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ITs SNOWING in London
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it has finally quit snowing! at least in esher.... had a fun day sliding down my road on a sledge hopefully public transport in and around the area works tomorrow... I have some work to do in london that I don't want to put off another day
Well, just outside London in sunny Bracknell I woke up to this:
You live in Birch Hill.
I think we have our winner.
Thanks!
Looks like we got the most snow. It isn't going anywhere either, apparently - although not set to continue snowing. Should all be gone by wednesday. I guess you must be used to snow in Canada, but this is the most snow i've ever seen in Britain!
Thanks!
Maybe darn sarf, up here we're getting the brunt of this snowstorm in the next 24 hours and then some more on Thursday (along with Wales apparently). No end in sight for us
Or is that
I love the snow but not the little brats it brings out throwing snowballs.
You live in Birch Hill.
just don't tell me you've spent the last several hours on Google Earth pinpointing my location!
I had a few sketchy hill starts in my car but otherwise no drama. Unfortunately, although it has snowed almost solidly all day there is very little snow actually settled on the ground
Piffle, I say.
We have had 137 cm, or 54 in, as of Jan. 31st.
EDIT: Hey, the record year is '39, the winter of which I was born.
Link.
just don't tell me you've spent the last several hours on Google Earth pinpointing my location!
That's my primary school, that part of the building on the left was my first classroom.
The second photo is just outside what used to be Forbuoys (but is now Martin's I believe?).
I used to walk over that bridge on South Lake, every morning on the way to school.
And that's how I know.
However, it won't make the top headline on the national news once the Great Southern Thaw sets in.
On behalf of the Northern latitudes, I would like to welcome London to winter. Take advantage of the opportunities to build snow-people, and snow forts, have snowball fights, etc etc. Its a lot of fun. For a bit. Then it gets tedious. But, just remember that - however unusual it is for you - the rest of the Northern Latitudes go through this every year.
Cheers from Canada
Cheers from Canada
So does my Nan. Small world innit.You live in Birch Hill.
I got out of the place 15 years ago. Phew!
I got out of the place 15 years ago. Phew!
Just over 19 for me...
Though I have to admit... I really miss mountain biking around the fire trails in all that woodland on the other side of the Nine Mile Ride...
Piffle, I say.
We have had 137 cm, or 54 in, as of Jan. 31st.
EDIT: Hey, the record year is '39, the winter of which I was born.
Link.
I know better than to get in a "my winter is bad" discussion with a Canadian. You win, sir.
I would wager that, snowfall-wise, we'd both be bested by someone from Buffalo, NY. They get pounded with 100+ inches of largely lake-effect snowfall every year, don't they?
Also, to all you Limeys I would say enjoy it while is lasts (or "whilst it tarries"?). I am originally from Wisconsin and winter is by far my favorite time of year. It's like God drops 100 tons ("tonnes"?) of modeling clay on your front lawn! We used to have colossal snow fights, build forts and snowmen, and even play American Football in arctic -57ºC (-70ºF) wind chill temps. Wisconsin boys use activities in extremely cold temps to test our courage and toughness!
I have to say that while I know the British Isles possess a rather mild climate, I thought that you got at least a few good 1-2 snows per year. Every film version of "A Christmas Carol" always shows snow on the ground, and the few times I've read Dickens I always got that imagery as well.
Yet another way television has lied to me...
The B&W pictures are beautiful, BTW.
Houghton, Michigan gets 208 inches/528 cm of snow a year. My friend moved there, and he claimed it was the snowiest place in the USA. I can't confirm that, but I visited him in the winter, and people were throwing their snow from the driveway out to the far corners of their lawn to make room for more snow. They say there are two season's there, "Winter's here, and Winter's coming". Then my friend moves to Fernie, BC in Canada. They get something like 30 feet of snow some winters... someone else can do the metric conversion.
Now he lives on the coast of BC, where he misses the snow. Crazy man.
Television wasn't lying:"Dickens' era was at the end of an extremely cold period meteorologists have dubbed ''the little ice age'' which lasted from 1400 until the 1850s. In the early part of the century, the River Thames froze over 20 times. In the 180 years since it has not frozen over once. Dickens, as much as anyone, has helped to freeze an image of Christmas that is more 1812 than 1984. Clement Moore picked up on the frosty atmosphere in his poem ''The Night Before Christmas'' but these days, it's still that 1942 Irving Berlin tune ''White Christmas'' which captures - and spreads - the feeling of nostalgia and peace that has made snow such a sought-after commodity around the end of December"
http://www.enter.net/~wxdata/1984-7.htm
Nono, we do have snow. Up in the north west of Englandshire we've had at least 3 good snows this winter so far. Just that this one seems to really take the biscuit!
At least i hardly ever see this from those of you across the pond
Two buses full of students tried to go down icy Thomas Street on Capitol Hill in Seattle, and almost ended up on the freeway. News reports said there were only a few minor injuries. It could have been a lot worse.
Two buses full of students tried to go down icy Thomas Street on Capitol Hill in Seattle, and almost ended up on the freeway. News reports said there were only a few minor injuries. It could have been a lot worse.
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I could get used to these 4 day weekends, with my school being closed for the last 2 days.
Sun is now out here too. Doubt I'll get a day off tomorrow though.
Sun is now out here too. Doubt I'll get a day off tomorrow though.