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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: sokel on November 05, 2013, 08:01:06 pm

Title: The first Snow
Post by: sokel on November 05, 2013, 08:01:06 pm
Well the first snow of the winter arrived this morning  :-\ , way too early considering we can still have snow in April  ::)
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: jaykay on November 05, 2013, 08:09:43 pm
Yeh, the hills around were white this morning, though it was falling as sleet at the actual house. Definitely could do without it. I would like a hard frost though, the ground being not-mud-soup would be nice!
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: in the hills on November 05, 2013, 08:28:47 pm
 :o  Frost a couple of mornings here but mostly very wet. Ground saturated and little streams running through our paddocks.
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Post by: Bionic on November 05, 2013, 08:41:08 pm
Wow snow, that's really early
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Post by: sabrina on November 05, 2013, 08:44:07 pm
When I worked in Jedburgh in the 60's we got snow quite often at the start of November.
 
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Post by: Mammyshaz on November 05, 2013, 09:57:15 pm
 :o just talking about your area at the weekend and wondering how soon the snow arrived before us. Didn't think it would appear quite so suddenly. Unfortunately it's the only reason we have been put off buying a house up there   :cold:  and digging our way out to work  :D
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Post by: john and helen on November 05, 2013, 09:58:38 pm
Blimey, we are still in T shirts down here ,
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: Bert on November 06, 2013, 08:16:21 am
We had our first snow on Sunday  :thumbsup: . Only on the hills round us and it was gone by Monday, but I was still very surprised when I looked out the window.
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: Small Plot Big Ideas on November 06, 2013, 10:32:03 am
Wow, there was nothing like that for us around Allendale way and we're not that far away... I'd better get more organised with the preparations - snow shovel, winter tyres, etc!
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Post by: Rosemary on November 06, 2013, 11:26:46 am
Bloody hell  :o
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Post by: Bramblecot on November 06, 2013, 01:57:30 pm
Even a woosie like me is still in a tee shirt ;D .  Warm, waterlogged ground, and the flies are still about :P .
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Post by: Victorian Farmer on November 06, 2013, 03:20:53 pm
i did say that snow would come around bonfire night 4 weeks ago and naw it will get colder till the next snow very cold for the week end scotland i can see 2 weeks of cold wether at the moment but by the end we will all have snow .
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: Lesley Silvester on November 06, 2013, 06:48:59 pm
Nooooooooooooooooo!  >:( :( >:( :( >:( :(
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: sokel on November 06, 2013, 07:52:03 pm
Wow, there was nothing like that for us around Allendale way and we're not that far away... I'd better get more organised with the preparations - snow shovel, winter tyres, etc!
That was the road from Allenheads to Nenthead , by late afternoon it had all melted
we have given up on snow shovels now, bought a snow blower so we are ready this year  ::)
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: jacoblambuk on November 06, 2013, 08:01:50 pm
I was looking at a farm at nenthead but im not sure now we have only had frost
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: chrismahon on November 07, 2013, 02:25:53 am
It looks very pretty though Sokel. Don't think it has ever snowed here, which is something I'll miss. To see snow we have to drive South to the Pyrenees. We did have a light frost last week though, which signalled the end of tee shirt weather.
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: Ina on November 07, 2013, 06:18:52 am
It's been cold enough here to get me thinking of seeking out the long Johns, but so far no real frost or snow... I'd been to the west coast (of Scotland) at the weekend (my first "holiday" for two years, and it was only two nights!) - the hills were white, and it looked stunning...

Must get the garden tidied up at the weekend; I'm sure winter's just round the corner.
Title: Re: The first Snow
Post by: renee on November 07, 2013, 05:47:47 pm
I've been in Long Johns for about a month now. Fairly warm here for the time of year and we have only had one fall of snow about a week ago
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THe ski centre over the hill isn't too happy but you can't please everyone