/view.php?t=p&y=2010&m=01&d=02

But that was taken 5 days ago the corener ones are past the window
cill level now and the others double the lenght in the picture.

--
Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.

On Jan 7, 12:52*am, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:31:50 +0000, Paul C wrote:
I loved the "and all day long the icicles have been getting bigger"
Cue shot of melting icicle getting erm shorter.

He he, call them icicles as well. We have quite a few over 3' long
hanging from our gutters. Bottom image he

http://www.howhill.com/weather/view....2010&m=01&d=02

http://www.howhill.com/weather/view....2010&m=01&d=02 did not
appear cohesively in Google so I corrected it -though in the reply box
it seems OK.

Point to note:
Allowing stuff to grow that long is asking for trouble. Always
supposing no bodies get speared, the damage to the structure is going
to be expensive. Plastic brackets at 3 foot distances, in cold
weather, are not very strong.

I'd suggest a brief fling with snowballs if I thought that the damage
might not be as severe. Breaking them individually could be even more
dangerous.

Have fun.

+++++++

I've just remembered the damage caused by sliding snow on roofs long
ago and how we used to initiate it with snow balls.

First time I've seen leaden skies that I can remember too. Only 2 days
of it but it brought back memories. I can't remember noticing icy
patches on pavements the way I do these days. Nor walking on the roads
for safety.

Getting old has it's moments when I realise I don't know absolutely
everything.

And there is still death to come. I can't wait (but of course I won't
be posting about that one.)

Weatherlawyer wrote:
snip


I've just remembered the damage caused by sliding snow on roofs long
ago and how we used to initiate it with snow balls.

First time I've seen leaden skies that I can remember too. Only 2 days
of it but it brought back memories. I can't remember noticing icy
patches on pavements the way I do these days. Nor walking on the roads
for safety.

Getting old has it's moments when I realise I don't know absolutely
everything.

And there is still death to come. I can't wait (but of course I won't
be posting about that one.)

If you do discover some way of posting then please do not send
temperature readings to this group. :-)

"PJ" pj@askme wrote in message ...
Weatherlawyer wrote:
snip


I've just remembered the damage caused by sliding snow on roofs long
ago and how we used to initiate it with snow balls.

First time I've seen leaden skies that I can remember too. Only 2 days
of it but it brought back memories. I can't remember noticing icy
patches on pavements the way I do these days. Nor walking on the roads
for safety.

Getting old has it's moments when I realise I don't know absolutely
everything.

And there is still death to come. I can't wait (but of course I won't
be posting about that one.)

If you do discover some way of posting then please do not send temperature
readings to this group. :-)

However it would be interesting to find out how hot it really is down there
:-)
Roger

In message , Roger Smith
writes

"PJ" pj@askme wrote in message ...
Weatherlawyer wrote:
snip


I've just remembered the damage caused by sliding snow on roofs long
ago and how we used to initiate it with snow balls.

First time I've seen leaden skies that I can remember too. Only 2 days
of it but it brought back memories. I can't remember noticing icy
patches on pavements the way I do these days. Nor walking on the roads
for safety.

Getting old has it's moments when I realise I don't know absolutely
everything.

And there is still death to come. I can't wait (but of course I won't
be posting about that one.)

If you do discover some way of posting then please do not send temperature
readings to this group. :-)

However it would be interesting to find out how hot it really is down there
:-)
Wasn't the lowest circle ice in Dante's version?

--
Peter Thomas

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 02:50:56 -0800 (PST), Weatherlawyer wrote:

Allowing stuff to grow that long is asking for trouble. Always
supposing no bodies get speared,

Not from those there is a 5' wide, 10' long, 4' high heap of cleared
snow below them. The area under the ones on the other side of the
house we can't easyly get to as both gates are half buried in snow.

The damage to the structure is going to be expensive. Plastic brackets
at 3 foot distances, in cold weather, are not very strong.

A fair point but brakets are just over a quid from B&Q...

I'd suggest a brief fling with snowballs

We have the wrong sort of snow. Dry powder does not stick together to
make snow balls. I am keeping an eye on them though, they haven't
grown for the last couple of days. The worst time will be when the
thaw comes and the ice starts to lose it's strength and thus needs
more support to stay put.

--
Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.