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by **Adrian Worman** » 18 Dec 2010 17:24

I think most of the UK is covered with snow by now, we just got 6 inches in a little over 2 hours. Hermans outside now trying to eat it all before I catch him :roll:

You gettin back ok Daveman?

by **christer** » 18 Dec 2010 21:04

London Heathrow airport (traffic-wise the biggest airport in the world), Gatwick airport, Luton airport and Birmingham airport are all closed or partly closed!!! :s020:

It is not an understatement to call the situation bad, right?

by **Adrian Worman** » 18 Dec 2010 23:14

Yep, Britains at a standstill, some of it self induced, some of it a genuine problem. Is the Continent this bad?

by **drewcrane** » 19 Dec 2010 4:16

Adrian Worman wrote:Yep, Britains at a standstill, some of it self induced, some of it a genuine problem. Is the Continent this bad?

OH NO! people over here cant drive in the snow,

much less dry pavement,

and thank god that most of em dont get out cause they cant,

better to have less idiots on the road than we need eh! :s025:

by **dave-r** » 19 Dec 2010 10:07

I have had to delay my travel
plans by 24hrs. Planning to drive the 300 miles home on monday instead of today.

by **drewcrane** » 19 Dec 2010 17:09

dave-r wrote:I have had to delay my travel
plans by 24hrs. Planning to drive the 300 miles home on monday instead of today.

So you are home safe and sound? :s025:

by **patrick** » 20 Dec 2010 5:54

drewcrane wrote:
dave-r wrote:I have had to delay my travel
plans by 24hrs. Planning to drive the 300 miles home on monday instead of today.

So you are home safe and sound?

Yes Dave and, watch out for all those non-snow savy, driving idiots!!! :s026:

by **RedRaven** » 20 Dec 2010 12:17

No word from the gaffer yet..I hope he is ok :shock:

by **dave-r** » 20 Dec 2010 20:22

Got home at 5:30pm tonight. 7.5 hours on the road.

It was not too bad once I got out of the South. There is only 1-inch of snow here at home and it is not so cold. Only -4C.

by **redgum78** » 21 Dec 2010 11:04

Only -4c

by **dave-r** » 21 Dec 2010 12:29

Yeah but after I wrote that it dropped to -10C. -4C is the best we can hope for during the afternoon today........ :shock:

by **RedRaven** » 21 Dec 2010 18:56

-18 recorded over here....

We have 16 inches on snow today......

by **drewcrane** » 21 Dec 2010 20:24

RedRaven wrote:-18 recorded over here....

We have 16 inches on snow today......

Dude over a foot? wow :shock:

by **RedRaven** » 21 Dec 2010 21:43

The UK is gettin hammered mate.........Scotland got bashed by the snow...real bad..I feel sorry for lonely and old folks.....not nice at all.

by **dave-r** » 07 Jan 2011 15:38

Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.

For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.

However, the first analysis released of global temperatures shows 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.

The UK's harsh weather was caused by anomalously high air pressure (caused my warmer seas mid-Atlantic) that blocked mild westerly winds and brought cold air south from the Arctic.

by **drewcrane** » 07 Jan 2011 17:59

dave-r wrote:Last month was the coldest December documented for the UK since nationwide records began 100 years ago, the Met Office has confirmed.

For central England, it was the second coldest December since 1659.

However, the first analysis released of global temperatures shows 2010 was one of the warmest years on record.

The UK's harsh weather was caused by anomalously high air pressure (caused my warmer seas mid-Atlantic) that blocked mild westerly winds and brought cold air south from the Arctic.

VERY INTERESTING,!here in the front range we have had the 2 nd driest 4 month period in history less than 5 inches of precipitation ,(our records only go back 100 years or so),

but it is a pattern that i noticed after checking England weather history,vs Colorado history very wet and snowy over there and very dry here ,it has happened 3 or 4 times from what I could tell,

It is called a "La Nina" year,

and when the temps change in the pacific to a warmer water it is called

" El Nino" and we usually get alot more snow than normal,

but for now its a balmy 40 degrees and most of the snow is gone,very dry here