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Snow coverage of the UK
It looks very pretty in this picture but I wouldn't want to be driving around the UK in these conditions!
Link shows a satellite picture of the UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11941521 |
Indeed beautiful and I love the snow, but not enjoyed 2 nights of about -12C and day time max of -6C to -8C in Glasgow. Just not normal at all...
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The English roads are mostly back to normal but the pavements outside the big cities are like Ice. Scotland looks pretty bad still
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-15c last night in parts of N Ireland and I heard on the radio this morning that Perth in Scotland would be -14c all day today. Our major roads are OK but minor roads are treacherous as are all the pavements. I bought crampons for wearing over my shoes when out walking the dog. Forecast is for a thaw next couple of days and the cold weather to return next week.
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alihutch, I've been hearing about the frigid temperatures, definitely not normal! I hope it warms up soon!
bilbo, Glad to hear the roads are improving! |
cambe, Crampons for dog walking, really? They tend to be associated with Everest expeditions in my mind but no doubt warranted in such conditions.
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Glad I live here in a less snowy climate.
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so do you want to stop global warming?
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Thing is we're not normally snowy climes! About 4/5 times in 10 years...but this is 2 years running and this is the worst anyone has seen it for a very long time.
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"so do you want to stop global warming?"
Er climate change causes extremes, not just higher temperatures. So this is all part of it....so yes...in answer to your question, yes! |
Thanks sassy_cat there's also piles of snow, and lots of stuck cars around. Although I'm heading out to the city centre in a while...wish me luck!
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Sassy-cat, They are not real crampons but an over show that has metal grippers on the toe and heel. I live on my own with my dog and can't afford to break a leg or hip. Believe me these are great as our pavements have been frozen solid for 2 weeks and very slippy.
The last time we had weather like this was 1962!! |
ahh cambe, I grew up hearing about the winter of '62. I was born '63 before the worst was over and my mother wasn't happy to have a newborn plus several feet of snow outside!
Be safe! ailhutch, good luck! Nikki <<Glad I live here in a less snowy climate.>> Ha ha, wait till January. We've been lucky so far but it can't last! |
sassy_cat, I don't know where you live but stay warm.
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cambe, I'm in Massachusetts and it's cold, -3C right now but very sunny and bright. No snow, yet!
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>I'm heading out to the city centre in a while...wish me luck!<
I'd avoid it if you can Ali. Been out in it all day and it's a complete skating rink. Compacted ice and snow giving no traction at all and the temp already back down to -11. If I didn't have a portable jumpstarter in the car I'd have been stuck after my battery drained after a few stops and starts. Roads around the Southside are treacherous and the Eastend is, if anything worse. M77 isn't too bad and M8 is passable in the city. |
I was driving today and what was noticable was how the snow that had been compressed by previous traffic as now hard as rock.
I also noticed that there was 4 inches of ice on local pavements |
It takes me about 20 minutes to slip-slide my way to the bus stop, when it normally takes me 5 minutes. Pavements are much worse than roads now.
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You should be here in London,Ontario. We have just had the storm of the century and have 103cm (that is 40.1 inches for Americans)on the ground after 3 days of continuous snow. A small town 20km north has 153cm and it is higher than the parking meters. it is hard for me to feel much sympathy for my fellow Scots.
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