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Quite cold on the weekend -5c:blink: I lasted 45kms on the bike until I called it quits Saturday morning. The two canal pics were taken Sunday, the kayakers were breaking the ice.

The snow one was taken about an hour ago from my balcony and you can't quite see it but there is a narrow boat in that picture. He ain't going anywhere in a hurry! We have it pretty easy in Surrey, other parts of the country are way worse. 'enjoy' :lol:

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No snow yet on the Devon coast, which is fine by me!:thumbsup: 20 years in the icier parts of Canada cured me of the romance of the white stuff.

Here's our back garden today.

It looks as if the UK is settled back into long cold winters such as we had in the '60s and '70s. Does this affect anyone's plans to return, or where to return to if you have the choice?

Bev

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Poor Mrs Tr1boy looks frozen :lol:

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Not seen much snow here in London either. The real problem has been the biting wind. It really has been unpleasant walking in such cold conditions. I'm hoping the winds ease off soon, even if that means the nights get even colder

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I think somebody's having a laugh and is dumping all the snow over here..

the view yesterday...but since this was taken we've had another 4 inches..:eek:

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NOPE!! Keep the snow pics coming I LOVE it....:wub:

Mind you that's only when I am inside looking out at the lovely white view. :D

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8 inches overnight (ooeer missus:rofl:)

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Hi can anybody help...I have loads of lovely snowy pictures but for the life of me I cannot get them to load onto my Av. could someone (in dot order....lol) tell me how to load my pictures...mainly from my camera...cheers...it has just taken two hours to clear our drive of snow...

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LOL thats just a snow flake compaired to the "load" we had last night....now I understand why my relations in Canada always look slimmer in Winter, they are always busy clearing the snow....

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It can be pleasant if the snow stops and it's a clear, sunny day. We used to get feet of it in Halifax, NS, and then it'd clear and everyone was out on the street clearing the sidewalks, because no one was going anywhere on the roads.

Brits, are you saying you can't get your pics off your camera? You'll need a cable from the camera to a USB port on your computer (that should have come with it, I think) or a thing that holds the memory card from in the camera. You plug that into the USB port. In either case, you just move the pics onto your computer.

Or you can download them here directly. You have to go to the "manage attachments" box below. That's the secret that isn't obvious!

Bev

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That is just so British "carry on" kind of humour!! Do you feel happier and "lighter" over there TB? I know I laughed more in that one year than I have in 10 years here.........

It's not like I don't laugh here because I do sometimes........but not in that laughing so much you are crying kind of way....

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Any snow in Devon yet Bev? Seems to be the whole country is white and clean, it looks gorgeous. :D

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By your av. do you mean your avatar, I know you can only have a wee pic on there.

I just press the attach paper clip icon and load from my pc, but I only usually do one pic as mine are mega pixels.

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Personally I do yes to a great degree ( I hope you mean emotionally lighter, as I've piled on 10lbs since my Ironman race:o), but knowing how Mrs TB feels is weighing heavy on me. :(

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Yes I did mean emotionally lighter, it's a real strange feeling.....I can't wait to get it back again!! I was doing OK in the UK with the weight until the last 3 months, snow, hard to get out, Christmas goodies and it all got too much LOL!!

Ah that's not good about Mrs TB :( I wonder if she has "that" feeling that we have not living in the UK? Does she prefer Australia or Korea? If she wants to move back to her home would you go?

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We woke up to a dusting yesterday, but it went pretty quickly.

It's fine by me. I think it's odd how little mention there is of the areas without the snow and bitter cold. As if no one wants to know!

There may be snow on the higher ground, though.

Bev

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I agree, it's as if we are supposed to think the whole country is gripped in an Ice Age.............which I did.

The great British media once again painting a grim picture of Broken Britain?

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Well it was an unprecedented cold spell so early in the season (in January or February it would have been seen as an occasional happening); you can see fron the following link how most of the UK was under snow

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/sh...wed-under.html

There have been reports of people freezing to death in their garden ( a couple in Cumbria, where you would have thought they'd know how to adapt to cold spells), and transport disruption galore (Edinburgh and Gatwick airports were shut, train services cancelled etc). Luckily it appears to be moderating in a lot of areas, but apparently Scotland is still hard hit:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11919767

Probably best to keep an eye on the BBC website if you are travelling to the UK

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She definitely prefers Oz to Korea but we have spoken about doing a spell in Korea, not long term though, maybe a couple of years. But Sydney is where she wants to be long term.

