Bad winter on the way ?

[Floating Chamber]

1947 was bad. I was 30 minutes short of being born in a snow drift. Mother had to walk up a snow-ramp and over the railings of the Maternity Hospital and that was late in the month of March!

 

1962/3 was enjoyable for this 16 year old with a gun! Sellier and Bellot were 5s 3d for a flat-pack ten! Snow on the ground for three months! Pigeons galore!

Edited October 19, 2010 by Floating Chamber

[AlistairB]

If it is as bad as 1947, we could be in for some real fun times because we dont seem to have learnt any lessons on how to keep the national infrastructure going since then.

 

AB

 

Quote from The Times:

Buses and trains were buried in snowdrifts up to 30ft deep, ports were frozen solid and towns were cut off by snow. That was the brutal winter of 1947, far worse than anything we have had so far this year.

 

Blizzards cut all transport links between the North and South of Britain. As power stations ran out of coal supplies, there were power cuts of five hours each day, leaving the nation shivering in the dark. To conserve power the television service was closed down, radio output reduced, newspapers shrank in size and magazines such as The Economist and Spectator were ordered to stop publishing. Traffic lights were dimmed or went out, and gas pressure reduced so low that consumers were warned to watch out for weak flames that could blow out and cause gas poisoning or explosions. Food rationing grew worse than during the war; even potatoes were rationed for the first time in the nation’s history. Fishing fleets that could get to sea found their nets and catches frozen solid when they hauled them aboard.

 

The nation remained frozen for seven weeks. The huge damage to the economy led to savage cuts in public spending, and contributed to the devaluation of sterling the following year; thousands of people simply gave up and emigrated. Many historians believe the winter of 1947 was a milestone in the decline of Britain as a world superpower.

[Guest gloker]

This morning got a letter from work titled. "winter resilience" Apparently due to the predicted bad winter the ambulance service have bought a load of land rovers. ( I saw some being delivered at workshops but thought nothing of it.)These are to be used to get people to work and to then respond to emergencies in?!They are also ordering heaters,blankets, fluid warmers etc. There must be something in it or someone is taking the predictions very seriously?

[canthitathing]

If it is as bad as 1947, we could be in for some real fun times because we dont seem to have learnt any lessons on how to keep the national infrastructure going since then.

 

AB

 

Quote from The Times:

Buses and trains were buried in snowdrifts up to 30ft deep, ports were frozen solid and towns were cut off by snow. That was the brutal winter of 1947, far worse than anything we have had so far this year.

 

Blizzards cut all transport links between the North and South of Britain. As power stations ran out of coal supplies, there were power cuts of five hours each day, leaving the nation shivering in the dark. To conserve power the television service was closed down, radio output reduced, newspapers shrank in size and magazines such as The Economist and Spectator were ordered to stop publishing. Traffic lights were dimmed or went out, and gas pressure reduced so low that consumers were warned to watch out for weak flames that could blow out and cause gas poisoning or explosions. Food rationing grew worse than during the war; even potatoes were rationed for the first time in the nation’s history. Fishing fleets that could get to sea found their nets and catches frozen solid when they hauled them aboard.

 

The nation remained frozen for seven weeks. The huge damage to the economy led to savage cuts in public spending, and contributed to the devaluation of sterling the following year; thousands of people simply gave up and emigrated. Many historians believe the winter of 1947 was a milestone in the decline of Britain as a world superpower.

 

 

Not all bad news then

[gixer1]

Not all bad news then

 

 

Not for us anyway....

[Doc Holliday]

I heard this some weeks back that we were in for a white out winter and the company that predicted have a good track record (apparently). They forecast the summer wash out this year and they weren't the ones who forecast the BBQ summer last year.

 

I was looking at getting a new van but will probably leave it until next year now. Will need to polish up on my snowboarding skills as there's a hill I've had my eye on for some time and have just been waiting for the right amount of snow.

[UKPoacher]

I've just got a Tilley winter hat and with the old Kelly Kettle on hand, I'm ready for anything nature can throw at me!

Edited October 19, 2010 by UKPoacher

[Floating Chamber]

Had our cavity walls filled last week!

[angrymallard]

Early arrival of this years Bewicks swans also indicates a hard winter, according to old folklore. So come on nature bring it on

[Martin2]

Had our cavity walls filled last week!

same here,wood burner coming next week too:yes:

[Sprackles]

The farmer i am working for at the moment said this year is exactly the same as that of 87,what ever that means,can anyone remember winter 87

 

I remember that year being bad but I seem to remember that1982/3 winter was bad although I wasnt technically there to see it.

