BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 07:58 AM

The old Highland Railway line from Inverness to Thurso used to maintain snow fences along the side of the line which were, I believe, very effective. They were also connected to the old mechanical semaphore signals so that if they (the fences)were blown down, the signals would automatically be returned to the danger position in order to protect oncoming trains (what is know in the business as fail safe operation. What kind of protection would you get on today's roads th that extent?:

http://www.highlandrail.org/info-lines-far_north.htm

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 08:36 AM

My neighbor and I keep the drain in front of my property free of plow poop mostly for self preservation. The one time it was blocked we both had water in our basement.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: theleveller
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 08:40 AM

I think we've run short of grit in more ways than one.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: GUEST,PeterC
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 12:57 PM

A fresh fall in the Chilterns today. More problems down to crap driving than to the snow itself.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: kendall
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 01:32 PM

You Londoners are lucky, we get mountains of snow plus bitter cold! And, it doesn't go away until spring!

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 01:41 PM

And we like it that way - it keeps the tourists away for a while.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: jacqui.c
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 02:01 PM

My grandson is very happy with the snow. He has been wanting to come to Maine in the winter to jump in the snow and to make a snowman. I got photos from my daughter today showing that Newark had its fair share of the white stuff and he is having a great time.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 02:03 PM

I wish I had sent him a snowman kit for Christmas. LOL

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 02:28 PM

handy hint

Pop a quantity of snow in an deep oven dish - in a preheated oven - about 200 degrees.

After a period of less than fifteen minutes, remove from the oven - much of the unpleasant 'cold' qualities associated with snow will have dissipated and been neutralised to a large extent.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: The Sandman
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 02:37 PM

WLD,i dont know what you are on,but can I have some too .really funny,ha ha

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 02:53 PM

Will it reconstitute if I put it in the freezer? Refreezing is not recommended for most items.

Subject: RE: Coping with snow in Britain
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 03:00 PM

It will Sins, but then its useless for snow balls unless you really don't like someone :0))
We had another few inches today but luckily (not sure if that's quite right) I was nursing a stomach bug and told by work that I couldn't return for 48 hours. So at least today I was spared driving to Rotherham just to have the kids sent home again mid morning. Back to normal tomorrow perhaps?

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 03:53 PM

This was a discussion about snow. Please keep it on the topic of snow.Take your personal catfights elsewhere. We're not going to tolerate them here.
Thank you.
-Joe Offer, Forum Moderator-

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: SINSULL
Date: 05 Feb 09 - 04:03 PM

Don't eat the yellow snow and my comment were on topic.
SHHHEEEEESE

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 04:21 AM

Well I tried to get to our farmhouse in the pennines last night. The purpose was to go and meet the boiler engineer who is coming to get the oil boiler to work again (it stopped a week ago and I couldn't get it going at the weekend). I managed to get to about 1/4 mile from the house along the lane (while I could'nt see over the top of the snow at the side of the road), then came to a car stopped with someone shovelling in front.
At that point I phoned the engineer, told him no go and turned around. At the end of the lane there's still two fields to cross and I don't think he'll manage to get his equipment there in an ordinary van.
I'll probably have a solid phase heating system by now!
And as I went back down the hill it started snowing again.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: goatfell
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 04:22 AM

that is the first lesson eximoes learn

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: goatfell
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 04:32 AM

i got a phonecall from my brother Jim out in Australia and he's say that it 40c or 120f great

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 04:49 AM

We have had anothe 3" overnight, and it's still falling.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: manitas_at_work
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 06:32 AM

"You Londoners are lucky, we get mountains of snow plus bitter cold"

Make up your mind, Kendall. When you were over here you were complaining about the heat!

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: kendall
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 08:37 AM

I always complain about extremes.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: jacqui.c
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:10 AM

Kendall complains about the heat here in the summer, Manitas.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: goatfell
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 10:34 AM

well it is winter

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Cats
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 11:58 PM

We had snow on Tuesday, here on Bodmin Moor and when we awoke yesterday we had about 6 inches and snow was still falling. We couldn't get out until the late afternoon but I work at home on Fridays anyway. It's now 5am and it snowed overnight as well. I love the stuff. My school was closed on Tuesday as most of the main roads were closed and the staff couldn't get in and about half of the students are bussed in from the surrounding villages. All Ok yesterday, though.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Cats
Date: 07 Feb 09 - 06:44 AM

This morning we have snow and thunderstorms at the same time. Impressive

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Pistachio
Date: 07 Feb 09 - 05:30 PM

East Yorkshire has been VERY lucky and much of the 1/2 Feb snow cleared by Thursday. Back near the top someone warned of being correctly dressed for the conditions and ICE! I currently have a hand sized purple/green bruise on my thigh as my cosiest boots kept me warm but not upright. OUCH, I dropped sideways like a skittle (in slow motion) and still feel like I'm 2 inches narrower on my left side! I used to live in Germany where we were obliged to clear the pavement outside our property before 7am. I know there are so many who will say they do not have the time/aren't able /etcetera but it simply makes sense.(Of course I've not seen the volume of snow that others have suffered.) The most used pavements /school and hospital entrances, main routes to town should IMHO be dealt with by the council!(my employer)
Anyway, it's been pretty round here and it's currently dry so I'll get back to work. H.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: goatfell
Date: 08 Feb 09 - 09:05 AM

I had a phone call from my Brother Jim out in Australia and he was telling me that it was 40.C/120.F good I;m glad of the cold and my brother John is in Melbourne so I hope that he and his wife Sarah are all right.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: Cats
Date: 09 Feb 09 - 06:27 AM

Snow's all gone and we are back to rain.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: bubblyrat
Date: 09 Feb 09 - 07:10 AM

Well,Will Fly, I grew up in Sussex (Midhurst) and back then (1950s) snow was a regular winter feature,often with quite heavy falls.But nothing ever came to a halt,as I recall---What vehicles there were clanked around happily on snow-chains,buses ran,albeit slowly,and no steam-train (Midhurst had a station in those days) was ever inconvenienced to the degree that our modern trains are.We walked long distances to school,in Easebourne,as did the teachers,and a cosy "glow" was enjoyed by all !! I suppose,because we EXPECTED snow,we were better placed to deal with it,although I disagree with the specious argument put forward by some of my detractors,about it not being worth London having any snow defences ----shall we disband the armed forces then ??? After all,we haven't been attacked since the 1940s !!

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Feb 09 - 08:19 AM

The temperatures went intot he 40s yesterday and my wall of ice (combined icycles) melted and fell off in huge chunks. A sigh of relief - the build up of snow and ice on the sunroom roof had me worried.

It's cold and the streets are icy but compared to the nightmare in Australia life is easy here.

Subject: RE: BS: Coping With Snow In Britain (revisited)
From: GUEST,Jim Martin
Date: 09 Feb 09 - 10:46 PM

I hear on the news it's back again in a big way, albeit briefly!