No pics (maybe later), but Edinburgh woke to about 8" of snow. Dry, powdery, beautiful, complete with crunchy sound underfoot.
We've had a snowball fight already with the office next door, and my hands are still dry and warm.
This is like snow you dream about when you're a kid.
It's Snowing!
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Gavin Scott
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In Glenrothes for Christmas and there's been a fair amount of snow - far more than Dundee has been seeing the last week.
Newcastle has fared OK - apart from slippy patches (I was in rural Northumberland last night and ended up on my arse about 20 times; mind, that's probably one for every glass of Cava I drank) and late buses we're doing fine. This has been going round Facebook though, and I just love it; "The Geordie Thermometer".
The Fahrenheit Temperature Scale:
50 degrees - Southerners turn on the heating - people in Newcastle plant gardens.
40 degrees - Southerners shiver uncontrollably - people in Newcastle sunbathe.
35 degrees - Southern cars will not start - people in Newcastle drive with the windows down.
20 degrees - Southerners wear coats, gloves and wool hats - people in Newcastle throw on a T-shirt (girls start wearing mini-skirts instead of bikinis).
15 degrees - Southerners begin to evacuate - people in Newcastle go swimming in the North Sea.
Zero degrees - Southern landlords turn up the heating - people in Newcastle have the last BBQ before it gets cold.
Minus 10 degrees - Southerners cease to exist - people in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.
Minus 80 degrees - Polar bears wonder if it's worth it - boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing long trousers.
Minus 100 degrees - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole - people in Newcastle put on their long johns.
Minus 173 degrees - alcohol freezes - people in Newcastle get frustrated because the pubs are shut.
Minus 297 degrees - Microbial life starts to disappear - The cows on Newcastle Town Moor complain of farmers with cold hands
Minus 460 degrees - All atomic motion stops - people in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on their hands.
Minus 500 degrees - Hell freezes over - Sunderland qualify for Europe
The Fahrenheit Temperature Scale:
50 degrees - Southerners turn on the heating - people in Newcastle plant gardens.
40 degrees - Southerners shiver uncontrollably - people in Newcastle sunbathe.
35 degrees - Southern cars will not start - people in Newcastle drive with the windows down.
20 degrees - Southerners wear coats, gloves and wool hats - people in Newcastle throw on a T-shirt (girls start wearing mini-skirts instead of bikinis).
15 degrees - Southerners begin to evacuate - people in Newcastle go swimming in the North Sea.
Zero degrees - Southern landlords turn up the heating - people in Newcastle have the last BBQ before it gets cold.
Minus 10 degrees - Southerners cease to exist - people in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.
Minus 80 degrees - Polar bears wonder if it's worth it - boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing long trousers.
Minus 100 degrees - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole - people in Newcastle put on their long johns.
Minus 173 degrees - alcohol freezes - people in Newcastle get frustrated because the pubs are shut.
Minus 297 degrees - Microbial life starts to disappear - The cows on Newcastle Town Moor complain of farmers with cold hands
Minus 460 degrees - All atomic motion stops - people in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on their hands.
Minus 500 degrees - Hell freezes over - Sunderland qualify for Europe
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Dr Lobster*
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nice pictures jake - those 'bleak' pictures you posted on sunday certainly wouldn't look out of place on a christmas card the bottom image is a quintessential winter scene.
it's been almost a week since the first snow fall here, we've had no additional snow for a couple of days (although the temperature has failed to rise above freezing and has been down to -7 for at least a couple of evenings).
this picture shows how much snow is still left - most busy roads are clear now but backroads are still not great and untrodden areas are still covered in thick snow:
last night was very, very cold - the frost left these huge ice crystals on my shed:
i don't think there has been snow on the ground as long as this in these parts since at least the early 1990s i can remember a few winters in the early 1990s being very snowy but i'm not sure the snow stayed on the ground for a week.
it's been almost a week since the first snow fall here, we've had no additional snow for a couple of days (although the temperature has failed to rise above freezing and has been down to -7 for at least a couple of evenings).
this picture shows how much snow is still left - most busy roads are clear now but backroads are still not great and untrodden areas are still covered in thick snow:
last night was very, very cold - the frost left these huge ice crystals on my shed:
i don't think there has been snow on the ground as long as this in these parts since at least the early 1990s i can remember a few winters in the early 1990s being very snowy but i'm not sure the snow stayed on the ground for a week.
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I was out today and even though we haven't seen snow since Sunday/Monday there is still Slurry on the roads and Ice & Crystal Snow on the pavements. I did have a few stumbles today, one which I was warned about but still walked over...
It wasn't that bad, quite fun however the ladies opposite did have a fit of giggles. And a bad place for ice...
A hill.
Walking up, you can handle, back down, you hit the car next to you as you try to steady yourself.
It wasn't that bad, quite fun however the ladies opposite did have a fit of giggles. And a bad place for ice...
A hill.
Walking up, you can handle, back down, you hit the car next to you as you try to steady yourself.
Falling thick and fast in Liverpool.
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Ebeneezer Scrooge
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How unfortunate:GMTV2009 wrote:I was out today and even though we haven't seen snow since Sunday/Monday there is still Slurry on the roads...
Google definition wrote:A semi fluid mixture of faeces and urine which may also include rain water and yard washings.
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