On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 1:18:12 PM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:15:40 PM UTC, Graham wrote:

Actually John I too hate to see snow retreat like a defeated army. It must
be something to do with our age group both being born 51/52. I do realise
that at that point Will will be eager to dismiss intensely any other
similarities.

There seem to have been a lot of USWers born at that time, in my case 1951.

WE were, of course, lucky enough to age during a musical revolution, and at
a time when top bands would play outside the major cities.

Genesis, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull (a personal favourite and possibly
still the loudest band I've ever seen) Fairport Convention (before Sandy
Denny died) Queen (twice!) Elvis Costello, The Ramones all played the
"Wints" in Penzance. The place is now a restaurant, now doubt run by a
celebrity chef.

1953 for me.

I remember seeing Black Sabbath, Family, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Wishbone
Ash (3 times) all in the 1970s. I really wanted to see Jethro Tull & Yes but
never got the chance, great bands.
Ah those were the days, weather wasn't bad either. The fantastic summer of
1976 followed by the snowiest winter I've ever lived through in 1979
Met my Mrs in 1981 so it was more Dave Essex (4 times), Japan (3 times),
Siouxsie & the Banshees, Soft Cell, Tina Turner, Sting and Suzanne Vega in
the 80s.
Seen Coldplay twice more recently at Old Trafford Cricket ground and the
Etihad stadium, both times they were excellent.

Graham (Weston Coyney)

(OT) Sorry - but you have been warned!

Plenty of Graham's on USW, another thing that rather indicates the average age!

I also saw Wishbone Ash, I fully understand why you saw them 3 times, that was while I was at MIddlesex Poly (now a university). I was there primarily because having a career seemed rather unattractive compared with 3 years of geography field trips. Another lesser known band from the same era were 'Curved Air' I thought were sensational, I believe they brought out the 1st colour disc, I had this one http://darkcloudstudio.com/psychedel...nditioning.jpg . I saw them in 1973 and again in Penzance recently. I saw Blondie, Elton John (disapointing) the Eagles in the early '80s, I'll stop here before I work my way through the '90s to the present day.

One local (Falmouth) Band I 1st saw around 8 years ago, and have subsequently played Glastonbury 3 times since are 3 Daft Monkeys, sort music hall Celtic Folk Rock,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqasU0zx5nM

I'll stop now before others start putting me in the bin, but music is up there with weather for me.

Graham

OT also.
I had many a great night at the Winter Garden, Redruth and City Hall Truro also attracted some great bands in the 70's.
A bit younger than some of you, born 56, but started following bands at 13. A few others to add, Hawkwind, Be Bop Deluxe, Mott, but Queen always had added interest, not musically, but a certain drummer was my table head as school in Truro.

On Sunday, 15 February 2015 17:41:17 UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 4:34:54 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Saturday, 14 February 2015 09:38:29 UTC, Dawlish wrote:

Somebody seems to be trying to stir up trouble, just ignore.

Will
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Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

That would be hughes.

No, it was you.

Sure hughes. It was me, as I said 3 years ago, guilty as charged over speaking the plain truth at the time.

Not me now, old boy. Just curmudgeonly old hughes; stewing in his hatred and not being able to resist a pop.

Your unwelcome intervention, entirely of your own volition and prompted by nothing but an old thread and a lot of anger, hasn't worked, has it?

*))

But everybody, and not just here, hates you, whereas they don't hate me. At least I don't think they do. Whyzzat den?

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On Sunday, 15 February 2015 19:43:08 UTC, David Mitchell wrote:
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 1:18:12 PM UTC, Graham Easterling wrote:
On Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 11:15:40 PM UTC, Graham wrote:

Actually John I too hate to see snow retreat like a defeated army. It must
be something to do with our age group both being born 51/52. I do realise
that at that point Will will be eager to dismiss intensely any other
similarities.

There seem to have been a lot of USWers born at that time, in my case 1951.

WE were, of course, lucky enough to age during a musical revolution, and at
a time when top bands would play outside the major cities.

Genesis, Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull (a personal favourite and possibly
still the loudest band I've ever seen) Fairport Convention (before Sandy
Denny died) Queen (twice!) Elvis Costello, The Ramones all played the
"Wints" in Penzance. The place is now a restaurant, now doubt run by a
celebrity chef.

