Another pointless thread

Lots of white stuff here. The roads are really treacherous as it rained hard yesterday the snowed then froze and then snowed again.

Just been out clearing the drive a bit and the footpath. I'm running out of salt, and fed up with shovelling. I'm not as keen as the neighbours though - one was out at 6 am shovelling snow - now that is dedication. He'll have to do it all again when he gets in from work mind.

Walking in the woods was nice - deep fresh snow. Getting there and back was a different matter.

OK so we've had plenty of winter now. Can we please go back to normal and have weeks of grey and drizzle and above freezing temps? It almost sounds attractive. Almost.
Failing that can we have weeks of blues skies and freezing temps - but get rid of the snow first?

[quote:3496ace15f="Gwyn"...The roads are really treacherous as it rained hard yesterday the snowed then froze and then snowed again.
[/quote]ditto here. The lane was an ice rink. No biking for me!

It has just taken my husband three hours to get home. The last hour and a half were to cover 8kms.
10 gritters on the road in front of him just to begin to have an effect on the surface. Then he got off the motorway and slid his way home. I am relieved he made it. He doesn't have winter tyres either, just oodles of clever electronics, all of which came into use and worked.

His car is undoubtedly safer without winter tyres than mine is with, simply because of all those electronics which mine doesn't have. I don't even have ABS .

I've given up shifting snow. Just a waste of time.

Now for a big warming bowl of chilli .

Well - it's certainly cold up here , very cold , but thankfully we have no white stuff as yet

Just back from the White Rose Centre, I got dragged out to do last minute shopping!

My feet ache, I'm hungry and grumpy.

Christmas?

Bah humbug!!

+1 .

You do realise Dave that I live five minutes up the road from the WRSC, its people like you that clog up the A653 without a thought for the locals who may be trying to get home

And you didn't even drop in for a coffee, which is surprising cos' ours is much cheaper

I'll bet it is!

The WRSC was quietish until 7.30, then it started to get busy.

By the time we left at 9.00 it was like a Saturday!

No! Eat, drink and be merry. Peace and good will to all.

There are 364 days to give them hell.

I can eat drink and be merry any time of the year, Christmas just spoils it all by being so commercial.

Although, it has officially started in our house, I heard Slade on the radio on Monday so it must be true.

Only if you let it.

Tips - put a £10 limit on presents. That way you have to use some imagination. Watch the M. R. James ghost story on BBC2/4 (although it's not one of the best this year) by candle light. In fact, do everything by candle light. Make your own decorations. This is a tradition since I was a very small Oggy (and that was many years ago:roll. Be friendly to someone you don't like.

I like your style little Oggy - sentiments are sensible and acceptable.

Spoke too soon about the white stuff - my best buddy rang the bell at 7-50 and I opened the door to a 2" dump whilst I had been doing stuff on the `puter - stopped for now but looks threatening ! Temp down to -1 but still and rather calming.

laters

Tony

Snow started here around midnight.

Only a light covering at the moment.

Sorry for you folk - enjoy it while you can .

Thankfully it looks as if the Central Scotland belt will be spared this time round - I still have 3 small heaps of white stuff from our previous lot

Captain Beefheart has died .