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Arrgghhhh -the countries ruined! wtf? F$£"&!I(+ sleet adn snow this morning riding home from work. Last week sunscreen!
Thats it - I have hadenough.
Fppttffpptf!
Just south of you, and 'only' rain here - but then on Sunday at GT I was following my sons' dust trails 🙂
*Reports swear filter avoidance*
😉
Just over welly tops here (between Nairn and Grantown in the highlands). Put the kibosh on the overnight van trip until I can dig the thing out 😥
It's snawin...big time in East Lothian. Thank god for wood burning stoves 8)
It's a sunny spring day down here in southern paradise.
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That was one of the most cold and miserable commutes ever. Just horrid.
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Lot worse out Livingston way. Plenty of snow out here and plenty more coming down. 🙁
sunbathing in shorts and t shirt at GT last friday. 😆
snowing yesterday here on the west coast of Norway as well
sunny and 0 C today
No jacket,shorts, dusty ride in this morning, suns out saw a kingfisher.
Its great being a southern softie.
Spare some water guv?
It'll all be gone tomorrow.
[i]That was one of the most cold and miserable commutes ever. Just horrid. [/i]
I'm sure you must have had worse commutes than that. Snow in Ayrshire but none in Glasgow. Temperature was fine though and the commute was alright if a little windy.
If you're comparing to last week then, yes not very nice.
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Another warm sunny day here. 8)
Of course, if this snow was in London, and it was reported on the news, all you deep fried Chewit munchers would be whining about the London centric media, wouldn't you?
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*Reports swear filter avoidance*
+1 😉
Another BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY on the South coast! 8) 8)
Looking forward to a nice dusty ride tonight too. Ha ha ha!
Oh and did I mention the Olympics?
Last week - local trails dry, solid and bordering on dusty
Yesterday - started out dry, at the top of my usual climb i was inside a cloud
Today - no chance of turning a wheel
Oh well, it's all weather
"I say Nigel would you have a word with Mr Cameron the sun's gone in have him fix it will you?"
Too much for biking and not enough for skiing here in the highlands.
Grump.
What [i]is[/i] going on with the weather this year?
Incredibly mild March: we had a BBQ on Sunday in 22°C and blue skies.
Now it is 6°C, we have sleet here and snow a bit further north.
It better not snow properly round here: Allenheads have just put away all the tows for the season and my snowboard is at snow+rock for a full service till Saturday.
I suppose there is always the sledge.
Gary_M - Member"That was one of the most cold and miserable commutes ever. Just horrid".
I'm sure you must have had worse commutes than that.
I was coming home from a night shift having cycled in on a fine evening, No hat or waterproof or scarf. Thats what made it miserable cold and horrid. Nearly bailed out and flagged a taxi
Lovely and sunny down here in the south, shame we're off to GT over Easter WE!
No such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing. And it was forecast.
indeedstevenmenmuir - MemberNo such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
I wasn't listening 😳And it was forecast.
That explains the cold snap: TJ WAS WRONG and the resulting shockwave caused the Earth to shift on its axis 😀
What is going on with the weather this year?Incredibly mild March: we had a BBQ on Sunday in 22°C and blue skies.
Now it is 6°C, we have sleet here and snow a bit further north.
It's not unusual, as Tom Jones would say.
I wasn't listening
Thats not like you 😉
[i]I was coming home from a night shift having cycled in on a fine evening, No hat or waterproof or scarf. Thats what made it miserable cold and horrid. Nearly bailed out and flagged a taxi[/i]
mmm piss poor preperation then 😀
Was chilly in Glasgow yesterday, I was dressed for winter on my commute.
It's not unusual
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17522358 ]Highest March temperatures ever recorded in Scotland[/url], followed by a [url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feeds/17587025 ]20°C+ drop[/url]?
It is [i]a bit[/i] unusual...
this is a bigger problem.
From my [url= http://www.malvernwx.co.uk/ ]local amateur weather station:[/url]
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(2007 was the big severn floods)
Sorry Stoner - I've no sympathy for you. You had all that extra rain in 2007 and you didn't keep any aside for a, err, rainy day.....
some bugger left the plug open and it all fell out the bottom into the Oirish Sea.
[i]*looks out the window*[/i]
No, lack of rainfall doesn't seem to be a big issue int'North. 🙂
Must just be the Southern Softies 😀
[quote=TJ].....I wasn't listening .....
Maybe if you pretend there wasn't a forecast,
And if you ask repeatedly for someone to copy and paste the forecast that you somehow missed........
Never mind 😉
Highest March temperatures ever recorded in Scotland, followed by a 20°C+ drop?It is a bit unusual...
So it beat the records which shows it has happened before but this time it beat the previous record so the media jump and down. I can remember it being like this before, seen snow in July on top of Windy Ghyle in July. We live in a very climatic area variations of weather happen through out the day never mind weeks.