1953 for me.

I remember seeing Black Sabbath, Family, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Wishbone
Ash (3 times) all in the 1970s. I really wanted to see Jethro Tull & Yes but
never got the chance, great bands.
Ah those were the days, weather wasn't bad either. The fantastic summer of
1976 followed by the snowiest winter I've ever lived through in 1979
Met my Mrs in 1981 so it was more Dave Essex (4 times), Japan (3 times),
Siouxsie & the Banshees, Soft Cell, Tina Turner, Sting and Suzanne Vega in
the 80s.
Seen Coldplay twice more recently at Old Trafford Cricket ground and the
Etihad stadium, both times they were excellent.

Graham (Weston Coyney)

(OT) Sorry - but you have been warned!

Plenty of Graham's on USW, another thing that rather indicates the average age!

I also saw Wishbone Ash, I fully understand why you saw them 3 times, that was while I was at MIddlesex Poly (now a university). I was there primarily because having a career seemed rather unattractive compared with 3 years of geography field trips. Another lesser known band from the same era were 'Curved Air' I thought were sensational, I believe they brought out the 1st colour disc, I had this one http://darkcloudstudio.com/psychedel...nditioning.jpg . I saw them in 1973 and again in Penzance recently. I saw Blondie, Elton John (disapointing) the Eagles in the early '80s, I'll stop here before I work my way through the '90s to the present day.

One local (Falmouth) Band I 1st saw around 8 years ago, and have subsequently played Glastonbury 3 times since are 3 Daft Monkeys, sort music hall Celtic Folk Rock,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqasU0zx5nM

I'll stop now before others start putting me in the bin, but music is up there with weather for me.

Graham

OT also.
I had many a great night at the Winter Garden, Redruth and City Hall Truro also attracted some great bands in the 70's.
A bit younger than some of you, born 56, but started following bands at 13. A few others to add, Hawkwind, Be Bop Deluxe, Mott, but Queen always had added interest, not musically, but a certain drummer was my table head as school in Truro.

I remember the crossover point at school around 1968 when Long Players- AKA LP's- became 'Albums'. I also remember the year below me all carrying around said albums, growing their hair really long and all 'getting into man' Led Zepplin II or Cream or was it Super groups like Blind Faith by then.

But everything had to have a cosmic message or something , Just look at the Moody Blues blimey 'Days of Future Past' or on the Thresholds of a Dream. Load of pretentious cobblers most of it. How about 'HOT RATS'.

On 15/02/2015 12:07, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:26:05 +0000
Whitehaven wrote:

On 15/02/2015 07:37, Dawlish wrote:
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 12:25:04 AM UTC, Whitehaven wrote:
On 14/02/2015 21:50, Dawlish wrote:
Set of old buggers! 😃😃😃�


More like old communists, dreaming of the Soviet Union coming back.
They may get there wish with Putin and his bullying tactics.

Idiot.


You won;t say that when Putin marches in Poland.

You don't have to tell me. A fortnight ago someone came to warn me
that the Russian President had ordered my assassination and that a
killer was in town to carry out his orders. I found out where he was and
went to tackle him. Imagine my shock when I discovered it was Putin
himself!

After a struggle, I realised he was gaining the upper hand and
that I wouldn't be able to eliminate him. I decided discretion was
the better part of valour and managed to break free and escape. Then I
fled to London and caught a train to head north to hide out in the
Scottish Highlands.

Pity that the ending of that dream was so derivative but it had been
quite entertaining.



You won't be laughing when WW3 starts by the Russians marching into
Eastern Europe.

On Sunday, 15 February 2015 21:57:35 UTC, Whitehaven wrote:
On 15/02/2015 12:07, Graham P Davis wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 11:26:05 +0000
Whitehaven wrote:

On 15/02/2015 07:37, Dawlish wrote:
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 12:25:04 AM UTC, Whitehaven wrote:
On 14/02/2015 21:50, Dawlish wrote:
Set of old buggers! 😃😃😃�


More like old communists, dreaming of the Soviet Union coming back.
They may get there wish with Putin and his bullying tactics.

Idiot.


You won;t say that when Putin marches in Poland.

You don't have to tell me. A fortnight ago someone came to warn me
that the Russian President had ordered my assassination and that a
killer was in town to carry out his orders. I found out where he was and
went to tackle him. Imagine my shock when I discovered it was Putin
himself!

