Adam F Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Well thats the first time Ive had 6" in the morning for a long time.... Up at 5am to drive to Bolton for a meeting - everything white here in Shaftesbury, a good 6" of snow - and struggled to get the car out of our small farm track. I gave up shortly after, with the news reporting a blanket across the UK and getting heavier, Im now sat here with the log burner glowing away - a day at home! Quote
alun j. Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Only a light 'dusting' down here....... and the sun is out. Locally, roads seem to be clear and running OK. Alun. Quote
Adam F Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Nope - I binned my trip, but tried to take Rach to work and got stuck at Tollard Royal. Managed to slide car back down the hill and crawl back to Shaftesbury. It's still snowing now hard. Quote
djredrupp Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 feel sorry for poole lifeboat!! they went out at 8.50 this morning!!! coldddd! Quote
TomBettle Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 feel sorry for poole lifeboat!! they went out at 8.50 this morning!!! coldddd! Their boat is warm, dry and floating.... I feel sorry for the people they are rescuing! Quote
Paul D Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Driving through the forest was "interesting". A338 was also closed. - Bit more than a "light dusting" up there Alun Quote
Sinbad Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Yep, for us M3 Diehards.... snow covering lane 3, and lots of very cautious motorists. Reading was chaos, but then isnt it always!!! Still snowing up here, and looking for a good excuse to leave early for the south Paul Quote
TomBettle Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 It's all but gone down here at the marina, but there was little more than a powdery dusting by the waters edge anyway. Quote
plaicemat Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Think of your folks, Tom. I had to take Dilys to school this morning and it's still snowing. Good oh! I've got the chains in the back of the Disco and will be going out to play when I collect Dilys. Terry. Quote
TomBettle Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Think of your folks, Tom. I had to take Dilys to school this morning and it's still snowing. Good oh! I've got the chains in the back of the Disco and will be going out to play when I collect Dilys. Terry. Couple of old duffers tucked up in front of the fire with a blanket over the top. Tom Oh no, that's Abbie and myself later tonight. Quote
alun j. Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Virtually all gone here now [lunchtime]. Although still a few flurries, it is melting on contact and rate of evaporation seems greater than rate of precipitation. Looks like it might be warm enough to go wet a line tomorrow! Alun. Quote
great white Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Bad enough here this morning, Took 90 mins to get to work after dropping Dan and Wendy of enroute. Time to stay warm if you can and not drive a brand new beamer around especially through the forest Charlie Quote
Freddie Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Worked a flight to Lyons now stuck here as Heathrow is shut. Could be here for a fews days...... Wish I had packed my telescopic rod as the river Rhone looks quite fishable. Oh well, in a 5 star hotel, BA paying, so I guess I am quite comfortable and I am getting paid to be here. Could be worse ways to pay the mortgage!!!! Roll on summer. Quote
Adam F Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Well I'm stunned! I'm only 25 miles north in Shaftesbury and the following piccies show what it's been like ALL day here: View from my bedroom window looking South West The Garden On a good day you can see for about 15 miles - today it's been about 15 feet! The only cars travelling here today are 4x4's. Even the gritter got stuck up the road earlier! Snow has just got heavier in the last hour, so another log on the burner and a hearly lamb shank in the slow cooker for later..... Quote
alun j. Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 As Adam said, a few miles and a bit of altitude can make all the difference. Here's outside mine a few mins ago; although it's been 'snowing' all afternoon, there's nothing on the completely untreated road! Quote
alun j. Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 .........and not much in the garden either!...... a few flakes resting on top of plainly visible grass! Anyone want to come fishing tomorrow?? ... supposed to be a bit warmer!! Alun. Quote
Mike Fox Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) I've been up to London on the delayed 6.56 this morning. Approaching Woking they advised everyone to get off and go home, as trains weren't getting through, but as the train got close, it was only 10-12" deep on car roofs, and they said they could make it to Clapham. At Clapham they said Waterloo was not achieveable, and they would try, and we got in just 40 minutes late. Then the underground was mainly closed, oh and no buses. There was no queue for the taxi rank...but no taxis either. I eventually got a delayed/packed tube train in the wrong direction, changed twice more, then walked through about 5" of slush to the client office - only 30 mins late for my meeting. Well, the client offices were empty - people not getting in, and after a couple of hours of the usual garbage, went back to my company offices - to find the place totally empty. Decided to get the 1.05 out of Waterloo home, to beat the scramble and next wave of bad weather, and just over 4 hours later got home. Well done those who bravely stayed home! Mike PS 170 redundancies announced, no names yet, so I was determined to get there! Edited February 2, 2009 by Mike Fox Quote
codless Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 :went out to my boat today ,got 18 knots out of rib with new prop not bad for 10hp made my eyes water a bit cant wait to try my 15,fishing slow only one flounder 11 1/2 inches seemed bit quite did not see any body else fishing. Quote
Paul D Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Alun, Interesting picture. Go up Roeshot hill and get to Walkford and my side road is still completely covered in snow, along with the drive and garden. Too dark to take a picture now, but like you say, a bit of altitiude ( and I guess distance from the sea ? ) makes all the difference. Quote
Adam F Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Still going heavy here. Just went to take the car to Tesco but got about 20 yards. So walked to the garage instead - plenty of cars stuck and sliding all over the place. I'm not exagerating - we have 8" in the lane and garden. In my 27 years Ive not seen snow this deep or heavy. Meeting in Dartford cancelled for tomorrow! Quote
great white Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 What lovely pictures of the cottage Adam Looks like there was never a boat on the drive Charlie Quote
Neal Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Drove out early this morning - the first up and away from my road! Loads of tossers creeping along in cars, frightened of driving more than 10mph - all fully togged up in hats, coats, gloves and scarves......some spotted drinking from flasks of tea/ coffee! - don't these people have heaters in their cars? 2 hours later got to Basingstoke... informed a couple of my staff - who tried it on, that if I can leave early and drive 60 plus miles to get there on time then God help them if they didn't arrive! from 2 or 3 miles away. Left a bit early and got home in reasonable time.... roads clear - tossers still frightened of white lumps in the sky - creeping their way back home.. Bah humbug..................thank God it's once in 18 years. Away even earlier tomorrow - to beat the rush / crawl Neal Quote
Rob Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 Neal - I have a heater in my car but always have a cuppa to hand on the way to work snow or shine!! Took an hour to get to ferndown from bournemouth today - accident apparently on the A338. Oh well - got home in 14 mins so can't complain!! Rob Quote
Adam F Posted February 2, 2009 Author Report Posted February 2, 2009 Tis' true that the slightest bit of white tends to send the country into panic, but to be fair we are not used to it and not set-up to cope. There is the other end of the scale - the guy who over took me as I skidded down the hill this morning - he was doing at least 50 on virgin snow.... twat. The local farmers have been busy all afternoon pulling people like him out of hedges and ditches. Quote
Wight Magic Posted February 2, 2009 Report Posted February 2, 2009 nice little quiet drive from poole to soton this morning only had the transit side ways twice alot better coming home Quote
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