I was working on a trawler based in Spain and we were fishing the west coast of Ireland and I can only say it was horrendous, gales and cold like being back at Iceland.

Remember phoning home and hearing about how bad it was.......bl@@dy missus of mine...no idea what bad really was.

[Doc Holliday]

I've just got a Tilley winter hat and with the old Kelly Kettle on hand, I'm ready for anything nature can throw at me!

 

I have a Tilley hat too. They're excellent. I got mine last winter when down in Rye as the wind and cold was really giving me an ice cream forehead. And the justification I used at the time was "I'm 40 now so I can get away with wearing hats". I wouldn't be without it and in fact I'm looking forward to wearing it again this winter. How sad is that?

[DSPUK]

Has anyone actually seen a bad winter - I can just about remember 1947 but I have loads of memories of 62-63 -- I would prefer a nice mild winter.

 

I think in 82 I was driving a Bedford TK and snow was up to top of wing mirrors - road had been cleared though. - that was 6ft at least.

 

Still a bad winter to most these days is 1/2" in south and 2" up north.

 

Dave

[oneshotkiller]

Might be a good excuse for me to finally buy that landrover i have my eye on

 

To be honest i had great fun hunting during last years winter , walking for miles over a blanket of snow with not another soul mental enough to be out marvelous

[UKPoacher]

Might be a good excuse for me to finally buy that landrover i have my eye on

 

To be honest i had great fun hunting during last years winter , walking for miles over a blanket of snow with not another soul mental enough to be out marvelous

 

Hunting? I spent all my spare time humping sacks of wheat across virgin snow to the woodland feeders.

[Tam]

Last winter was bad enough -22 B) we just got the overnight fall bellow cleared & woke up to the same the next morning B)

 

[Laird Lugton]

After this years winter I've got a dual fuel wood burner with 2 tons of wood and sacks of smokeless coal in the garage.

 

Just ordered winter tyres for the wifes BMW. Will be interesting to see how it performs in the snow. Last year couldn't get it out of the drive (no gradient) for a week.

[DSPUK]

Tam

 

That is not a bad winter snow.

 

http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/t...ictures/1070467.

 

When you have to wait for the digger then you are in it. You can still see the wheels.

[reddan]

Had our cavity walls filled last week!

 

 

I had mine redone towards the end of last winter so I am hoping this winter will be more comfortable. We had a bad one last year as we moved from a gas central heated moden house to a 1918 house with storage heaters.

 

I have my woodburner which is great but I still can't get over the wacking great air vent I had to have put in for building Regs. Towards the end of last winter I swear there was a frost on the carpet below it.

 

I heard it was going to be a bad one. My other half heard on the radio that it was going to be a russian winter but we had had snow by this time last year, I can't remember snow in October but I might have blocked it from my memory. I have got through a large amount of wood already, so will be going to see the coalman soon.

 

Dan

[DSPUK]

I only have a small woodburner but have knocked a hole in wood pile already - no matter what wood pile looks like you never seem to have enough - I never throw any bit of wood away anymore - another thing is old kitchen units/work tops they burn well - smells outside a bit but who cares.

 

Dave

[Conygree]

Yep remember the 1962 Xmas - had a new fishing rod, wanted to go fishing on christmas day dad told me to wait until Boxing day but it started to snow, wait until the snow has gone lad - end of March. Really frozen, cattle walking along the canal.

 

Built igloos in the early 80's and brought some skis = wait for snow then phone in sick, followed by years of no snow, skis out again last yr = best sicky yet.

[Doc Holliday]

Found it! Positive Weather Solutions is the outfit I heard making the prediction. On reading it looks like it will be a repeat of last winter.

 

http://www.positiveweathersolutions.co.uk/...er-Forecast.php

[Big_Sam]

Hat to clear the snow off the car yesterday morning. And I'm in the city center! Fitting my snowtyre at the weekend.

 

I think that Winter Tyres should be mandatory between November and April.

[TJ91]

Hat to clear the snow off the car yesterday morning. And I'm in the city center! Fitting my snowtyre at the weekend.

 

I think that Winter Tyres should be mandatory between November and April.

 

was speaking to my uncle, he lives up in aberdeenshire near banchory, said he had to scrape abit of his van before work in the early hours other day

 

i am visiting him (and wildfowling) up ther in november/december, hope theres abit of snow when i am up

 

was up in january and couldnt get back home when i wanted to, little corsa was no good in the snow and couldnt get down the grandads farm track!