Snow watch!

Corner Shop

I can't see the Forth bridge from here, it's unreal. cheers.

got a foot in garden, ( durham) and looking like more to come

cleared me drive, and had to detour to push 2 cars in 15 mins caught in snow at
edge of road

lots of accidents on road last night before snow as there was black ice

an inch of snow on top of black ice is nasty

gritters struggling last night as temps were so low it wasnt working without traffic flow,
and they were closing roads to get gritters through.....disaster combo

I find that most contemtible donny, clearing the snow and dumping it on the road, terrible. cheers.

"I can't see the Forth bridge from here, it's unreal. cheers"


Neither can I. Although I am in London.

All them minarets clogging the view Johnny.

johnny, neither can I, but I can still play the piano. cheers.

Yes same a Foot in Garden ,Plus some strange Animal Tracks have appeared 

Dont look Like Stopping Either

Bit nippy in Sussex. No snow today. Clear blue skies.

Isn't it funny how strangers say hello to each other when there's snow.

here's me turning back from forth road bridge

https://mobile.twitter.com/andrewgmorton/status/968867335992958977/photo/1

Full Blown Storm coming in over the South coast tomorrow Inj ??

case - well, according my BBC app it says 30% chance of snow tomorrow. It's funny down here. Look on a map and you can see why so much nasty stuff can miss. We're a narrow part of the country.

left car - last part of journey


https://mobile.twitter.com/WeAreSTV/status/968908470853492736/video/1

First Glasgow Buses

Absolutely. Who would you like to apportion the blame to? Mother nature or god?


dizzee puke
@DizzeePuke
@FirstinGlasgow Have a weekly pass and no buses running in my area today, can I get a refund?

Had 3 or 4 inches in Medway, you are a lucky boy or girl to get a full 8"! oh er missus

Yesterday most people had the day off, no cars moved. Today a few cars moved but not many. It is pathetic. It doesn't help when people do not know how to drive. You see them on TV driving too close and too fast. The lack of knowledge of basic physics or something scientific with an ology is blindin'.

I remember going out with Mrs 'Death in Wisconsin once. A good covering of snow, a minimum of yer average six inches! We drove about 80 miles to a college friend of hers during the day. temperatures plunged to something like -15 to -20C but we still went out for a drink in the evening and the friends husband drove, well he was the local judge and nobody was going to cite him for DUI! He drove just fine. Plenty of people out it was a normal night.

We went home the next da but overnight there was an ice storm. In the morning the roads were glass like but we still ventured home around midday when the sun was up. I did try and warn Mrs 'Death it might be better to wait a day but beinga local she wouldn't have it. The local country road were heavily cambered, I did try and advice her to drive down the middle of the road but she wouldn't have a bar of it.

Anyway we lost control over the brow of a hill. She didn't do anything wrong, it was just one of those things. We slid in slow motion a two ton Caddy with rear wheel drive. I told her to take her foot off the pedals and let it go which she did as we were on a downward slope. Lucky we were in Hicksville and there were no other cars around. Our tank turned 180 in slow motion  over about 60 yards without sound and reversed into the gathered snow by the side of the road. No phone signal. We waited 20 minutes and a pick up came by. They all drive pik ups in the sticks! He had chains, pulled us out and off we went. We tried to give him $30 as a think you but he didn't want it but I insisted with my Emglish accent that I wouldn't be getting any if he didn't take the dough so he smiles and took it and that is the difference between us and them!

We just have no idea how to drive nor when to drive. People who should not be able to walk on a footpath are driving in killing machines. If you can't drive don't! If you got a rear wheel drive stay at home unless you really fancy yourself!

Sorry

There may be an " Ice Storm " tomorrow. If there is be careful. the roads will be like glass. If the temperatures are seriously below zero tomorrow do not drive!

The weather forecasters have it right for once, ours in south tyneside is blizzards and swirling snow flurries,just put the bins out and drifts two foot high against the cars.The roads are treacherous ,especially off the main roads and the skies look full of more tonight.

