Snow ! - Page 78

**Chris** · 09-02-2009, 00:00

Finally, a week after everyone else, we have some decent snow here. 2 inches or so, been snowing constantly since about 3.30pm and still going now, although it's slackened off a lot.

And it fell on top of cold, hard, icy ground and un-gritted roads (around here, but we never get grit here). The one bad thing about working from home, of course, is that I can't get snowed in ...

Delta Whiskey · 09-02-2009, 08:39

It's raining here, no snow left on the ground.

**Chris** · 09-02-2009, 08:44

We are officially snowed in; the police have closed the road several miles from here at the point where the gritter stops. Unbelievably there were still people driving up and down until well into the night last night. When our local school bus driver came up in a Land Rover to tell us there would be no school bus today, he said several of those cars are now lying abandoned where they slid off the road.

So, the boy is off school, but he's struggling with the fact that we're insisting he does some school work before he gets to play in the snow (we wouldn't be so strict except he's only just back from a two-week chicken pox break)!

bopdude · 09-02-2009, 09:41

A light covering in Stockton overnight.

**Chris** · 09-02-2009, 11:02

The road approaching my house ... and the reason why I'm snowed in!

MovedGoalPosts · 09-02-2009, 11:18

You can still see the tarmac in that photo. I thought you were talking about having a lot of snow

bopdude · 09-02-2009, 11:25

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Originally Posted by Rob

You can still see the tarmac in that photo. I thought you were talking about having a lot of snow

LOL, just off out for a bit, I'll try and find a pic of the 'busy' A3 from Monday gone, not to dissimilar to that one

**Chris** · 09-02-2009, 11:29

There are a couple of spots that are shaded by trees - we are in the middle of a forest here. There isn't normally snow on the road at all, mainly for that reason. There's about two inches lying on untouched ground. It's well packed down on the road now because there's an unusually high proportion of Land Rover owners around here.

You can't really tell from the photo, but that's quite a steep slope heading down from our house, and just beyond the picture there's a sharp turn in front of a very steep gully. I wouldn't chance it personally. Several people did last night, and the local farmers are busy this morning removing cars from ditches at several trouble spots between here and where the gritted road begins.

The road is officially closed off by the police a few miles back towards civilisation from here.

Zee · 09-02-2009, 11:40

Its been raining and snowing since yesterday in north london.... its mostly rain now though

**Chris** · 09-02-2009, 12:59

Bah, the council have sent a gritter for the first time in many, many months. We are no longer cut off.

altis · 09-02-2009, 13:18

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Originally Posted by xpod

I`m green with envy,half dozen times over.

A welcome sight at the end of a long drive on Thursday: Lagangarbh hut at the foot of the Buachaille by moonlight with Orion keeping watch.

Friday started fine but deteriorated slowly but seriously. We had to reign in our plans several times. Here we are skinning up on skis towards Meall a Bhuiridh before the wind really picked up. Eventually we gave up and went for a hot chocolate at the ski centre.

Saturday started with snow and wind so we decided to go to the pub. Someone suggested going via Beinn a Chrulaiste. I'm glad they did because the weather cleared up and we we treated to some glorious views. Here we are approaching the King's House.

After a swift pint we trudged back along the military road and were treated to another fine moonlight view of the hut.

Sunday was supposed to be a short day. We walked down to Jimmy Saville's house at Allt-na-Reigh then up onto Am Bodach and back along the ridge. I actually needed my crampons for the first time in several years. Here's Mrs A on here 50th birthday looking out down Glen Coe.

We didn't actually get back to the hut 'til gone 5 then packed up and went to the King's House for food. John used the internet connection there to look up the weather forecast - blizzards affecting the whole country! The journey back was very slow in places so we didn't get home 'til gone 2 this morning!

lauzjp · 09-02-2009, 16:45

wow altis, that's awesome! am very jealous, but very unfit so would never be able to do such a trek. be lucky if I could ski again tbh... one day, one day..

Derek · 09-02-2009, 16:51

If you do get involved in snowball fights watch who you throw them at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7879596.stm

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Originally Posted by BBC News

Police have appealed for witnesses after four white men were seriously assaulted by a group of Asian men in the Pollokshields area of Glasgow.
Det Sgt Diane Caldwell said: "What started out as a friendly snowball fight turned nasty and we are treating this as a racial incident against the four white males involved.

**Maggy** · 09-02-2009, 16:52

Bah! The amount of rain we have had today I'd rather have snow.The former 3 inch deep puddle in the staff car park is now a 6 inch puddle and there is no way to avoid wading through it to get in and out of the school building.

Raistlin · 09-02-2009, 23:15

Snowing quite heavily here now, and sticking too.

The sky is so thick with it that the Sky signal just cut out.

Must be time for bed.....