Trojan Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 6 hours to get back to Bradford from South Wales. Usually takes four. My son made the mistake of going by rail to London for Christmas. 11 of them are stuck at Finsbury Park with no train coming back tonight. I had the same experience from Salisbury. Delays on the A34, delays on the M40, but mainly the M1. All the way from 15A they were flagging long delays between 31 & 34. There were certainly long delays to 31 because of all the sodding roadworks! At 34 the sign said "incident" the only incident I saw was that it was clear the road had not been ploughed. It snows nearly every year, and the weather forecasters have been flagging this for days but we are still "taken by surprise!" I blame the Tories “Few thought him even a starter.There were many who thought themselves smarter. But he ended PM, CH and OM. An Earl and a Knight of the Garter.” Clement Attlee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Still nerr snerr in 'ull I would even go so far as to say there's probably "Nerr snerr in Frerm Rerd" "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Had a day on Ingleborough today. Not a lot of snow until about 300 - 400 metres up, then quite a bit on top. Never surprises me how poorly kitted out people are for a day out in this weather. Granted it was fine and warm on the lower slopes in the winter sunshine, but for the highest third it was icy and treacherous. Arctic in the very cold wind on the summit, and passed people with nothing more than a t-shirt, leggings or jeans and trainers on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I'm just back from visiting my friends at the "waiting room" cottage at Cromford just outside Matlock. There was an inch or so of lying now. Very picturesque. Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Tim Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 No snow in Sussex. We went for a nice walk this afternoon at a local Nation Trust place, it was cold but blue skies and sunshine made for a very pleasant walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 No snow in Sussex. We went for a nice walk this afternoon at a local Nation Trust place, it was cold but blue skies and sunshine made for a very pleasant walk. I presume you got as far as Dorset. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry the Leit Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Big Jessie. They were the ones correctly dressed. I get so hot when hill walking that I often wear shorts and a t-shirt in the winter. In the summer I swap the boots for flip flops. The Unicorn is not a Goose, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l'angelo mysterioso Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) Spent yesterday afternoon on ilkley moor, bliss Edited December 29, 2014 by l'angelo mysterioso WELCOME TO THE ROYSTON VASEY SUPER LEAGUE 2015 Keeping it local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WearyRhino Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Spent yesterday afternoon on ilkley moor, bliss With or without? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Out of the window, i see salmon-coloured evening sunlight on snow-capped Cheviots - beautiful. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 With or without? Chapeau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Room Lizard Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 40cm of new snow today and spent a couple of hours doing some cross Country skiing. Supposed to snow again tomorrow as well :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Finally, we have some snerr in Hull. And it's a near blizzard! "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Not snowed in well over a year in Bedford. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Finally, we have some snerr in Hull. And it's a near blizzard! Just heard a rather loud crunch outside. Somebody had gone round the fountain a little too quickly for the conditions, come off the road and smacked into a bollard. The bollard was trapped under the front of the car. It took three of us to get her off. "Coming from East Hull people automatically think you should go and play for Hull KR. Personally I couldn't think of anything worse" - Kirk Yeaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Plenty of snow has fallen in the Calder Valley today. Being a bit wet it's not the best for boarding, skiing or sledging but it's better than nowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Just heard a rather loud crunch outside. Somebody had gone round the fountain a little too quickly for the conditions, come off the road and smacked into a bollard. The bollard was trapped under the front of the car. It took three of us to get her off. There are a lot of people scarily unaware of how to drive in icy conditions. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 There are a lot of people scarily unaware of how to drive in icy conditions. Substitute "any" for "icy" and the statement still reads correct. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Substitute "any" for "icy" and the statement still reads correct. True... unfortunately. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn Sadler Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A fascinating photograph of an iced-up lighthouse in Michigan. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/11362354/Bizarre-ice-formations-engulf-frozen-lighthouse-in-Michigan-in-pictures.html?frame=3173023 It was apparently so cold there earlier this month that Lake Michigan froze over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 England's premier ski resort was well and truly open yesterday. Couple of nice shots of the weather today on the webcams: www.yadmoss.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboard Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 A fascinating photograph of an iced-up lighthouse in Michigan. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/11362354/Bizarre-ice-formations-engulf-frozen-lighthouse-in-Michigan-in-pictures.html?frame=3173023 It was apparently so cold there earlier this month that Lake Michigan froze over. That's a phare old photo Martyn. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I worked with a bloke who came into work one day and said "It was so cold last night my windscreen was just like a sheet of glass" Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hull is white over this morning which presumably means the country will now grind to a halt. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Hull is white over this morning which presumably means the country will now grind to a halt. At the opposite end of the M62 we've had nowt this year so far. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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