Watch your step in the snow.

Oh! My dear neighbour is a Nan Down at the moment and she has contracted pneumonia on top. I hope all Nan Down's are Ok in this icy snap.

What snow? None in South Oxfordshire.

We have it in Suffolk and we rarely do, however it s been melting all day as it’s been sunny

We have crampon like devices for our boots. Bought them years ago and they are having their first outing.

Highly recommended

Even as I wrote the clouds were conspiring. It has been tipping down snow for the last half hour

Don’t fnd snow slippy, it’s the ice underneath it that’s my worry,

I quite like "Nan Down"

Oh that made me laugh out loud - hmm not if I ever was a 'Nan Down' though

I’ve been a Nan Down a couple of times. Didn’t do a lot for my dignity as I couldn’t get myself up again. Like a stranded turtle!

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Latest of our showers. In coming and same view a minute or two later. Now back to blue sky.

I find the compacted snow/ice very slippery and am nervous walking. But I bought those crampon- like devices (spikes on stretchy rubber that go onto shoes) a few years ago and then we didn’t have any snow. However, I was in Sweden in February visiting GC, used for first time and found them great. It snowed quite a bit and got compacted to ice but I felt quite confident walking.

Love Nan Down!

We've hardly had any snow in East Cambridgeshire so the Beast from the East is just a flurry in no hurry.

Loving the snow

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Greyduster; that's exactly what happened here in Derby when I had to pick DGS up from school. Couldn't believe this huge grey cloud that appeared!

I've just been salting my back steps which are already quite icy. There have been quite a few blizzards, even white-outs, with sunshine in between which melted the snow which has now become ice and very treacherous.

So Sorry to hear that - definitely Not a laughing matter. Hope she recovers quickly.

Oops, forgot to address my message to Teetime.

Very snowy in Northumberland. Heavy showers all day. I've been a "Nan down" before, so I'm being cautious, and haven't been out. It's Knit & Natter tomorrow though, so if it isn't to snowy I might venture out.
This is what our garden looked like earlier in the afternoon. There is rather more snow now.

We rarely see snow lying here on the NE coast (I live very close to the sea) yet it’s almost a complete “white out” this evening . The wind is howling and the snow is coming down like I don’t know what. Can’t image what tomorrow will bring. I’ve got to go to work ?

We ve had a lot, also very close to the sea gillybob and rarely getting any laying but there’s plenty today and a big ole thunder storm in the middle of it last night
Not seen any gritter lorries out, where are they?
I ve been a ‘Nan down’ and now scared stiff when I go out
I ve got some crampon things too and they are good the only problem is they feel very strange when you go on any bits that have been cleared a bit like walking with football boots on

whitewave is that a photograph you have taken? It is beautiful.

I use crampons and a walking cane and feel quite stable in the snow.

DH shortly to venture out and walk down to our surgery to get some test results. I hope the Doc manages to arrive too ?

I like the term Nan Down. I was in that situation before Christmas but no damage. I have not been out since this cold snap came I have had a dreadful cough. Not too much snow here in Cheshire.

More snow fell overnight in London. I intend to stay indoors until at least Saturday. Like others, if I land on my rear I also cannot get up without help and it does not do joint replacements much good.
My cat does not understand that it is not quite so warm outside as it is indoors.