Wot! No snow?
- Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
2 February 2009 07:4214508Well, not much anyway. However it seems that trains aren't going to London and the rest of Kent is suffering. One interesting thing, on my way back from my early dog walk the first Ramsgate bus usually passes me. Generally it only has one or two passengers. Today it was almost half full. I can only assume that people are leaving their cars at home. Good thinking chaps.
TerryQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - 2 February 2009 07:4514510Just about to go out on my dog walk.... Dover's microclimate strikes again!
- 2 February 2009 07:5214511Terry you beat me to it with this one. Was just coming on this minute to write about the lack of snow!
We were promised the biggest snowfall for 6 years with blanket coverage when we wake this morning, and I thought thats good, at least I will get some hopefully stunning pictures for the frontpage but looking out this morning that idea was crushed pdq.
It seems there is plenty of snow elsewhere, as the newspapers are full of great pictures according to R4, so from that point of view disappointing.
If any readers or contributors have snow where they are, send us in a shot or put one up here if you are a member. Everyone loves good snow pictures.email: dover7@msn.com - 2 February 2009 08:5114517Yes, quite odd isn't it ?
Every where has disruption, but nothing here - be glad for small mercies I guess - still pretty cold though.
Roger - 2 February 2009 09:0714518A fair amount here in Deal
Been nice knowing you :) - 2 February 2009 09:1514519I think you will find the side roads have snow .Here in our little sleepy hollow of Sanctuary Close River still on the road and paths .My garden is covered.Still we are different in River .
I have been concerned as my younger son was travelling home from EGYPT yesterday,the flight was delayed then held up at Gatwick he got home at 5.00am Now looking to go later today to fly to Norway for work.
On another thread I mentioned a friend who was seriously ill, sadly he died yesterday .Another dear friend.gone - 2 February 2009 11:1014530Wow!! have just put up some lovely pix just in from our regular contributors Karol Steele and Andrew Stucken. Dont miss 'em, running right now on the frontpage. Well done guys. Great stuff indeed!
Enjoy!
email: dover7@msn.com - 2 February 2009 11:2314532Just seen the super pictures on the Home page, a very wintery feel
- 2 February 2009 12:4914534Quite a bit in Essex this morning.
- 2 February 2009 13:1414536Most unusually, we have some here.
The Dover War Memorial Project
www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk - 2 February 2009 13:5814542This is Ashford !
Been nice knowing you :) - 2 February 2009 15:5514549Still snowing here, our visiting ring-neck doves looked a bit confused until I swept the path so they could find their food dish!
- 2 February 2009 16:1714551Yesterday my two of my sons came down for my birthday and left at 430pm - it took them 5 hours to get back to kingston/epsom! They both went in differnt directions but one got caught by the a20 snarl up for an hour and both got caught by the m25 closure.
I have just got back from surveying balconies on Deal sea front
and there was little problems on the roads so no need to worry!
Whitfield just has a light sprinkling but you need to watch it for tomorrow if it freezes! - 2 February 2009 17:3714557Belated birthday greetings David.
Here's the latest weather report.
- 2 February 2009 18:0014562What a collection of great pictures! well done to one and all. Absolutely smashing to see the state of play all over the country. Great stuff!
I think there is some light rain falling here...no white stuff left. We did get a light smattering around mid day but nothing to write home about.
Happy Birthday Big Dave!! email: dover7@msn.com - 2 February 2009 18:2514564Strange how the 'dip' in Dover was clear earlier, but get up to Guston/Whitfield it was laying.Been nice knowing you :)
- Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
2 February 2009 19:0014569Just been watching some pillock from the Federation of Small Businesses on News24 complaining that we can't cope with the weather. "What about Scandinavia?" he said, "They have temperatures down to -12 and they carry on." Well of course they do, the point is that the snow remains as snow and is manageable. Here where the temperature hovers around zero we get the snow melting then freezing into ice.
Alright, so we lose a day or so once in a blue moon, so what?
TerryQuis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,709
2 February 2009 20:1114576For those of you who, like me, rely on the trains to get to work southeastern are running a set of shuttle services tomorrow (weather permitting) for details their web site is here:
http://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/main.php?page_id=5
Regarding all these numpties moaning about the impact of the weather we get this sort of weather on average once every 10-20 years it is therefore not worth investing millions of pounds in equipment that will be obsolete the next time we get this sort of weather. Yes councils need to get the gritters out a little earlier and perhaps invest in one or two more, the train companies need to get their de-icing trains out earlier etc but that is as good and as much as we can expect."Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - 2 February 2009 20:3414580All I have to say about this is the weather patten over the last five years is all over the place so none of us know anymore what is going to happen next week let alone a year from now.
Vic M - 2 February 2009 21:1114583Terry
You are quite right. Two weeks ago I was driving in Sweden on the ice and every vehicle has to have snow tyres and all drivers pass a test on the skid pan. The vehicles are as steady as ours even though the roads are covered in packed snow - added to that the discipline is amazing they wouldnt dream of speeding or drinking ( mind you getting drink there is another story altogether!
-) approaching a junction is done at a snails pace tho.
The other issue is gritting which is regular and helps enormously. But on to the packed snow!
The other thing the swedes have is engine block heaters ( it was -17deg) so when you went to a car park you plugged the car in. I am looking at that for mine if anyone knows where I can get the bits as i am sure that not only would it reduce wear but it would help my cold fuel consumption?
thanks for the birthday greetings - I had to put that in or Paul wouldn't have known to buy me a drink!
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