2 crashes in my family today. and I've been out walking today and the standard of driving is atrocious tbh, a van driver doing 40 round a bend and tipping over was without doubt the most stupidest thing I've seen (only got there after the amazing attempt at rounding a tight bend in frosty conditions though), another bloke knocking someone over when doing 40 on a 20mph road, had to break suddenly because (surprise surprise) a van driver cut him up, ended up mounting the pavement and knocking a woman over the car bonnet, thankfully she was just a few cuts and a hurt leg. I've seen silly attempts at drivers trying to go past a tracter on a small windy road... I mean that's bad enough in very good conditions in summer, but in winter with these conditions?

Who gives some of these idiots their driving licences? its ridiculous lol

Inexperienced drivers have no right on the Road in this Weather ,Panic Sets in ,then anything can happen, was out for an Hour last night total Chaos

I am a firm follower of Charles Darwin. I just wish these people would leave the innocent punters alone. Kill yourself with your own lunacy by all means but don't hurt innocent people with your stupidity!

I love driving in the snow but it is the other idiots who put me off. far better to stay at home with alcohol or be in the pub!

Don't get me started on motorbikes/pushbikes either, anyone daft enough to ride a bike in that needs examining lol. heard about a bloke on a moped came off, wheels just slipped and down he went. its like someone said they don't know how to drive to the conditions, they are bad enough in summer but god help anyone out on the road with the same pr*ts in this weather.

We used to race round B&Q car parks to get used to turning into a slide ( when it snowed I mean )

don't try this at home



https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePoke/status/968611765176229888/video/1

Can be worry When ur drive along and can see the previous Tyre Marks where cars have crossed from the Opposite side

this guy is a N/R


https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCLookEast/status/968846883669053441/video/1

Uncle Albert:..........

" Cold, you kids don't know the meaning of the word. You should have been with me on the Russian convoys. One night it was so cold the flame on my lighter froze  ".

Jared Kushner "paranoid after security downgrade"

Its hilarious it gets more comical with every passing minute, good ol Trump

Sorry wrong thread

I've never known a night like it … and I ain't looking forward to the journey home neither!

what's your journey

Sorry Money I'm at home and  got no journey to do. I was just quoting an old  advert from the 80's, as you do.

MMH ....This Ad for Poachers Bitter ? :

An old guy in a rowing boat, wearing yellow sou' wester, battling against a really bad storm in a choppy sea. He moors the boat, gets out and goes into a pub where he orders a pint. He says "I've never known a night like it" drinks the beer and then says "and I'm not looking forward to the journey home neither!"

Did some googling.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/watch-edinburgh-bus-driver-swerves-car-in-snow...

Blizzard Conditions again up here Not letting up

Poacher Bitter Advert (1987).......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ojl31QxBY

Thank you tictacman1

Leopard - yes that's the one. It's something I always say in a fishermans voice when the weather's really bad. I'm sure people understand why I'm saying this, I mean who can't remember a 31 year old advert?

UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News
LIVE: Red weather alert in Wales and South West




Yeovil Town fan concerned about prospects for Saturday's tie at Swindon:

Dr. David Viner 
Senior Researcher
Climatic Research Centre
University of East Anglia
March 2000

“Within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event".

“Children just aren’t going to know what snow is,"

 closed today because of snow

David's talking out of his @rse, I've heard there's going  to be a mini iceage in about 12 more years with skating on the River Thames.

Still see people driving like idiots. The bus driver in that clip was probably going too fast. He could clearly the jackass in the car in front of him and had no chance of slowing down to avoid a collision so he tried a swerve and got away with it, hero in this case and not a zero but not far off!

I still see people driving with wheels spinning in first gear! they should not be allowed to walk on pavements let alone drive cars. I see kids playing in snow with trainers on, no boots. I don't blame the kids but the parents are probably the ones that drive in first gear!

Mark my words with temperatures barely around freezing all day there will be carnage tonight if people try and drive if there is an ice storm!

