Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: hopeitfloats on January 24, 2013, 05:54:37 am
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how is it in the UK. been hearing about it on tv but surprised i havent seen anything here or have i just missed the threads. i have a friend in the oxford area and the forecast for there a few days ago didnt seem bad at all. cold but no snow or rain. sounded on the news that blizzards were country wide.
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According to my parents in Essex they had a few inches of snow on the weekend but its almost gone now.... but according to UK news its the next ice age lol
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They're overdoing it as usual. The BBC haven't stopped showing viewer's snow photos since Christmas. From the news there are fairly deep drifts in Durham and the like, but down in Kent our weather is more continental, (we're closer to France than anything north of London) so we only had 4-5 inches last Sunday. Apart from that, we haven't had much. Hasn't stopped the usual people sliding off the road into fields etc. (One farmer got his own back with a forklift)
It's fairly boring really. Just makes it more difficult to get out to the shed.
Andrew
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and we've had barely enough to cover a postage stamp up here on the Fylde coast.........but this is an area where people paint their Palm Trees pink..........so no hope for us lot........ %% %% %% %% %% %%
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wick in the far north of scotland only saw the snow on the tv news
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Dad and I thought they'd made a mistake on the weather forecast, when it said the temperature in London was -1 but up in Stornoway it was +5!
Andrew
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sounds like your weather guessers/tv presenters are as good as ours. :-) sounded like the country was grinding to a halt, what with heathrow being closed and more storms forecast.
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Your weather is no worse than ours. {-)
Drought and bushfires in Victoria, 8) floods and gales in Queensland. <:(
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Well I do not know about the rest of the UK in this bit of Aberdeen it is -4.3 and it was down to -9 too cold to work in the shed had to bring all the glues in to the house .Now trying to get permission from her who holds the privy purse to come into the sitting room to do some boat building.The build has been somewhat delayed I have been putting in a wood burner and decorating the sitting room so I do not hold much hope new carpet and all that.
Spring is on its way.
David
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on the Monday we had to take my mother in law to the Royal Marsden for a scan, she was panicking because of the snow on the roads and nearly cancelled. as it turned out the worst bit was the first 200 yards to the main road, and the normally 2 hour journey was completed in 1 1/2 hours as there was little traffic. yet all the way we were hearing about how bad the weather was, how nobody could get into work, and all the schools were shut. scaremongering news at its best.
Grendel
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We have a bit of snow in Wales.
This YouTube film is going Viral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6UerjFCLdI
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Ken
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We had about 10 inches of snow up at the stables and our young horse had never seen snow before(from southern Ireland)
and he went crackers out in the field really enjoying himself but couldn't work out where all the grass had gone
Geoff
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sounded like the country was grinding to a halt, what with heathrow being closed and more storms forecast.
Well that's somewhat true. All the idle gits look out the window in the morning and say "Snow? Oh, can't get to work today" and so half the country does grind to a halt. The media certainly help them with that decision >>:-(
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Well, at present it's snow messing the UK up and last year it was floods. But at least we haven't got this problem (from BBC News website this evening):
About 15,000 crocodiles have reportedly escaped from a farm in South Africa's far north amid heavy rains and flooding.
At least, I don't think there are any crocodile farms in the UK. Bet there are some down under though :-))
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i have a friend in the oxford area and the forecast for there a few days ago didnt seem bad at all.
We hardly had any snow in Oxford... http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=427978453939532&set=a.358144960922882.78733.357197794350932&type=1&theater >>:-(
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Well, at present it's snow messing the UK up and last year it was floods. But at least we haven't got this problem (from BBC News website this evening):
About 15,000 crocodiles have reportedly escaped from a farm in South Africa's far north amid heavy rains and flooding.
At least, I don't think there are any crocodile farms in the UK. Bet there are some down under though :-))
We don't need croc. farms, we still have Steve Irwins, Australia Zoo.
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Remember this. %%
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Just today. {:-{
Rangers at the Kakadu National Park are searching for a four metre crocodile that has been lunging at locals.
The park's Tracey Diddams says a teenage boy was fishing with his family near Mudginberri Outstation when the monster croc launched at him.
"(He) started throwing rocks at the saltie which only angered it further," she said.
"It actually leapt out of the water and launched itself at the boy and it was only metres away from where he was standing."
She says the incident is a timely reminder that caution needs to be taken around waterways in the Northern Territory.
"The crocs are there and they're hungry, they're waiting for the big wet to come," she said.
