Snow

A mere sprinkling here, and already going slushy.

I think that was because everyone, including the teachers lived within walking distance also no central heating then.

Thats why I cant find him and yes everyone is wimps now. Clever woman your Mum.

glass Zebedee is almost certainly still in bed. [boing emoticon]

Does anyone recall schools being shut because of snow when they were children? Mr absent and I can remember making icy slides in the playground at primary school, having snowball fights and building snowmen but can't ever remember there being no school – primary or secondary – because of snow. I also recall an occasion when I was in infants' school, so younger than seven, I cried at lunchtime because the "big boys" had thrown snowballs at me. Ever practical, my mother asked why I hadn't thrown any back. I told her I didn't know how to make snowballs so after lunch she took me out into the garden and taught me. When I didn't appear at the usual time after afternoon school, poor worried mother put on her boots and coat and went racing out in the snow in search of me. She found me rolling a gigantic snowball, nearly as big as myself, slowly along the pavement on my way home.

Has everybody turned into a complete bunch of weather wimps these days?

glamma I have got them on are they comfy? We still have the snow we have had all week its not moved -5, and had flurries but this afternoon we are expecting more, but it does look gorgeous. I am still looking for Ermintrude
and Zebedee

Last night according to BBC. 2.9 on Rickter?scale. Around Leicester area I think

Drew the curtains to a snow covered garden and roof-tops very nice to look at and picture perfect.The snow is still coming down and looks as though it is going to be very thick indeed,we have everything we need for days so all OK,looks like a soup making day if forcast for to-day and some nice homemade bread.Glass I can wear my lilac snow boots to-day and you wear your pink ones and pretend we are on magic roundabout.

No, Jeni when was that? If during the night I probably just put it down to DH's snoring!

Although I'm on the coast (severn estuary) I'm above the snow line. When it's rain in the town it's snow up here! Well at least I shouldn't get hit by a tsunami!

Talking of which, did any of you midlanders feel the earthquake?

I have just called my old dad in Warminster and its freezing cold and all he can see is snow. Can't even see where the road is. I am in sunny South Africa and boiling so I can't help him. But my lovely sister in law lives nearby and keeps her eye on him.

They would normally have fish and chips delivered at the sheltered accommodation where he stays today but because of the snow his fish and chips have been canceled! Oh dear.

We have thick snow and its still coming. No way can we go out today which means I will miss something important tonight. Not happy.

Its been snowing heavily for an hour here in West London the garden is already white and I really should of spread some salt on the driveway but here I sit in pj's playing 'puter....

Woke to snow - although it's that horrible wet stuff that we get here so doesn't crunch underfoot. My daughter works at the local Uni so she has the day off. Being a seaside town we don't get much snow very often - though that has changed the past few years.

Over 2" here!

Not so much as a snowflake here although Carol with the weather has just told me that the east of Scotland may get some later on. Hope everyone keeps safe and warm today

Artygran S10. As you may know, we get our own private blizzards here! About 3 inches last night. But it isn't snowing this morning and it doesn't seem to have snowed any more during the night. And the gritters have been very busy.

greatnan its Britain and you know how everything falls apart at the slightest change in the weather

How have you all fared through the night, hope everyone is ok. We are not expecting any heavy snow until this afternoon, the remote area's of Northumberland are having some heavy falls at the moment.

I am surprised you still get power cuts because of snow - aren't most of the wires underground now?

Wind-up torches are handy in power cuts, and safer than candles. I remember all the power cuts in the late 70s and early 80s because of the miners and power workers strikes. We had to walk into the town centre every day to find out what times our electric would be off, then home to make up flasks and sandwiches ready for the power going off. We ate a lot of sandwiches at those times!

Ah, no, Ella, it's falling faster now and the flakes are getting bigger. Brrrrr!
Tomorrow might be the time to try our those crampon things I've bought. and this time I mean it.

Well, if it's stopped with you it should stop here in a few minutes.

It's stopped here anno, and just a powdering on the cars.

Just noticed it's now settling, but still not exactly a blizzard.

Which bit of Sheffield do you live in Lilygran? We haven't had any in our bit since about five o'clock, then it was only light. Expecting most of it tommorrow about lunchtime. Can't wait (not!).