Dizzy Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks like we might be in for some heavy snow on Friday (if the weather bods have got it right of course) So how does that make you feel ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I guess the world will stop for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Good Fancy a snowball fight or bit of sledging with me and my dad Peter? He's up for it but seems my two here aren't... miserable buggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 To be honest Dizz, were dreading it, as we live at the lower end of a cul-de-sac and the bad winter we had a few years back we couldn't get the car out as the road was frozen and treacherous, I'm afraid as far as I'm concerned cold and snowy winters are for youngsters and good luck to them, they are not for old folk! A REMINDER!. Bellhouse Lane, Grappenhall, 2010. The previous evening, transport unable to negotiate the A50 Knutsford Road at Grappenhall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 That top photo is lovely Algy. Yeah I know what you mean about the roads being bad as in 2010 if I remember rightly ours was a combination of about 3 inches or hard compacted snow which had then iced over and remained for some weeks and also had patches of clear as glass ice too due to the amount of cars that had gone over it (and although being quite a busy road it doesn't get gritted and the only time the sun hits it is after tea time in the summer so in the winter months we are buggered and never thaws out as it;s gone dark by then) But saying all that... as long as it doesn't freeze on Friday you could always get your walking boots on and come down to the field near my dads and remind him that he is now classed as 'an old folk' too now he's 73 (or is it 72 eek) . He said today he's got a sledge in his garage and he still has our plastic skis too and can't wait ... OMG Worst case scenario is that I pick you up as long as you promise to bring your posh new camera so I can have a go of it and I wil also pul you around on a sledge and push you (errm gentl) y down the hill towards the stream. Don't worry no one has ever gone in it yet that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Errrm... just as an after thought Algy.... well ok so my other half just reminded me where Bellhouse Lane is. That's a pretty long road isn't it with quite a lot of other residential roads coming off it? Doesn't that get gritted then either ? Maybe I could just pick you up from A50 At least where we are we can just abandon our cars outside our homes if we don't have to use them and walk 5 mins to the shops etc or just over 10 mins to the proposed sledging and snowball field... there's no saying our cars will remain in one piece though with the other idiot drivers who go down the road but nowt we can do about that and we just have to keep our fingers crossed (as we do all year) and that doesn't always work. If you can get to Ackers Pit tomorrow with your new camera try it out as it was great today. Ducks and swans walking on ice and some lovely refections and icy greenery too. Very refreshing and enjoyable although trying to take pics with one hand while having an over excited dog on the end of a lead in the other hand has probably not resulted in any good pics and I've not even bothered looking yet all things considered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thank's Dizz, let's see how the weather develops first, I do appreciate the offer though. Bellhouse lane is the first turning right off the A50 after passing through the traffic lights by the Springbrook pub, the lane takes you to Grappenhall village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Good Fancy a snowball fight or bit of sledging with me and my dad Peter? He's up for it but seems my two here aren't... miserable buggers Have you heard that police in County Durham are threatening to arrest any children caught throwing snowballs at people or property? Miserable sods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Love a bit of snow as it brightens everywhere up - much better than gery wet miserable weather. It also transforms your miserable Kevin and Perry teenagers into young children again until they get cold hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Well the council are taking it seriously as I have just seen a road gritter getting an early start, maybe they saw the one that had skidded off the road yesterday and don't want to take any chances. I know my brother is hoping it snows heavily.That way he can say it is too dangerous to do the school run and go back to bed. As for me it does not bother me much as long as I can get to the dominoes match and back then it can snow all it wants. Dog will still get walked even if I have to carry him back looking more like a poodle than a shitzu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 Damn... I've just checked the met office weather for Friday (Warrington) again and we are now downgraded to 'light snow' rather than 'heavy'. It's now showing temperatures of -1 / -2 through the day too for tomorrow around here so that's colder than they said yesterday. Looks like I might not be having my snowball fight after all then and wading through inches of lovely crisp white snow. Boo hoo but then again......... it could all change again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 nothing better than turning off the traction control and drifting around Westbrook!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 nothing better than turning off the traction control and drifting around Westbrook!! You'll have to slow the reindeer down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 No snow up here in the Outer Hebrides, lots of wind though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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