Snow

[pottsy]

I took the bus into Newcastle for some shopping. Saw 3 gritters between the Corner House and Benfield Road Once into North Tyneside the roads were a total disgrace.

[tonybax]

cold

[tonybax]

cold

they are on me conservatory

[tonybax]

heres a closer look

[snatcher]

Nice photos Tonybax

John

[5150]

Got the #53 Arriva bus from Newsham to Cobalt this morning, turned up late after most of the buses were having a job starting, got to cobalt 2 3/4hrs after I left the house, almost 2hrs late into work. Saw ploughs and gritters around the Great Lime Road area but nowhere else.

[The Great Wallsendo]

took me 30 mins to dig myself out my street - got to work 5 mins late and straight into helping the other blokes dig out the car park...not a woman in sight (except for the cuppas)...enlightened times we live in eh?

[Stores]

Nothing here in sunny, but cold, Cannock. Roads clear, buses on time and gritters running around all over the place. By the time it does snow there'll be no grit left lol

[boblydon]

well i never even tried to get my van or kates van out of the street this morning , would never get them up the little incline......only 2 cars made it out first thing ( both range rovers ), just as well one of the range rovers was ours or kate would never have got to work.

So spending the day in my warm garage putting a 4.4 v8 engine back together listerning to the radio.

[snatcher]

From our house in Whitley Bay we can look down Grafton Road to the sea. Noticed a very eerie/large looking snowstorm approaching a short while ago. Raced upstairs and took this from our bedroom window.



At least the lollypop lady adds a splash of colour to the scene !!!!! As I type its contents are being dumped on us. Roll on the summer.

John

[The Great Wallsendo]

home early

the roads on our trading estate in Burradon are a complete mare...so with dark clouds overhead and the fact that at least half a dozen cars/vans and lorries have all been stuck at various points throughout the day we could all leave at 1530 to beat the rush home

...better do last nights washing up then and have a cuppa ready for her coming in

[big sid]

You can hear the populations of Northern Europe, Norway ect laughing their socks off, after watching our news reports. Why cant a delegation visit these countries to see how it done

[snatcher]

You can hear the populations of Northern Europe, Norway ect laughing their socks off, after watching our news reports. Why cant a delegation visit these countries to see how it done

Aye Sid you are right,they cope fine with far worse conditions. We have a rapid thaw here in Whitley bay at the moment. If it continues there should be nowt left in the morning - hopefully !!!!

John

[mark]

hateful, vile despicable stuff

where its lying flat we've now about 3 foot of the stuff. this time tomorrow, the way its belting down at present that will be 4

the winds getting up, so on past performance, the regular spots for drifts will be 12 to 15 feet by tomorrow night. Which means by brekkie time, it'll also be half way up the downstairs windows, which means the door has to be opened very slowly to reveal the white wall that has to be removed before you can even get out of the house. Last winter at one point I climbed out of the bedroom window onto a snow drift to start the excavation procedures

Land rover with all the off road toys and new all terrrain tyres - managed to move it 400 yards today. 200 of them I was a passenger as it turned into a 2.5 ton sledge going down the track

the first 200 yards took 4 hours

Anyone wants to have a real snow experience, drive to rookhope, and come on the blanchland to rookhope road...

we'll see you in april!

[KeithB]

Plenty bunnies around this year Mark?

We need pics!