It's Snowing!

Cache · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 10.06

We had terrible snow Friday night and yesterday, and the council didn't seem to bother gritting anywhere, not even major roads. We had no bus service whatsoever and then all the train tracks froze last night resulting in a 4 hour train journey for me between Hull and Scarborough. Nightmare.

Sput · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 11.20

I was surprised to fling open the curtains just now and find manchester city centre with a reasonable covering of the white stuff. My favourite thing about it is that I can see the upmarket shops from my kitchen, and the rich morons haven't really thought this through. They think their horrid Ugg boots are going to be alright and let me tell you: they are not

barcode · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 12.30

Started snowing 15mins later Gridlock, its like we never seem to get this.

Sput · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 12.59

Well I've been out for a very VERY easy christmas shop because the snow has kept people away in droves on the last weekend before the big day. Here's the result of my wander (obviously the majority had people being shot so I had to exclude those to placate Beep)

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Dracula's Cathedral

Eeeeee by 'eck, we've got reet manly snow: it's mainly hailstones on top.

Little red riding hood (poor cow is about to discover how slippery it is)

The niceness of Yuppieville (I cannot afford to live here)

And since it's Metropol...

Alexia · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 13.33

Lovely set of pictures there.

In my traditional counterpointing style, I'm annoyed to report blazing sunshine in South Wales. If anyone would care to drive a truckload of snow down and dump it outside my door so I can at least make a snow pygmy, it would be appreciated.

In the meantime, this picture from three years ago will have to suffice.

Chie · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 14.10

It did snow here yesterday for about an hour but then it stopped and now we're left with a sort of thin crust of icy snow on the ground. I'm not impressed, but I suppose it's better than nothing.

The forecast says we're going to have sleet on the evening of Christmas Eve. Apparently the temperature will be 1°c, so hopefully if it falls just a little bit further to 0°c the sleet will turn into snow and then we'll have a white Christmas!

Edit: Just started snowing again! (3pm) it's beautiful but not really settling unfortunately.

Jake · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 15.47

Been snowing on and off all day here Chie, think I'm further North though.
Just been out to take a few pics, but was absolutely freezing.

Nick Harvey · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 16.21

Thanks Jake. I'm sure some of our 'townies' might disagree, but I think rural snow is definitely far nicer than urban snow.

Jake · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 16.39

Nick Harvey wrote:Thanks Jake. I'm sure some of our 'townies' might disagree, but I think rural snow is definitely far nicer than urban snow.

Oh definitely.

Was a bit bleak though this afternoon..

rts · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 18.41

Great pics, Jake. Can't beat rural snow.

Sput · Sun 20 Dec, 2009 18.59

Well i'm SORRY that my snow doesn't meet your LOFTY EXPECTATIONS