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Lets all build a snow man.

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HUNTERF Tue 22-Jan-13 19:05:31

I have just been looking at the television and they have said if we all build a snowman we will slow down the thaw on Saturday and it will help to prevent flooding.
Shall we all go out tomorrow morning and do this.
I think we should pass the message beyond Gransnet as I think they mean evertbody in the country.

Frank

Ana Tue 22-Jan-13 20:35:07

Hmm...it's not quite clear how he did it though. Taking a rug for a drag?

Thanks for the link, phoenix smile

GillieB Tue 22-Jan-13 21:04:57

Well, Frank, you will be happy to know that we have two snowmen in our garden - the first was made a week ago when my DGS came for the day, and the second was made on Sunday when DD, DGS and my DH had a wonderful time in the garden. We live near to Glass and she is right, we could definitely make a Newcastle United team in our garden. I think we have had about a foot of snow over the last week.

Lilygran Tue 22-Jan-13 22:28:05

Two enormous heaps of snow from DH and neighbours clearing drives and paths. May be snowmen by tomorrow if the students are out sledging. Heavy lifting part complete, just needs the artistic effort now.

Elegran Tue 22-Jan-13 22:49:17

The keepers at Ed Zoo made a snowman for Tian Tian, the female panda, with carrots for eyes, nose and buttons, and a hat of panda cake. When she found it she instantly ate the carrots and then started playing with the two large snowballs it was made of. see here

Thay are used to snow where they come from, but this was her first meeting with a snowman. She seemed to like it!

Anne58 Tue 22-Jan-13 22:57:42

lovely bit of film!

glassortwo Tue 22-Jan-13 23:00:33

Lovely film elegran smile

gillybob Tue 22-Jan-13 23:09:52

Go for it, Glass they would no doubt do better than the first team !

Someone has built a very fetching " snow babe" on my way to work, complete with boobies, bra and G strings! grin

Anne58 Tue 22-Jan-13 23:13:39

The last time we had decent snow, someone did the most gorgeous snow version of the Venus de Milo in the pub car park!

Nelliemoser Tue 22-Jan-13 23:22:55

Oh Bless! You wouldn't think Pandas would play like that. It shows a sort of sense of humour.

Tegan Tue 22-Jan-13 23:45:08

I can still picture Chi Chi playing with a tyre when I saw her at London Zoo on a school trip [the next time I saw her was at the Natural History Museum and I cried]. The most delightful of creatures aren't they.

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 08:23:38

Me and my big mouth! We now have snow. confused

jeni Wed 23-Jan-13 08:28:59

To quote Fab Four 'I should have known better'grin
Well my driver is going to dare the side roads to try and get me to worksad

Riverwalk Wed 23-Jan-13 08:32:43

Some very artistic people in your pub Phoenix! Are you near St Ives?

Does your dozy sorry, darling Digby like the snow?

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 08:36:24

Riverwalk what pub, where and who!?

Digby doesn't seem overimpressed with it, but Maurice has always been quite keen, in his own way!

Riverwalk Wed 23-Jan-13 08:38:09

Your pub!

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 08:57:59

I haven't got a pub! There is one that we go to, but that's in Black Torrington.

Kali Wed 23-Jan-13 09:40:39

Lil's Bar???

Elegran Wed 23-Jan-13 09:43:09

Back to pandas (sorry, just opened laptop today so there is a gap) here is another clip. These are in China. pandas in snow

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 09:48:01

Riverwalk do you mean Lil's or are you being all sort of enigmatic?

absent Wed 23-Jan-13 09:58:44

phoenix I think Riverwalk is just referring to the Venus de Milo snow person you mentioned a few posts ago not suggesting that you have transmogrified into a landlady. grin

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 14:22:07

Ah yes, well done absent I'd forgotten that, senile old bat that I am! grin

Nonu Wed 23-Jan-13 14:37:08

What a very sweet bit of film Elegran .

Riverwalk Wed 23-Jan-13 15:52:51

Absent I think Phoenix would make a lovely pub landlady wine - and sure to give us free drinks grin

jeni Wed 23-Jan-13 16:35:10

There's an idea for you Phoenix. Open a pub!
If you did b&b as well we could all come and visit!

Anne58 Wed 23-Jan-13 16:55:14

grin