After a struggle, I realised he was gaining the upper hand and
that I wouldn't be able to eliminate him. I decided discretion was
the better part of valour and managed to break free and escape. Then I
fled to London and caught a train to head north to hide out in the
Scottish Highlands.

Pity that the ending of that dream was so derivative but it had been
quite entertaining.



You won't be laughing when WW3 starts by the Russians marching into
Eastern Europe.

Putin is aggressive and stupid enough to do that.

I invested loads in Russian goldmine came right unstuck .

In message 20150215080222.55901b43@linux-pkou, Graham P Davis
writes
.

June 1944. Makes me just able to remember an event from the
1947 winter.

A survey done nearly fifty years ago - for Weather? - found that the
number of applications to join the Met Office was higher amongst people
who'd experienced notably severe winters during their early childhood.


Winter '47 was too early for me. However winter '62/63 remains fresh in
my mind even now. It put me off cold and the white stuff for life !

Just a gentle reminder that not everybody with an interest in the
weather is in love with snow.
--
Cheers


Jim

On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 8:40:53 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Sunday, 15 February 2015 17:41:17 UTC, Dawlish wrote:
On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 4:34:54 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Saturday, 14 February 2015 09:38:29 UTC, Dawlish wrote:

Somebody seems to be trying to stir up trouble, just ignore.

Will
--
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
---------------------------------------------

That would be hughes.

No, it was you.

Sure hughes. It was me, as I said 3 years ago, guilty as charged over speaking the plain truth at the time.

Not me now, old boy. Just curmudgeonly old hughes; stewing in his hatred and not being able to resist a pop.

Your unwelcome intervention, entirely of your own volition and prompted by nothing but an old thread and a lot of anger, hasn't worked, has it?

*))

But everybody, and not just here, hates you, whereas they don't hate me. At least I don't think they do. Whyzzat den?

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Really, hughes? You are projecting, because you have been caught out. Now you have to carry on digging your unsightly hole, because there's no other way out; is there? laughing

On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:27:15 +0000, Jim Kewley
wrote:

Winter '47 was too early for me.

I still have quite vivid memories of the '40s winters.

Running round the block in a snowstorm in my dark blue school mac to
build up a breastplate of snow.

Waking up one morning to find a quarter inch layer of ice on top of
about three inches of snow. I think Manley mentions this one in 'Climate
and the British Scene'.

The vicious slides in the school playground.

The flashes and crackles as the collector shoe on the Southern electrics
bounced over ice on the third rail.

Ice on the inside of the metal framed windows.

The school caretaker topping up the fuel in the classroom stove.

and more.


--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

In message , Alan White
writes
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:27:15 +0000, Jim Kewley
wrote:

Winter '47 was too early for me.

I still have quite vivid memories of the '40s winters.

Running round the block in a snowstorm in my dark blue school mac to
build up a breastplate of snow.

Waking up one morning to find a quarter inch layer of ice on top of
about three inches of snow. I think Manley mentions this one in 'Climate
and the British Scene'.

The vicious slides in the school playground.

I remember those, not from the 1940s (as I wasn't born till 1948) but in
the second half of the 1950s when I was at junior school.


The flashes and crackles as the collector shoe on the Southern electrics
bounced over ice on the third rail.

I also remember those, mostly from 1978-9 and the 1980s, at a time when
I used to travel to work by train. It was particularly impressive after
dark, when the flash would reflect off the snow and I imagine could be
seen for miles if you had a line of sight.


Ice on the inside of the metal framed windows.

And that too of course, until we had double glazing installed in the
1980s.


The school caretaker topping up the fuel in the classroom stove.

I don't think I ever had a classroom with an open fire. Always radiators
as far as I can remember.
--
I'm not paid to implement the recognition of irony.
(Taken, with the author's permission, from a LiveJournal post)

On Monday, February 6, 2012 at 5:24:36 PM UTC, wrote:
Watching a pristine layer of snow, slowly melt away before the cold air
returns. All very sad.
Some of you in the SE have my commiserations :-)

http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...antage_Pro.htm
Will Hand (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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Will, when you posted this in 2012, little did you expect the thread would really spring to life in 2015!

Graham
Penzance