Shorts, tee shirts and snowboards in Les Gets last week. 8)
Couldn't care less about this week's weather.
No, lack of rainfall doesn't seem to be a big issue int'North.Must just be the Southern Softies
Well it's obviously not a problem when you use the bath to store your coal and don't mind smelling of sweat, beer, and ferrets, but for those who need to maintain standards and a nicely kept lawn, it can be a tad inconvenient.
Happily my drinking water arrives to me in bottles after having percolated through the French Alps for thousands of years, so that's not an issue.
PMSL @ nealglover
Take care in the snow people last snow fall in Feb I feel over broke my leg separated my ankle! Had 1 op still in cast for another month and then another op!
Its bloody dangerous!!!!!
Keeping my eye on SAIS (!) and MWIS, but can anyone give me any clues as to conditions on the Cairngorms? Had a couple of days walking and bothying planned, wondering if I should be taking crampons and the walking axe or not...
smelling of sweat, beer, and ferrets
AKA the smell of a man.
those who need to maintain standards and a nicely kept lawn
I don't need to know about your metro personal grooming habits thanks... 😉
I have had snow in Glasgow on my birthday mid May, so its not un heard of.
It will probabyl be all gone in a few days.
Its the 25mph cold wind thats putting me off riding.
[i]convert - Member
Just over welly tops here (between Nairn and Grantown in the highlands). Put the kibosh on the overnight van trip until I can dig the thing out [/i]
about 3" overnight here (Elgin). not much between Nairn & Grantown - Ferness? Lochindorb..? 🙂
not much between Nairn & Grantown - [b]Ferness[/b]? Lochindorb..?
Bingo! Well 1/4 mile further up the road. Just before the snow gate on the way to Lochindorb. Staying with my folks - who had the winter tyres taken off the car last week 😀
Odd old day - dug out to the lane, the farmers have cleared the lane to the road and it's melting a bit but currently blizzarding again. Hopefully sunny again soon.
snowing in newcastle now
We were planning an easter biking long weekend around Aviemore. Any idea what the snow is like there? In the toon and the tops?
snowing in newcastle now
Yep. Just spent 10 minutes in the wind and heavy wet sleet searching in the grass for my missus' glasses after they blew clean off her face. 😯
Am now thoroughly soaked and the heating is off at work!
Brrrrrrr...
Phah, funny thread. We should turn those wind farm windmills round and blow it all back to you, don't want it here thanks.
Have fun in it won't ya's.
I've just been paddleboarding, it's sunny, warm, waters lovely..
Sunny Sarf Carst.
Am now thoroughly soaked and the heating is off at work!
Northern softy.
CaptJon - Member
snowing in newcastle now
...and we just had a fire alarm!
Northern softy.
It must be bad - I just saw a Geordie wearing a jacket!
[i]Bingo! Well 1/4 mile further up the road.[/i]
Know the stretch very well /- always feels like last bit of civilisation for some time as you cross the bridge, past the gates and trees and out into the open!
usual route down south for me in car is across at Ferness and over Dava past Lochindorb (though not in winter conditions). With family it's more likely Forres - Grantown or even Speyside..
It's raining in That London's City of London.
I hope it doesn't wash all the gold off the pavements.
I'll be at the 24hrs of exposure in Newcastleton the weekend.
It may be a slightly miserable race...
Nowt in Derbyshire!! No wind, no rain, no snow just ... err cloudy really! Tonight's ride is still on at the moment!!
It must be bad - I just saw a Geordie wearing a jacket!
Must be a tourist.
Still sunny down here, but there are a couple of puffs of cloud. Oh dear....
It's raining in That London's City of London.
Not a drop of rain in Rainbow Valley. Although I did spot several clouds - which I found deeply depressing.
Apparently the Ouse in York was getting so low yesterday you could see the old bikes chavs had thrown in it.
Today I went shopping on my commuter and discovered my panniers were apparently no longer waterproof. I could hear things moving about on the way home as I dragged my bike up and down bridge stairs and when I got home I gingerly plucked out the 18 eggs that were rolling around inside my top section since the box had dissolved 🙂
2011 was the wettest year on record in Scotlandshire and England is still in the grip of a year long drought.Surely water could be piped south? The Romans managed it.
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct ]Aqueducts[/url]
And then after independence we could hold the English to ransom. 🙂
I'm starting a campaign for an independant England, fed up of these whinging colonials who think they can hold the country to ransom. Just wait until we let them have the vote, then they'll understand what a burden they've been these 300 past years....
I'm starting a campaign for an independant England, fed up of these whinging colonials who think they can hold the country to ransom. Just wait until we let them have the vote, then they'll understand what a burden they've been these 300 past years....
Bye!
I'm starting a campaign for an independant England
Why, what's wrong with the campaign started by the English Independence Party ? Splitter.
http://www.democracyforum.co.uk/english-independence-party/