I'm amazed how close drivers are to the car in front

zero leeway for black ice

Live in North Dorset,closed all Schools and limited Public Transport just on news of the Weather Forecast.Everyone knows that the Forecasts are rarely right,and surprise,surprise,hardly any snow roads all clear and forecast has changed to hardly any snow tonight and tomorrow.

No sign of any snow where I am in West Sussex.

Tant according to the BBC there is a Red Alert down your way , all kicking off Circa 3pm

tantalisingly post

thru a loaf of bread outside for the birds

With the NHS in dire needs anyway, people shouldn't be driving full stop, if they really need too then you can make allowances, but there's people out driving like loonies just to fetch the paper from a shop its pretty dumb and the shops are like 10 minutes away walking distance. some of the stories you hear about driving collisions etc are out of this world.

M62 shut , M66 shut , Metrolink not running from Rochdale to Manchester .........and the chippy is shut

Tried to Go out But wheels Just spinning

chippy shut

xmoneyx 01 Mar 18 15:57
thru a loaf of bread outside for the birds


How are they supposed to carry it?

He thew a bread knife out with it.

I don't usually take the bus but as the pavements were very slippery I thought I would.

The bus stop is where they start from so the bus was already there but had about ten minutes to go to take off, but he wouldn't let me on - it was freezing   This was unusual as they normally do if I take the bus. He saw me but continued sorting out his wallet and playing with his phone.

East Suffolk - there was a foot of snow in the fields yesterday

All gone today!!

Unfortunately due to 40mph winds. all the snow is now in the roads

4ft drifts everywhere and bitterly cold

carnage

PS I saw a woman wearing a pair of scholl clogs this morning walking down the High St.

bus driver swerving was a women

trampoline  - snow


https://mobile.twitter.com/bigpaddyk/status/969154307936477184/video/1

Bus was definately travelling too fast and the manoeuvre was extremely dangerous. Took some cajones mind!

Its brilliant. 3 to 4ft on the footpaths and fields where I am, its the best start to March in years, no rain and plenty of snow

Leave the roads alone and its all good

Looked out the front window on to the public green in front of my house just now and there is a 6ft c0ck and balls made of snow on it.

Shows how useless this country is prep wise though doesn't it. My mum is a carer and had to go home because the car can't get up slight inclines, the tyres slip. hospitals on "major incident" alerts because of it, home patients not getting visits, homes without electric, gas supposedly running low, military called in etc. it really wouldn't take a lot to conquer this island if they really wanted to.

Olympian who won bronze , snowboarding in his town

Weather team on the ball........

http://www.kimbaileyracing.com/_kim-bailey-image.aspx?ID=15652

You know what comes next after freezing icy roads?

Potholes Potholes and more Potholes. Potholes everywhere. Weave your vehicles around all the potholes to avoid damage. Crumbling roads  looking like swiss  cheese is what we've got to look forward to.

Even the Potholes will have Potholes, you'll see.

oh looks like my first assumption was correct. Corbyn loving leftie ****.

Woops wrong fred :) The shame!

I'd get me coat .. if it wasn't on a snowman

Watching the news this morning ,it appears the bad weather is in the south and Scotland again.
Not a mention that the M62 has been shut since yesterday between East Lancashire and West Yorkshire nor that people were stuck on it until the early hours.

Yes cold again doon south

A van overturned on the M2, nothing new there just what sort of idiot drives with such lunacy to overturn a van in snow on a motorway?

About time we started locking these people up or taking away their licences!

In America they manage to drive big tanks with rear wheel drive throughout the winter. What is wrong with us? So pathetic!


This afternoon may be bad in Kent.  There may be more snow or the feared Ice Storm. If it is the latter then there really is no point trying to drive. I am waiting till tomorrow to go to Londinium. The snow should be softer tomorrow morning.

Ice latest: Elise Christie fell over on her way to the shops...

