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| Snow!!!!; bloody hell weatherman got it right | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 2 Feb 2009, 07:25 AM (3,588 Views) | |
| Chaos Wolf | 2 Feb 2009, 12:20 PM Post #21 |
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Hahahaha! That sounds like what I'm used to, being from New England. |
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| Penguin of Death | 2 Feb 2009, 12:22 PM Post #22 |
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Obviously trying to make a good impression our new MD says we can go home early |
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| Brambleten | 2 Feb 2009, 12:34 PM Post #23 |
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wouldnt that be annoying though? making all that effort to get in only to be told "right, seems as its snowy, you can go home early" ? |
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| Gallows Bait | 2 Feb 2009, 12:40 PM Post #24 |
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Just outside Southampton here, so snow is much the same - walked in to work as I usually do, just about managed not to fall on my [arse]. Very slippery out there, but the whole paralysis of our country for what is 1-2 inches of snow that has been forecast fore the last 4 days is highly amusing. Except that I work for one of those said insurance companies, guess it won't be a good year for bonuses. ![]() Also amusing were 2 of our team who walk in normally refusing to do so until about 10-11am in order to let the snow melt a bit... wusses. |
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| Heathgrove | 2 Feb 2009, 01:07 PM Post #25 |
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Tsss... We've got snow for months now But I'm happy for you, glad to see that there are other places out there that got snow this time of the year! It started snowing in mid november and then it's acctualy stayed on the ground since then, it usualy melts somewhere in between only to return to give us a white Christmas! It's quite strange, as it can be almost dry outside the day before christmas with no sign of snow, only to snow like hell during the night/morning and then it stays over the day... Makes me wonder if there is some divine being out there blessing us with a white Christmas every year!And voiceofthewarp is right, our school has never been cancelled due to snow either! It's just naturel here... I remember when I tried to bike to get to work by bike/foot in 3foot snow with no ploughed roads! After taking one hour to get just 1-2 km I had to call work and tell them how it was, they weren't to happy with me that day :O And well, not to brag to much... But here's a few pictures around my house and it's been looking like this for months: ![]() Looking out through my window. ![]() Going outside and on our "lawn" ![]() Probably the best way off getting around the village without killing yourself by slipping! Edited by Heathgrove, 2 Feb 2009, 01:10 PM.
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| # Marovian | 2 Feb 2009, 02:07 PM Post #26 |
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No wonder you have the time to do so much painting mate - you can't go anywhere. I wish we could use the excuse of not getting into work. If we can't get to the station where we are based, we have to walk to the nearest one and work out of there. Or they send the 4x4 to pick you up. Not as if the police are essential is it? |
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| ☺charlie_c67 | 2 Feb 2009, 02:42 PM Post #27 |
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There is a High Risk of a Severe Weather event affecting much of England and Wales on Monday. Periods of snow will continue to extend northwestwards through the day, with heavy falls likely in places. Although marked variations will occur from place to place, 5-10cm is likely in many areas with as much as 20-30cm possible, especially over higher ground. Drifting will occur in fresh to strong easterly winds. This could cause disruption to travel networks, especially across higher level routes. This Early Warning will be superseded by Flash messages. Issued at: 1219 Mon 2 Feb And I'm meant to be driving to Oxford this afternoon.... |
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| # dean | 2 Feb 2009, 02:53 PM Post #28 |
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So that's where the storm went that hit me last week.... |
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| Schoolcormorant | 2 Feb 2009, 03:02 PM Post #29 |
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COLD. SC |
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| THX_1138 | 2 Feb 2009, 03:07 PM Post #30 |
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IIRC the quote is from Hill Street Blues. Everyone in my dept. at work showed up... except the management. They promptly told us we could go home at 12:00. |
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| ☺scrubout | 2 Feb 2009, 03:08 PM Post #31 |
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style without style
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Hmm, last time I got snow in my town without driving to Tahoe was about 7 years ago...it didn't even stick. |
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| # Old Guard | 2 Feb 2009, 03:20 PM Post #32 |
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Entertainment officer...Meet the gang cos the boys are here.....
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cookie to thx_1138 |
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| Colonel Haizelhoff | 2 Feb 2009, 03:24 PM Post #33 |
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Well since I'm from Finland we have a lot of snow around . I'ts been there pretty much since christmas. But no we dont have polar bears in Finland .
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| de Selby | 2 Feb 2009, 04:00 PM Post #34 |
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Got a bit in Lancashire, but not spectacular amounts. Gritters seem to be doing their jobs for a change. All the non-english bunkerites are laughing at us. The problem with the uk is that when it does snow enough to notice, we're so surprised that the entire nation's transport system shuts down while everyone tries to remember where the rock salt is (and/or how to drive on icy roads). Now rain, rain we understand. |
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| scrotrot | 2 Feb 2009, 04:24 PM Post #35 |
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This weather isnt good for me, since i'm a postman. Was slipping everywhere this morning. |
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| Shadowphrakt | 2 Feb 2009, 04:26 PM Post #36 |
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We have snow...bloody nuiscance too...looked like a snowman by the time was back from school...and it kept putting out my friends fags. |
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| # KayvaanShrike | 2 Feb 2009, 04:26 PM Post #37 |
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Pfft you English types, a bit of snow and the country shuts down. Trains, buses, planes in London, all cancelled. We have 2 inches or so in Edinburgh here and everything running fine. I want more snow though. Cousin lives in Purley in Surrey and they have about a foot of snow there, maybe not quite, but a good 7 or 8" and thats in a town! The delightful 1st years at Uni obviously had nothing better to do today than make this. And yes thats my 6' odd tall friend next to it. Sorry if this is inappropriate, but I mean its bloody funny. ![]() Lol Edited by KayvaanShrike, 2 Feb 2009, 04:30 PM.
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| Brambleten | 2 Feb 2009, 05:04 PM Post #38 |
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somebody was compensating for something. like the guy at young enterprise, dressed in a carrot suit |
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| Penguin of Death | 2 Feb 2009, 05:26 PM Post #39 |
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Well we were let out of work an hour early - and I've been using my time wisely watching TV and building a snowman
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| voiceofthewarp | 2 Feb 2009, 05:42 PM Post #40 |
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Oddly enough we get them occasionally in ICeland, despite them not being native as it were, in all of the cases the idiot farmers call the media before the police so they then become actual hazards because of all the bloody people and then have to be shot -voiceofthewarp |
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But I'm happy for you, glad to see that there are other places out there that got snow this time of the year! It started snowing in mid november and then it's acctualy stayed on the ground since then, it usualy melts somewhere in between only to return to give us a white Christmas! It's quite strange, as it can be almost dry outside the day before christmas with no sign of snow, only to snow like hell during the night/morning and then it stays over the day... Makes me wonder if there is some divine being out there blessing us with a white Christmas every year!


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