sueyh Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Quite heavy snow here, is everyone okay?Suey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 No snow near Bordeaux. Where is the snow line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suze01 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Roughly the Loire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sueyh Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 We have about 4 inches but its now sleeting!! Don't know what's worse. Roads here not gritted either! Even main roads.Suey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 The Loire does seem to be a geographical boundary between rain and sun. We deliberately chose to live south of the Loire because of this. Everytime we cross the Nantes bridge southwards, the temperature goes up by a few degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I left Pas de Calais around 2 in the pm as the first flakes were falling, nothing much untill I got south of Bruxelles, up on the Ardenne in Belgium. Got back to Luxembourg OK, just took a bit longer as I was driving slower. This morning, about 5 cms snow and -3 deg C. Snowploughs and gritters had not been out so usual 30 mins drive to work took 1.5 hours. Many of my colleagues that come in from the Metz/Thionville direction never made it today.Still lots of snow on the ground but temp is slowly rising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Don't attempt to come to the U.K. for a day or so.Most of the country has ground to a halt, London buses are not running, all road, train and air travel severely affected. There's so much snow at Heathrow that the snow clearing equipment cannot cope with the amount and has nowhere to dump the snow. All B.A. flights from LHR cancelled until at least 17.00 today. Flights to / from Gatwick and London City also severely disrupted.All schools in Surrey are closed and in many other counties as well.A beautiful Winter Wonderland to look at ......if you can stay inside and don't need to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote user="Cathy"]The Loire does seem to be a geographical boundary between rain and sun. We deliberately chose to live south of the Loire because of this. Everytime we cross the Nantes bridge southwards, the temperature goes up by a few degrees.[/quote]Sometimes this is not true. My OH and I left our home in southern Morbihan - 56 - at approx 6h00 one winter morning and it was +6°C, the closer we got to Nantes the lower the temperature became and by the time we arrived at our destination well past Nantes it was - 4°C. There was ice everywhere and deep frost in the fields. It remained dismal until 11h00 then the sun made a gradual appearance. When we arrived home that night I asked a neighbour what the day had been like there - 'lovely and warm all day' was his reply. Grrr.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkapuss Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Sorry It's all my fault, someone on high has found out that I booked a Tours Stansted flight for tomorrow, then via road to SW London, pick up new car and return thursday. Everytime I plan something a damn great spanner goes in the works. Am I being paranoid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote user="sparkapuss"]Sorry It's all my fault, someone on high has found out that I booked a Tours Stansted flight for tomorrow, then via road to SW London, pick up new car and return thursday. Everytime I plan something a damn great spanner goes in the works. Am I being paranoid[/quote]Probably, but don't beat yourself up about it, just stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoddy Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I'm not sure just how much of the UK has ground to a halt. Although we have plenty of snow all the main roads are operating normally and Birmingham, Manchester and East Midlands airports are all open.We are threatened with worse though ............Hoddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odile Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 About 10-15cm in Leicestershire and snowing hard. just been X-country skiing in the park opposite our house with a neighbour and daughter. Great fun!Sorry sparkapuss - hope you get home safely. Tell us how you get on. I would offer you accom. but we are too far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090202/tuk-travel-chaos-as-heavy-snowfalls-hit-a7ad41d.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Talking Snow - Thinking if heading towards Puy de Dome at the weekend - What's the snow like there?? Anyone close by?? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Just been told that snow started in Normandy about half an hour ago but has now stopped.A friend of SWMBO is booked on a ferry to UK on Wednesday [:(].........sounds like a bad idea to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 http://s692.photobucket.com/albums/vv281/notluoc/?action=view¤t=deepancrispaneven.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Brilliant pictures GusLook on the BBC website there are some good snow pictures there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I've just spoken to my son in Brighton. Lots of snow so obligatory snowball fights etc. So, did they go for a snowman? not a bit of it. They built an ice bar in the front garden, complete with ice-glasses and cooled beer! I'll post some pics if he remembers to send them.Uni students eh!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 No snow in the Pays de Loire, it's brass monkey's though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Am I the only one that thinks the British Airports Authority bosses should be hanging their heads in shame today ..The UK's main airport and they cant keep the runways open with over 50 snow clearence machines ....and only had one shift on duty de iceing aircraft.. No excuses there are plenty of airports that get snow to show them how its done Canada the USA for example ...they should have been ready for it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 I think Ken Livingstone made a relevant point on a TV interview this evening. Gritting may not have been done in some areas because it was a Sunday and the councils did not want to pay double time [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Can anyone advise as to the current road conditions situation on the Cherbourg peninsular.Thanks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 BugbearDon't know about Cherbourg peninsular but yesterday schools in Guernsey were closed because of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosub Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote user="Bugbear"]Can anyone advise as to the current road conditions situation on the Cherbourg peninsular.Thanks.[/quote]This site may give you an idea of conditions. HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 [quote user="Frederick"]Am I the only one that thinks the British Airports Authority bosses should be hanging their heads in shame today ..The UK's main airport and they cant keep the runways open with over 50 snow clearence machines ....and only had one shift on duty de iceing aircraft.. No excuses there are plenty of airports that get snow to show them how its done Canada the USA for example ...they should have been ready for it ![/quote]Probably Gordon Brown's fault as well[:P]But bit of a buggar to get a plane down when there are 50 snow clearers on the runway. Snow clearing was actually why a lot of runways were closed for short periods but that translates in the world of 24 hour news dumbing down to a closure.Just seen the normally sensible Simon Calder say that other European Cities cope with snow every year, pehaps he should tell that to the people of Marseilles and Toulouse, both recently brought to a grinding halt by unusually heavy snowfall as was London yesterday where they had snow of a depth unseen for 20 years. The key word here is every, of course cities like Praque, Berlin etc can cope because they get significant snow every year, in the UK it was last as bad as that 18 years ago, are the council tax payers of the UK going to pay for staff and equipment that might get used once every 18 years?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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