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Post by **dalebrignall** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:47 pm

is everyone enjoying the winter weather,i am i went to work preped my delivery sat drinking coffie for 2 hours whilst the royal mail managers made there mind up as to weather we could do our deliveries.the answer was no,i think it will be no tomorrowas well.

Post by **Judge** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:05 pm

Snow?!?!

When I was a lad .......

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cl4pJwcE7JI

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ4c0rFxLEM

Post by **grumpygrandad** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:33 pm

i and me to..grandad

Post by **dalebrignall** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:24 pm

fantastic train snow plough i bet they dont have such things now

Post by **alex_holden** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:28 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_wrong_kind_of_snow

Post by **Luxobarge** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:33 pm

Here's my car:

There's a Morris Minor buried under there somewhere - and it's still snowing fairly hard! :shock: :shock:

Post by **Judge** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 4:35 pm

Talking about Minors in the snow, and 1963....

http://www.sunderlandecho.com/retro1960 ... 4608706.jp

Post by **Naadeslaus** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:31 pm

Luxobarge wrote:Here's my car:

There's a Morris Minor buried under there somewhere - and it's still snowing fairly hard! :shock: :shock:

Nice to see that it's not only here in Norway we have a lot of snow. But you don't have the same cold as we do. Sunday morning we had 28 minus here. And they say it will be even colder tomorrow.

Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:34 pm

We had 12 inches of snow in the back garden. Not that much on the car but...<br>

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Post by **grumpygrandad** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:50 pm

dalebrignall wrote:fantastic train snow plough i bet they dont have such things now

hello non now as they didnt move leaves..grandad

Post by **Judge** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:02 pm

Wrong kind of leaves, wrong kind of snow

Post by **les** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:56 pm

royal mail managers made there mind up as to weather we could do our deliveries.the answer was no,i think it will be no tomorrowas well.

Gone are the days eh.

Post by **ferret76** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:27 am

Clearing your driveway the Morris Minor way.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsXuY9Kuvk

Post by **Stig** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:31 am

I was one of the few people that made it in to work yesterday (in the Minor of course). I then found out that the instructions were not to come in unless you really had to, this then changed to "go home whilst you still can".

It helped that there aren't any steep hills on my route and we only had about 6 inches of snow but I still felt a little bit smug.

Post by **Judge** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:12 am

ferret76 wrote:Clearing your driveway the Morris Minor way.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsXuY9Kuvk

Wheel chains used to be a regular feature, when we used to have winters

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:21 am

I attempted to cycle in this morning. I expected the Portsmouth Road into Southampton to be clear -as it was yesterday. Within 200yds I realised the bumps under the slush were ice and I went no further

. They hadn'd gritted at all!!!
When i eventually got to work I met a colleague who had just got in on his bike from 12 miles away. It had taken him 2 1/2 hours.
I feel such a chicken

Post by **Squiggle** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:02 am

Stig28 wrote:I was one of the few people that made it in to work yesterday (in the Minor of course). I then found out that the instructions were not to come in unless you really had to, this then changed to "go home whilst you still can".

It helped that there aren't any steep hills on my route and we only had about 6 inches of snow but I still felt a little bit smug.

Similar here where I felt a bit smug too.

Then rather foolish when the wipers weren't coping with the snow on the way back.

The only worrying moment was when reversing out of the garage [row of garages] and attempting to drive away....the car went sideways and stopped just before a brick wall. Often wondered if I'd be composed enough to drive into a skid [considering it doesn't happen that often] and instinctively did.

Glad I went out as it was a spectacular drive from Northampton on the Bedford A428 road. I am sooooooo grateful to have sight. Imagine not seeing all of this and other beautiful things.

Didn't risk attempting to drive into the garage so he's tucked along the side of the house.

Off to feed the birds and light the fire.

Post by **Squiggle** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:06 am

dalebrignall wrote:is everyone enjoying the winter weather,i am i went to work preped my delivery sat drinking coffie for 2 hours whilst the royal mail managers made there mind up as to weather we could do our deliveries.the answer was no,i think it will be no tomorrowas well.

I got 3 birthday cards today.....day early!

So our guys are delivering. Yippee

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:19 pm

Well still working here in Pinner Middlesex yesterday and today only 6" of snow though.
Sorry Chrissie I forgot the 21st card

Post by **Sidney'61** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 4:41 pm

Kevin wrote:Well still working here in Pinner Middlesex yesterday and today only 6" of snow though.
Sorry Chrissie I forgot the 21st card

The snow doesn't seem too bad in Northampton comparede to other places but it's still a bit slippy on the roads, annoyingly though my school was one of only 3 in the town that remained open today! I don't mind going to school but if everyone else gets the day off then why can't we?!!

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