Weather ,work ,& Snow (1 Viewer)

[alcorn54]

Hi
whats the weather like in your area?? how many days did you loose or have lost at work.oh:oh:oh:oh:

I had to close my factory for the first time in over twenty years due to the snow,it came down so hard and heavy last week we just couldnt cope,dug out compounds so forklifts could move but came in tuesday and there was at least 18" in its place.
so I decided to close Thursday & Friday.

I had 5 People and a forklift with a 1/2ton bucket shifting snow all day today ,got three piles of snow the size of double decker buses and the snow that was left melted today,by closing it was ice, before we left tonight couldnt get forklift inside,its like an ice rink. oh:oh:oh:I think this is the worst weather I can ever remember>> To top it all got a holiday booked ,snorkeling & beach holiday fly out the 19th from teesside over christmas and new year ,Bloody Sharm el sheik :thumb::thumb:

 

[Road Runner]

I have seen much much worse in my 56 years.

But this has been bad enough

Have a great holiday BTW

 

[alcorn54]

Tuesday nights

Hi to give you an idea of how much came down in Durham have a look at tuesday nights snow fall:thumb::thumb:

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[alcorn54]

Hi
what year was it this bad ? I'm 54 and cant think of a year the snow came down this quick and as heavy, or as cold?? Alan

 

[tofo]

unfortunatly i was out working in amongst the snow

for the gas emergency service colder it gets more work there is

 

[pappajohn]

not had a lot in scarborugh......6" or 7" in the last week or so but that doesnt stop the town closing down. :Angry: can no-one drive on snow round here ?

we do appear to have a micro climate around here though.

like a 10 mile exclusion zone, we can have rain and the rest of the coast is sunny or we have clear nights and the rest have heavy frost.

no time lost at work.

-5 last night yet 8 miles down the coast it was -11

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[pappajohn]

Hi
what year was it this bad ? I'm 54 and cant think of a year the snow camwe down this quick and as heavy?? Alan

1982 springs to mind ! came down quick and stayed for weeks on end.

 

[Road Runner]

As a boy in the 60s and 70s had big snow falls and in the early 80s I lived in a village just outside Dartford was 6ft deep for a week's and we were snowed in totally.

 

[dylan]

As home carers we haven't been able to get to two old folk on our rounds both pretty high up because of the roads, ice and snow. Luckily family are with them so no problems. Been out in - 14 the other night ! Trying to keep going because they depend on us but very difficult conditions.

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[alcorn54]

1982 springs to mind ! came down quick and stayed for weeks on end.

oH i was in Cyprus this year for 18months with Army so missed this one :thumb:

 

[lorger]

it is snowing in dumfries just now but still only got an inch of it.

there was a big snow fall overnight in dumfries in 1996-95 i think it was over 2 feet deep and i walked 4 miles to work to be told it was closed for the day

 

[Taran_Las]

Snow, Ice and now bloody sharks You're not having much luck.
Hope you have a good holiday. Sounds like you need it:thumb:

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[Gooney]

fly out the 19th from teesside over christmas and new year ,Bloody Sharm el sheik :thumb::thumb: [/QUOTE]

Oh dear, heard on the news tonight it's Sharm el shark!! no point in taking your snorkelling gear.

 

[staging lady]

Paddling only but have a great time anyway!
Lucille

 

[Dalek]

We had our fair share of snow but it didnt stop us going to work in it, self employed so no work, no pay. Enjoy your holiday, you'll be safe if you stay by the pool which is what I will be doing in 3 weeks :thumb:

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[Geo]

Garage Fourcourt Tues/Wed, didnt lose a deal of work but the buggers wouldnt come to collect em when they were done
it went something like, is my car ready?
Is it the white one?

 

[GJH]

fly out the 19th from teesside over christmas and new year ,Bloody Sharm el sheik :thumb::thumb:

Assuming Tees-side Airport hasn't shut down by then

 

[alcorn54]

Sharme el shaik

Assuming Tees-side Airport hasn't shut down by then

This what happened to the last shark after it nicked me food I had it with some chips for me Tea. lol :>) and yes this is me on rope.

Alan

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[rickyd]

Registered minus 20 degrees this mornng on the way to work in North Lincolnshire. Sprouts are now in crisis..will there be enough for the 25th!

 

[johnp10]

Folk in our village couldnt get out to go to work for most of last week.
I wasnt working anyway.

IFEEL CHEATED!!

 

[WillH]

We had half an inch of snow on Saturday but it melted straight away. Lowest temperature so far is only -2C, but we aren't complaining. For about 20 miles round about everything is normal, then we run into snow.

Rgds
Bill

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[dellwood33]

Hi
what year was it this bad ? I'm 54 and cant think of a year the snow came down this quick and as heavy, or as cold?? Alan

You have to remember that John is in the soft south & they haven't had the quantity of snow that we have, nor for the time duration that we have had to suffer the blasted stuff. hardhat
Still thick & crisp & even here in Newcastle - same as Durham started to freeze again after a slight thaw. Forecast for more snow over the next couple of days - still not as bad as the poor beggars sleeping in their cars on the Scottish Motorways last night

 

[algill]

Hi
whats the weather like in your area?? how many days did you loose or have lost at work.oh:oh:oh:oh:

The weather is terrible in Derbyshire, near Chesterfield. Snow was 20" deep last week, not much less now and frozen solid everywhere.

As for work - IT'S GREAT - our JCB's haven't been this busy for months!

Al

 

[welsh winger]

1982 springs to mind ! came down quick and stayed for weeks on end.

1982 I took my car for its MOT mk3 cortina, it failed so left it there to get sorted, 3 weeks later I got it back, when the snow started the put all the cars inside the garage, mine was the first in and the last out.

Nick

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[alcorn54]

So True

You have to remember that John is in the soft south & they haven't had the quantity of snow that we have, nor for the time duration that we have had to suffer the blasted stuff. hardhat
Still thick & crisp & even here in Newcastle - same as Durham started to freeze again after a slight thaw. Forecast for more snow over the next couple of days - still not as bad as the poor beggars sleeping in their cars on the Scottish Motorways last night

It was so deep ended up having five men dig yard out and then it snowed again Tuesday but not to deep ,trouble is where to put snow you have dug up tons of the stuff?? Also the Ice now has everything frozen ,so given upoh:oh: Also used to stay on a few occasions near you when in the Army a long time ago Fenham Barracks . Oh what fun it was :thumb::thumb: Alan