Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Nov 26th 2005, 1:57 pm
#16
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
Nov 26th 2005, 2:35 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
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Nov 26th 2005, 7:38 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by biggy
just watched the videos off the bbc site...FFS theres hardly any snow there.......the problem is people dont know how to drive in these conditions properly.........it doesnt snow like it used to when I was a kid..we used to get 15 foot snow drifts and be snowed in for a week...it was great
Nov 26th 2005, 8:21 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
Yep have to agree I had to laugh when we had snow here in Gosport a few years back (well when I say snow I mean about 1/2 inch covering the roads) no gritters out the buses ground to a halt, cars were skidding and crashing. I can remember up in Scotland the gritters always seemed to be out as soon as bad weather was forecast.
The forecasters had been telling us about snow all week!! And..... they were also talking about the "extreme weather conditions". These are not extreme weather conditions! This is winter. Winter in the UK can sometimes mean snow. It really gets on my tits that this country can't cope with any slight variation. A bit of sunshine in the summer and it's a drought, a tiddly bit of snow in the winter and it's extreme weather conditions. What a bunch of *******!!
Nov 26th 2005, 8:29 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Anne4Terry
On the news they were saying that authorities had been caught on the hop. ON THE HOP!!!! The forecasters had been telling us about snow all week!! And..... they were also talking about the "extreme weather conditions". These are not extreme weather conditions! This is winter. Winter in the UK can sometimes mean snow. It really gets on my tits that this country can't cope with any slight variation. A bit of sunshine in the summer and it's a drought, a tiddly bit of snow in the winter and it's extreme weather conditions. What a bunch of *******!!
The forecasters had been telling us about snow all week!! And..... they were also talking about the "extreme weather conditions". These are not extreme weather conditions! This is winter. Winter in the UK can sometimes mean snow. It really gets on my tits that this country can't cope with any slight variation. A bit of sunshine in the summer and it's a drought, a tiddly bit of snow in the winter and it's extreme weather conditions. What a bunch of *******!!
Nov 26th 2005, 8:39 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
Yep have to agree I had to laugh when we had snow here in Gosport a few years back (well when I say snow I mean about 1/2 inch covering the roads) no gritters out the buses ground to a halt, cars were skidding and crashing. I can remember up in Scotland the gritters always seemed to be out as soon as bad weather was forecast.
Nov 26th 2005, 8:47 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by biggy
yeah u knew when it was gona snow cos the gritters were out for a constant 24hours puttin down loads of salt lol the snow didnt stand a chance hehe
Nov 26th 2005, 8:53 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by gobbyjock
Yep it used to great especially when they used to close the schools (used to look out of the window as soon as I woke up then turn on the local radio and pray they would announce the schools closed due to the weather) I remember at primary school when we`d get milk and it would be frozen in the bottles.
thats what put me off milk lol,,,, silly tart of a teacher used to bring in the frozen milk and sit it ON the radiator to thaw....by the time we got it, it was warm and ready to turn...............and she made us drink it....now I can only drink milk now and again and it had to b a new bottle open and straight out the fridge lol
Nov 26th 2005, 9:06 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Couldn't have happened to nicer place than Bodmin.
At least the crime rate may reduce for a few days.
Has always been one of the worst places in Cornwall for crime.
Exacerbated in recent years by the government sending the delinquents from other parts of the country so they can conform to society.
Doesn't work of course. It's an even worse shithole.
At least the crime rate may reduce for a few days.
Has always been one of the worst places in Cornwall for crime.
Exacerbated in recent years by the government sending the delinquents from other parts of the country so they can conform to society.
Doesn't work of course. It's an even worse shithole.
Nov 26th 2005, 9:36 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Anne4Terry
On the news they were saying that authorities had been caught on the hop. ON THE HOP!!!! The forecasters had been telling us about snow all week!! And..... they were also talking about the "extreme weather conditions". These are not extreme weather conditions! This is winter. Winter in the UK can sometimes mean snow. It really gets on my tits that this country can't cope with any slight variation. A bit of sunshine in the summer and it's a drought, a tiddly bit of snow in the winter and it's extreme weather conditions. What a bunch of *******!!
The forecasters had been telling us about snow all week!! And..... they were also talking about the "extreme weather conditions". These are not extreme weather conditions! This is winter. Winter in the UK can sometimes mean snow. It really gets on my tits that this country can't cope with any slight variation. A bit of sunshine in the summer and it's a drought, a tiddly bit of snow in the winter and it's extreme weather conditions. What a bunch of *******!!
Nov 26th 2005, 9:41 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
true to a point - correct - continental Europe gets far more snow and cold.
Nov 26th 2005, 9:48 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by glittababe
well i like the snow, it feels special and we get hardly any snow normally! Where did this 'white' christmas thing originate from? Popping out tomorrow to get some more beanie hats and gloves for the boys, plus we're having a good old family fry up for breakfast! We're going to be nice and warm, snuggled up in front of the fire.
Nov 26th 2005, 10:34 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
Nov 26th 2005, 10:35 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by glittababe
well i like the snow, it feels special and we get hardly any snow normally! Where did this 'white' christmas thing originate from? Popping out tomorrow to get some more beanie hats and gloves for the boys, plus we're having a good old family fry up for breakfast! We're going to be nice and warm, snuggled up in front of the fire.
'Between 1971 and 1992 there was only one year - 1980 - when widespread sleet and snow fell across the UK on Christmas Day, whereas in the years 1993 to 2003 it happened five times.'
It also snowed in 2001 and 2004 - thing is, technically, snow might fall, but its not enough to wax lyrical about.
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Nov 26th 2005, 11:12 pm
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Re: Moor blizzard traps 1,000 people.
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
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It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.
It never ceases to amaze me that a country so accustomed to cold weather is at the same time so utterly incapable of dealing with it when it arrives.