[SallyintNorth]

Bless him, MS 

I called my folks last night, they've had about 7" in south Staffs (as was - it's all "West Midlands" now.)  2 years ago, my Mum, then 80, had been clearing snow for her neighbours and fallen, ended up having a new hip for Christmas...   I was glad to hear that this time, their (considerably less aged) neighbours had been out clearing Mum and Dad's snow, rather than the other way about!

[MAK]

After a week of snow it thawed and chucked it down with rain yesterday ( Department -La Creuse, France) . Woke up this morning to a few inches of snow and it is still chucking it down.
Our rabbits seem to prefer it outside and may need digging out soon.

[Mammyshaz]

  Sally, that's awful. How inconsiderate of your mum's neighbours.

The snow is like thick ice today but there are plans for more sledging  Must take it easy today, I'm aching in places I dont think muscles should be, from sledging and snowball fighting yesterday 

[Tilly]

 
Mammyshaz........     sounds fun!
 
Tilly

[ppd]

  None here in the Highlands, and I have to say that just seems wrong

[Mammyshaz]

Mammyshaz........     sounds fun!
 
Tilly

love the emotiowatzit.  It was lots of fun 

ppd hope you get your share soon 

[Fowgill Farm]

3 or 4 inches here in North Yorkshire and sky looks full of the stuff, have posted some piggy snow pics in pig forum.
mandy

[NormandyMary]

The sky is really heavy again here today, according to Meteo we will get a good covering overnight. I really hope not though cos the nurse is due tomorrow morning, and the one that is on duty tomorrow doesnt have a 4x4 like the other one. I drove down to the bakery in the village this morning and all out roads are clear in the main but it is soooo cold. I think its the damp air that really gets into the bones. I ache all over. Im sitting in the sofa with a hot water bottle up my back as I write this!

[tizaala]

Still snowing here adding to the foot we already have, the blizzard filled the dutch barn showing us last night's foxy visitor.

[HappyHippy]

Well, it's been snowing here for the last 2 and a half hours - the forecast says it's pretty much on for the whole day and overnight tonight 
Wouldn't you know it, blizzard conditions on the day our 3 pigs are due to farrow  oh, and the kids are off school too 

[Anke]

oh, and the kids are off school too 

Yup, here too, school transport was cancelled, although here they now have a system where they match teachers to schools wihtin 1.5miles from their home address and they have to walk to that school and "supervise" the kids for the day, so that the council can say schools stay open... but mine are home, as I didn't fancy driving them in in this blizzard... it's been snowing since before 6am here... hopefully will get some    done later on.

[Victorian Farmer]

Heavy snow in the north as big freeze continues The wintry spell of weather will continue today across the country with temperatures hovering close to or just below 0C (32F) even through the middle part of the day. Southern and central regions should be mostly dry, but in much of northern Britain there will be persistent outbreaks of snow, and some heavy falls are expected, with accumulations of 20cm possible locally. The area of snow is very slow moving, and is likely to only gradually ease off in Scotland on Tuesday. There will continue to be a lot of cloud over the country this evening, but where skies clear temperatures will drop rapidly leading to a severe frost. The wintry weather will continue during Tuesday and Wednesday with a chance of more sleet or snow moving in from the west, and widespread frosts causing icy conditions on the roads. With high pressure building during the middle of the week freezing fog could become an additional hazard. Later this week there are growing signs of the Atlantic pushing milder air back east across the country, possibly by the weekend. Buzz will be watching developments closely, and remember you can also follow well thats the forcast wether out look              TUESDAY AND WENSDAY FOR THE HARDIST FROSTS MINUS 10 /TO 15

[bloomer]

we are up to about 2inches but its still snowing, all schools open, much to my eldests disgust!!!

[jaykay]

About 6" and still snowing hard. Very pretty but I can't get out. School open as they've got very little snow there, half-an-hour away and 800ft lower. Just I'm not there.

Checked on sheep first thing, as it's been very windy so some impressive drifts, but they were fine - they've sensibly taken to the side of the field where the snow has blown off and not where it has blown to - presumably just because they were sheltering in the lee of the wall.

[MAK]

It is this deep