Keep a good lookout :D if you ever get to the Northern Territory :D
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how is it in the UK. been hearing about it on tv but surprised i havent seen anything here or have i just missed the threads. i have a friend in the oxford area and the forecast for there a few days ago didnt seem bad at all. cold but no snow or rain. sounded on the news that blizzards were country wide.
B cold after 5 weeks in the Wairarapa . First snow seen on 25th was your Southern Alps when lifting out of Wellington . Next lot started over Afganistan and only petered out over Dagenham on the approach into Heathrow.
Sure did not expect 100k winds during your summer nights though
Best way to deal with Aussie crocs is viewing them from 10000 metres up on any aircraft, a safe distance.
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I dont know why we are moaning about a bit of snow. I work in the Balkans every now and then and during the winter you can have 20" of snow overnight. Over there they use crushed rock/stone on the roads. We've become soft and forgotten how to drive sensibly in the snow or how to prepare for winter.
What's really annoying me about our weather at the moment is that it is preventing me from paint spraying some parts for my boats' winter refit! Not allowed to do it in the house, so I have to wait until it warms up in the garden!!!!!!!
Chris M
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Do we moan ?, or is it more press hype ?
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Do we moan ?, or is it more press hype ?
A few years ago, this would have been just a fairly normal winter, except that then, as a population, we were more used to it and there was probably more slack in the system to allow for contingencies. Nowadays the slack has been economized out of the system in the name of efficiency, and very few drivers know how to deal with ice and snow.
I was supposed to be driving home from London starting Friday afternoon, but looked at the weather forecast and came home on the Saturday. Unlike the MP for Lancaster who was too important to check and spent the night stuck on the M6 near Wigan.
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and very few drivers know how to deal with ice and snow.
And very few know how to drive in normal conditions.
Driving - - - - a dying art.
Regards Ian
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the drivers dont seem to know about snow chains either,but I did see some in Lidl's last week,we had about 1/4inch of snow which only lasted about 6 hours before it was gone completely.
Mick F
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so is the weather as bad this time around. tv news sounded like some parts of the country have ground to a halt again. i bet you guys are looking forward to summer.
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so is the weather as bad this time around. tv news sounded like some parts of the country have ground to a halt again. i bet you guys are looking forward to summer.
It took me 6 hours to get to work last night! i was 5 hours late for the night shift all because of an inch of snow on the roads which hadnt been gritted! {:-{ Apparently it was the worst winter day in decades according to the radio this morning..... NIGHTMARE!
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Ah! We'll send you some sun in exchange for the snow. {-)
Record 9 days over 32 degrees C. and hottest March night on record last night in Melbourne. 26 Degrees 8)
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unfortunately I think we put too much faith in gritting, the councils dispute the 'no gritting' that everyone is saying and are mentioning that they have vehicle tracking to back up their claims, I think that there are times and conditions when gritting doesnt work, when the snow comes on fast and deep all the grit is buried at the bottom on the road and cant do its work, the layer of snow over the top just compacting over and round the grit.
at the end of the day we get so few snow days that as a nation generally we arent very good at driving under those conditions, as a nation we dont use snow / winter tyres, purely because the expense for just a couple of days a year bad weather doesnt justify it, how many of the cars stuck were prepared, my car still has a blanket, shovel and my bag of swedish sno grips (like snow chains but a lot easier to fit / remove - but only used to get the car out of a tricky spot - then removed again to drive normally- actually great for getting out of muddy fields too).
So was the weather to blame - the councils or the drivers? who knows- a bit of each- its like trains and the wrong kind of leaves on the track.
Do we as a nation expect to be able to drive when the weather is so bad- probably, it was not helped by the fact everyone was just trying to get home after a days work, circumstances just conspired to make things bad, and we have to go looking for a scapegoat. maybe we should learn to help each other again.
Grendel
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I don't know why an inch of snow "darn sarf" elicites such panic and traffic jams - the north of England and Scotland
get that regularly and there is no mention on the Beeb until a flake falls south of Yorkshire then you would think
one of the ten plagues had arrived. The biggest problem down there seems to be the idiots who aren't prepared and
then leave their cars abandoned so the gritters can't get through, so the snow then does start to build up.
A couple of days ago went to the fishing lake - half frozen but where you could
get into open water the trout were biting and had one of the best early season fishing days I've ever had
Geoff.
