Bitter night for those in the Scottish Highlands

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 10:46

Crikey !!!! Minus 20 last night .

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 13:03

Just returned from Trossachs, after digging car out of knee high snow, and others dug out carpark.

Looks fantastic, but journey home took twice as long and had one skid, into snow bank, but got home o.k

It's -4 here during day, and that's just Ayrshire! Still, sun is shining, and the ski-ers, and kids are having

fun - no schools closed here though.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 20:19

- 25 tonight in some parts of Highlands

stevie-d



Joined: 13/07/2007
Posts: 1420

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 21:41

-8c right now in Snowy Helensburgh Nr. Loch Lomond lovely to look at when the sun is shining, but bitterly cold. Roll next visit to Sunny TRNC

stevie-d

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 23:02

That's what I was thinking! Lovely to look at, but so coooold,and no end in sight.

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
01/12/2010 23:06

Penicuik Loanhead areas (Midlothian)

Has snowed continuosly since Saturday Schools closed

Cars abandoned all over the place

No bread for sale in Loanhead !!!

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No buses etc etc

Kids having a fantastic time !!



Karsiyaka Day time - shorts and tee shirt.

Night time - Thermals and socks.



Where would you rather be ?

jakki



Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 865

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 00:23

We've been told to expect at least six inches of snow tonight and we are south east Essex - not far from London.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 00:49

In 1986, year before I first went to work in Turkey, it snowed heavily in Istanbul. It was unusually

heavy, and they could not have been prepared to cope. Schools closed, and most work stopped.

The kids were dying for that to happen again! But it didn't!

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 09:24

My friend from Southend said that it was -4 last night and another 6 - 8 inches of snow expected!!

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 09:46

We live on the Isle of Sheppey and we had 10" of snow overnight and its still falling, with temperaures of -4/5 the Island blocked off got to saty at home with the missus thats a recipe for a disaster, just heard on the tele forcast for another 10cm of snow today, you lucky people.

stellasstar1



Joined: 02/07/2008
Posts: 1519

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 13:01

I'm just thinkng I might have to put my cardigan on after reading all that.

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 13:16

Bet some of these poor folk put more than a cardi on Brrrrrrrrrr

Chelpet


Joined: 10/03/2010
Posts: 253

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 16:17

Still snowing here in Kent, cannot get car out and even if I did bugger all in the shops thanks to panic buyers, people buying 7/8 loaves and 8 or more bottles of milk, no potatoes, its like a third world here, at least we can still afford to have the heating on, one thing I would love to see is how the TCs would cope with driving on the snow covered roads, probably the same as they do there with their eyes shut and phones clamped to their ears.

boglefan



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 511

Message Posted:
02/12/2010 17:18

Still lots of snow in Airdrie, nightshift tonight but the hospital are sending out 4x4's to get staff there. Just hope they will get us all back home tomorrow morning after another night of heavy snow. Supposed to have been away for a restful week-end in Inverary. Looks like that is cancelled as my car is about 95% buried. So much for upgrading the room to a four poster with views over the water. Wish I was in TRNC