Last weekend - before all this started - I thought I'd better check the oil tank as it was last filled about 10 weeks ago. Got a shock when I found it was almost empty. Delivery is 5 days but now held up because of drifting snow, so been stuck at home all week, can't get to work and can't run the heating as trying to preserve what we do have for hot water. Its cold indoors, but we've layered up and actually - it's amazing how quickly you get used to it. Not especially uncomfortable after three days of acclimatizing. Going back 50 years we were brought up without central heating and must have got by just fine. Anyway - Mrs S has just ordered an oil tank sensor on Amazon.

Since the snow came all the wife has done is look through the lounge window.

If it gets any worse, I'll have to let her in.

Its is below freezing in Kent and I think we are in for the Ice Storm!

I went out to the car but thought it was a little pointless to even scrape the ice off. The side windows had iced up already which is a sign for me that it ain't happening! I nearly slipped twice with boots!

I heard one dumb couple caught up in a drift in their car did not have any cold weather clothes, food or drink and were stuck in their car for 16 hours...GOOD!

I personally think that any cars that block the roads in snow should be bulldozed off the road. Maybe that might make people think twice about making unnecessary journeys in perilous weather!

Heavy white stuff in Sussex. Rain before that . Driving tomoz morning will be a sign of insanity.

I wonder how that couple kept warm

People will try to drive though, and will try to drive on dry tyres because we have a nation of dumb people. BBC ran a story yesterday asking people from Finland how they keep warm, i mean really?, if people don't know how to keep warm then we really are a nation of dummies.

I would just like to wish all chit chatters a very merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

GroungHOG Day

My brother prides himself on using snow tyres but he went off today! It was below freezing all day. I did venture out but came straight back in like I said. Hope to be out tomorrow, we shall see!

Walking a dog this morning for my paper at the local shops and sympathised with the newsagent. His reply made me smile,apparently he thought about shutting up but this has been his busiest week as most people have avoided supermarkets and gone local. Supplies to supermarkets on JIT have been haphazard because of the snowed off roads.

Same here treetop. been shopping at the local newsagent

Southern Eire has been Hit  ,Relatives in Dublin and Surrounding areas reporting Very heavy snow ..

At least this weather makes the postmen wear proper trousers instead of walking around in shorts

Firstly how could you laugh at that cumudgeon

Secondly he is wrong as usual, do you seriously think winter short wearers will not be wearing shorts today. What better day to say hey look at me I got shorts on!

football - pitch snow

https://mobile.twitter.com/YoorWullie/status/969165819295993857/video/1

https://m.youtube.com/watch?a=&feature=youtu.be&v=gnL9d8PM_VQ

bloke down the end of my road cleaning the snow off his drive today....wearing shorts!

I nearly stopped and asked him if he worked for the Royal Mail and could he tell Crippen!

I just took Muttley for a spin, the snow has 95 % disappeared and it wasn't really that cold comparatively, about 4 or 5C.

Snowing lighty in N Lanarkshire, temp -1...............

Lidl supermarket destroyed 'by looters' after snow storm.....



Police in Dublin said on Friday they had made several arrests after an attack on a supermarket hours after the city was hit with its worst snowstorm in decades.

The Lidl supermarket had been looted, according to several Irish media outlets, but police and the owner of the supermarket declined to provide details of the incident.

State broadcaster RTE showed video footage from social media of a mechanical digger pulling down part of a wall of the supermarket.

Another video, posted online by the Irish Independent newspaper, showed people walking away from the back of the store with what appeared to be items from the store.

German discount store Lidl said in a statement there had been a serious incident at its store in southwest Dublin that was being investigated by police. It said the store was closed at the time and no one was injured.

Seems like the snow Armageddon never happened not one mention of it on the BBC/SKY now, they made a big thing of it for 2 or 3 days and now its like it never existed.

The last of our snow has just been washed away by an hours rain... the end. got to think there's a big agenda with everything they push though.

we had a decent bit in west landan but the roads were kept open and clear so getting around was not too much of a major  issue

Seems like the snow Armageddon never happened Laugh not one mention of it on the BBC/SKY now

To be fair the snow has melted in the Sooth so who cares anymore!