JulieB Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Driven to Moffat in Scotland there & back this afternoon. Not that much snow at all really compared with what we'd had previously & what the South & Midlands are now experiencing. Flipping cold though -10.... & I have earache with the rotten bug I can't seem to shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 My house has died. Pipes dead. Heating dead. No food. So this is what it feels like to be from Inverness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiney Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nice bit of rain just now in London - done a number of a good amount of the snow. Do you know if heathrow got the rain too?? i'm flying from there on Saturday fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NulliSecundus Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Heathrow is open again now. My girlfriends aunt and uncle were due to land at heathrow on Saturday from Singapore but have been stuck in Zurich since saturday night. Latest I've heard is that they are in the air on the way to the UK - finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiney Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 fingers and toes crossed for no more snow then! the sooner i'm on that plane the better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanky Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 They've opened another terminal at Heathrow so the news reckon so should be getting back to normal soonish unless more snow hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiney Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Forecast is there might be some light snow there tonight but the rest of the week seems clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Forcast has changed from heavy snow to light snow. I'm obsessed with this weather business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Light snow atm. Very light though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieB Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 5 Live had one of the airport managers from Helsinki on a short while ago. She described how they manage to never shut despite having several feet of snow each & every year. The airport have a system whereby they clear the snow completely using snow ploughs & blowers etc & then apply the chemical de-icers they use for the runways & parking bays. I've landed & taken off from Bangor airport in Maine USA & there must have been 4 foot of snow on the sides, but the tarmac was completely ice & snow free. Just another thought but as ash from the fireplace seems to do a good job of melting snow when sprinkled on, if counsels are running low on rock salt supplies as well as investing in snow plough appendages for their gritters... could they not mix the rock salt with ash from coal & wood burning power stations etc to make it go further? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 does anyone else on here own a Corsa? if so are you finding it ridiculously difficult to drive in these conditions (in brum)? i can't even get out of my own road without getting pushed and i get stuck in the work car park every day whilst everyone else has no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussG Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 does anyone else on here own a Corsa? if so are you finding it ridiculously difficult to drive in these conditions (in brum)? i can't even get out of my own road without getting pushed and i get stuck in the work car park every day whilst everyone else has no problems. I don't have a Corsa but I know my Ford Fiesta is a load of balls in this weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 5 Live had one of the airport managers from Helsinki on a short while ago. She described how they manage to never shut despite having several feet of snow each & every year. There in lies the issue, if it could be predicted then the maths suggests loss of income versus investment in stuff would be fairly simple. Chances are, this could be the last snow for 5 years and every council in the land will be criticised for buying Thunderbird 7 and not using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Spot on Chris, we can't overprepare for this, it would be hugely damaging to our finances. However Helsinki is guaranteed to get shitloads. So they can prepare with all that junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 21, 2010 Moderator Share Posted December 21, 2010 Can't they fly it over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Well they could fly it... But not land it, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMB Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Anyone work for Royal Mail? We haven't had our mail since Friday and we should have some parcels coming too. The postman I'm guessing hasn't attempted to get his van up my road but what would happen to my post and parcels? Would the Postmas hold on to them or would it be taken to the local Post Office? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted December 21, 2010 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nice bit of rain just now in London - done a number of a good amount of the snow. Do you know if heathrow got the rain too?? i'm flying from there on Saturday fingers crossed I'm only five or six miles from Heathrow so I can't imagine it'd be much different there than here. A balmy 5 degrees this evening so I'm sure it'd all be gone by the weekend. I guess the only problem would be if the white stuff had returned or if they hadn't cleared the backlog by then but if it stays like it is, I'm sure you'll be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Anyone work for Royal Mail? We haven't had our mail since Friday and we should have some parcels coming too. The postman I'm guessing hasn't attempted to get his van up my road but what would happen to my post and parcels? Would the Postmas hold on to them or would it be taken to the local Post Office? Usually go to the sorting office mate. Though they sometimes get taken to the local post office brance if it's big enough to deal with them. The amount of volume they are dealing with though, I'd say it'd be the sorting office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMB Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Cheers mate. Might see if I can find a number in the morning and give someone a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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