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Ouch!!!! :(

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The cold blast from the North is expected to hit the UK again overnight, and the cold spell is predicted to last several weeks. Wrap up well if you're travelling to the UK:thumbup:

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What's wrong with cold weather?

reading some posts on this site make me wonder how Northern Europe, most of America, Canada and Asia and many other countries managed to survive for so long:rolleyes:

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It's cold!! :p

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:confused:

You make that sound like a bad thing

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For some it is, I hate being cold. My feet and hands turn blue and my skin resembles crocodile skin!!

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It is for me. I hated it last week when I was in the UK and it was -6. Played havoc with my foot too, ached the whole time! :( (I broke it earlier this year, and it hurts in the cold :unsure:)

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Well I for one, can't wait for my last hot Christmas to be over, I am looking forward to cold proper Christmases. :thumbsup:

Mind you don't fancy the aching tootsies though. :(

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When referring to cold us cyclists have a saying.

"There's no such thing as the wrong weather, just the wrong clothes".:D

Talking about a white Xmas here. I have a race on Boxing Day which I don't mind missing, but definitely want to make our flight to Vienna on Dec 30th.

So, in summary, big dump of snow Xmas Eve and gone by 7am Boxing Day will just right, thanks.:thumbsup:

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Well you know I have been off work today with the flu, spent most of my time on Flickr uploading pics and there are LOADS I looked at in October through to March this year and I can honestly say that I am more uncomfortable with the heat in Australia than I am with the cold in the UK.

As you so rightly say TB if you wear the right clothes then you will be OK, but in this stinkin' heat it's so much harder to stay cool..........

But I am sure somebody will be along to tell me I am wrong and they love the long hot Aussie summers.......horses for courses I say. :thumbsup:

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Horses for courses, absolutely. I do not like it above 35 and I certainly couldn't live in QLD, the humidity would kill me.

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And what about Singapore? I do not know how ANYBODY could live there!! I got off the plane and instantly felt my whole body melt as if somebody had shoved me in a microwave..........and my brain just turned into mush, how anybody even THINKS in that climate is beyond my understanding......

Actually I am just editing this here, I do FEEL more alive and invigorated and stimulated mentally in the cold of the UK than I do here in Australia.........I don't think this is a mental thing I do believe it is truly physical...........some of us adapt better to colder or hotter climes than others........

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There's a reason that generally speaking cold countries are more exploratory and innovative than hot ones. The Vikings dashed around all over the place pillaging and conquering, but when they found Sicily they took to lounging around -- in a very ruthless kind of way.:lol:

I agree that I'll take cold over extreme heat, but if it was extreme of both, I don't know. I've done -25 with a wind chill that makes it feel like -40, and that's not liveable either in any reasonable way.

Temperate is good. Very good, IMO. Max 22 in the summer, min 0 in the winter.:thumbsup:

Bev

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I agree, big dump of snow on xmas day is fine, but we fly into the UK on boxing day, so don't need no delays! I can't wait to get back and feel that buzz of Xmas. It may be me, but i feel that here that there are all the xmas lights up and Santas floating about in malls, but there is no realness to it all - a bit fake (that might be a little strong). Can't put my finger on it, i just don't feel festive and excited like i used to.
Tyring to put up a good front for the kids, but to me its naff!

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Thought I'd share a suitably Christmas picture. A robin in our garden

Bev

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Oh thanks for sharing Bev, I love those little red robins, bob bob bobbing along. :D

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If I see it today, I can probably get a pic of a robin in the snow. Yes, we finally have a significant amount. Only an inch or two, though, and the sun's shining. Quite pretty, given that we're all stocked up and don't have to go anywhere!

Bev

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Sounds just perfect to me. :thumbsup:

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bit of flurry yesterday :thumbsup:

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Well you look happy enough, but Mrs TB looks bemused.........................great snowy pics BTW.