Author Topic: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?  (Read 32025 times)

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #30 on: January 19, 2013, 05:13:54 pm »

Maud has lost her over-the-gate view!
Little Blue

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2013, 05:14:42 pm »

And Alfie is up to his belly in it....
Little Blue

colliewoman

  • Joined Jul 2011
  • Pilton
  • Caution! May spontaneously talk rabbits!
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2013, 05:48:34 pm »
I'm in Somerset and we had 8 inches :excited: :excited:
The most we have had in decades ;D ;D
We'll turn the dust to soil,
Turn the rust of hate back into passion.
It's not water into wine
But it's here, and it's happening.
Massive,
but passive.


Bring the peace back

Skirza

  • Joined Mar 2011
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2013, 07:02:58 pm »
None here...zero...zilch and we're about as far north as you can get on the mainland  :P

Nickie

  • Joined May 2009
  • Gwynedd
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #34 on: January 19, 2013, 07:22:03 pm »
6 foot drifts along our drive when we woke up this morning. Chicken house roof just poking out of the top of a drift in the yard, another 4 foot drift in the calves pen, even had over a foot blown into the stables through the gap under the big external door. Everything is frozen.


The snow is so fine & came with a swirling wind so it has blown in everywhere. The quad was parked up in the open barn & was buried - we had to pull it out with the tractor. Tried digging the drive (over quarter of a mile) out with a bucket on the tractor but got it stuck. The wind is still strong & biting today, but we have had lovely blue skies. The dogs & horses have been playing in the drifts. Great time had by all, apart from the chickens who didn't want to come out of their house again for the second day running, although we still had eggs!


It's very pretty & it's not rain, so no complaints from me today!

Bert

  • Joined Jan 2012
  • Isle of Mull
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #35 on: January 19, 2013, 07:48:19 pm »
Only got snow on the tops of the mountains here on Mull . Down here at sea level nothing  :( . Feel like I'm missing out.

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #36 on: January 19, 2013, 08:24:21 pm »
Wow Nickie, buried quads and chicken houses sounds pretty epic.

About 6" here on Mon and then just another couple last night which blew around a lot.

Nickie

  • Joined May 2009
  • Gwynedd
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2013, 08:41:01 pm »
Yes Jaykay, the drifts are amazing. However there are completely bear areas as well. I guess if it was an even covering it would be less than a foot. It's just that the drifts have been strategically placed to cause maximum disruption!




HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
  • HesterF
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #38 on: January 19, 2013, 08:43:46 pm »
Nothing huge in Kent - enough for a snowman and a bit of sledging but the roads are still clear - perfect. But it's still cold so it's not going anywhere (although now it's very windy so it is going somewhere - into drifts) and I think there's more coming up from France soon. Kids are very excited, especially as their homework this weekend was all about watching the weather forecast and plotting it onto a map - snow seemed to make it much more doable.

H

deepinthewoods

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Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #39 on: January 19, 2013, 09:14:15 pm »
not even a flake for me, but dad had 4 inches up plymouth.
but im just happy it stopped raining for a day. managed to get loads of wood collected and chopped, so i do hope it finally gets cold!

rispainfarm

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • longniddry
    • The Porky Quines
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #40 on: January 19, 2013, 09:19:47 pm »
Me neither, not a flake in Dumfries and galloway
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Tilly

  • Joined Jan 2011
  • "Possibilities and miracles mean the same thing"
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #41 on: January 19, 2013, 09:30:05 pm »

 
About 6 inchs here - Near Norwich, Norfolk.
 
    :cold:  Tilly

mab

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • carmarthenshire
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #42 on: January 19, 2013, 10:10:26 pm »
here in the carms hills it's 3-6 inches, but it was a screaming gale when it fell (yesterday) so there are drifts everywhere -  like Nickie there's as much snow in the open sheds as in the yard, and more than on the open fields. 4x4s have been driving up & down the lane so that's sheet ice now  :( .

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #43 on: January 19, 2013, 10:14:04 pm »
Here is Shropshire, we've had a good bad 4 -5 inches and drifts in places.  Anyone who wants any can have the lot as far as I'm concerned.

My lovely friend came and cleared my front path and the slope up to the car so I can get to church tomorrow, and is picking me up so I don't have to drive.  OH followed behind her with the rock salt so it is well gritted now.

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: How Deep Is Your Snow / Sna / Snaw ?
« Reply #44 on: January 19, 2013, 11:35:25 pm »
My 10yr old son has made a good walletfull today with people asking him to clear pathways  :thumbsup:

He cleared our paths and the thick icy car and van 7am every morning this week  so I'm out of pocket big time now but it was lovely driving to work in a ready heated vehicle when it was -6 outside  :innocent:
( it was his own idea, child services, honestly  :o )


 

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