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I heard Dover was quite bad, people not being able to get out/in, but where I am there's been no snow whatsoever, it's just been bloomin' cold.
However the roads here have definitely been gritted, the truck comes past every night for all the good it does.
Andrew
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>:-o
hello
with a friend in northern France .............
A Rochefort it is a blue sky, but no snow 4 ° north wind! we have not used
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The majority of cars are probably front wheel drive these days and I think this design gives a big advantage in bad weather. I think Ian has put his finger on the biggest problem - poor driving skills. Snow tyres are excellent at keeping a vehicle moving as does 4 x 4 drivetrain, however, stopping ability is little improved. Driving too fast and tail gating the car in front has reached epidemic proportions around Tyneside, irregardless, of the weather conditions. Many years ago I owned a Saab 900 and was also given spare front wheels fitted with snow (studded) tyres. The winter was very severe, at the time, but the car was unstoppable, although, quite severely speed restricted. Apparently studded tyres have not been allowed for a long time.
In the last few years the far south and French/Dutch coast seems to be getting the worst of the snow. The north has traditionally received the worst winter weather but in recent years the southern areas have been worse hit with snow/rain. I'm wondering if these weather patterns are permanently changing. 'It's an ill wind that brings nobody some good'.
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Yeah valid points all round unprepared drivers strong winds blowing snow onto roads too many cars to let fritters through. Ah well I only had to do half a shift that night. It was the worst journey I have ever done though dodging abandoned busses along Brighton seafront was fun! Need some of that oz weather to get my boat on the lake!!! :-))
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I heard Dover was quite bad, people not being able to get out/in,
O 'eck! Does that mean that the Continent was isolated? %)
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as far as I can tell northern france had it worse with snow over the bonnets of cars.
Grendel
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O 'eck! Does that mean that the Continent was isolated? (http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/Smileys/Tug/rolleyes1.gif)
OUI !
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When we had snow a couple of weeks ago there were cars just abandoned aorund the various roads round here joke was the roads were clear of snow next day and the cars were there for a couple of days as the Idiots wouldnt move them incase they got stuck again....the police in the end had some towed away.
Dave
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drivers in nz are the same as far as 1'' of snow = panelbeaters delight. some people seem to think that full throttle will get you anywhere you want to go. sorry it doesnt always work like that..
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when I was younger I used to work the wintesr in ski resorts there would be 4 inches of packed ice on the roads for months all the busses ran, all the coaches brought tourists and the locals stll drove to work {-)
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Yesterday was a beautiful day, 12c, today it is already -12c, try adjusting to that and never mind dressing for it, the mind boggles. The highest temp predicted for the next week is +3c with several nights dropping to -11/-12c. We have had this since October & you do get a bit shell shocked. We had the usual low Canadian temps as well in the middle of winter which we expect & always get, -40/45c, plus the wind chill factor is sometimes off the scale.( scale goes to -100c) All I can say is roll on Summer...Mick B.
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Yesterday was a beautiful day, 12c, today it is already -12c, try adjusting to that and never mind dressing for it, the mind boggles. The highest temp predicted for the next week is +3c with several nights dropping to -11/-12c. We have had this since October & you do get a bit shell shocked. We had the usual low Canadian temps as well in the middle of winter which we expect & always get, -40/45c, plus the wind chill factor is sometimes off the scale.( scale goes to -100c) All I can say is roll on Summer...Mick B.
Not too bad here about 12 inches of snow the last 2 nights. Still went to work, tho I did take the Range rover.... thought it was a bit slippy but then realised it was in 2wd :embarrassed:
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I would think Essex your weather is much like ours. We have had more than our fair share of snow this year. We get Chinooks in the winter, hot air that comes over the Rockies & dips down on Calgary & area. It melts the snow real fast. The biggest change I have seen in less than 3 hours was from -25c to 15c. Chinook is an Indian word meaning "snow eater". However our weather has been all over the place for several years now, very hot Summers & it does not cool down at night like before. We have also have had tornado's & that is new. Mick B.
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-25 is a bit chilly even for me and i like the cooler weather. you guys must have well insulated houses, water pipes etc. -5 is a cold winter day here and plumbers are always busy doing repairs when it gets that cold.
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The R factor is generally R20 walls & R40 roof. Windows are all triple glaze now & filled with a special gas. The water pipes are buried from 7 to 11 ft. depending what province you live in, one year I think it was 1969 even at 11ft. underground they froze,it had been -35/-45c for 3 weeks non stop. Mick B...