Clur Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I don't know if anyone saw BBC Oxford news,but Devon was interviewed about the snow after getting stuck in Reading She made the national BBC bulletin too! Blonde girl on the duck egg blue hat,if anyone caught it I saw her!!! Pretty girl in a nice knitted hat My husband took 2.5 hours to travel 4 miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 OOh was that Devon? I saw her - I remember thinking 'what a pretty girl'. Stopped snowing here after about two hours. Unfortunately no excuse for me not to go to work tomorrow as the tube still seems to be running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Snowed another 1'' tonight. Is thawing a bit so roads are wet, its foggy and getting colder , not a good combo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 OH managed to get in at 9! He said the A30 hadn't been sorted and there were big ruts in the snow where it's beginning to ice over. They gritted it this morning, but useless under a ton of snow. No snow ploughs out over these roads. Keep safe everyone. I was supposed to pick up the veg tomorrow in Whitchurch, but it doesn't look like I'll get out of the cul-de-sac! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I don't know if anyone saw BBC Oxford news,but Devon was interviewed about the snow after getting stuck in Reading Just seen the main BBC News - was that Devon wearing a pale blue knitted beret/hat? We;ve got off lightly here compared to all those scenes in the news. That was her Woken this morning to a good 10 inches of snow. Brian has (rather foolishly IMHO) just attempted to get to work. As he was clearing the driveway a Fireman in a Land Rover stopped out front & said that there are trees down,jacknifed lorries & abandoned cars all over. Reckon he will be home pretty soon Had an odd nights sleep,with all the snow making an eerie glow in the bedroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 More snow overnight. No clearing or gritting o the main road DH has just slid his way to work. I have a new grand daughter Ebony Sarah born at the end of the winter solstice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congratulations OSH . Wonderful news . Best wishes to you and all your family . (Hope you can get in to visit them with all the snow?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Wow! I've not been here for ages, but I've been hearing amazing stories of snow over there, so I thought I'd have a quick peek & see what your snow reports were like. I should have remembered from previous years that Omleteers are big on their snow reporting. I really can't read 21 pages of it...I'm really meant to be studying not forum browsing Anyway, it looks so pretty, & it's great stuff to play in, so enjoy all & I hope you all get a wonderful white Christmas. But please stay safe & warm. We're definitely doing the warm thing down here, temps in the high 20s over the past few days, a bit cloudier today, but we've got brilliant weather forecast for Christmas Day. I'm happy with that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 More snow overnight.No clearing or gritting o the main road DH has just slid his way to work. I have a new grand daughter Ebony Sarah born at the end of the winter solstice Such lovely news.Congratulations xxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congratulations OSH - you'll have to start another thread so that we can have photos! We only had an inch of snow but it froze straight away. We have a severe weather warning for Warwickshire but we must be on the edge of it. Carl will have to take the Land Rover to fetch grandchildren - I'm not taking my Mini on the icy roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welovemarmite Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 hubbie got home at midnight after an 8 hour drive from reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I think you forgot the at the end of that sentence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Still very grim on the road outside - no sign of any treatment whatsoever! OH didn't make it home last night. He walked to a friend's house, drank champagne and had a great night's sleep!! Work colleagues were stuck in their cars all night. The girls water was not frozen this morning so hopefully not too icy out there at the moment. Stay safe everyone. And congratulations to OSH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 DD's boyfriend eventually made it back from the Oracle after hours and hours of waiting. My mum lives at the bottom of a big hill and she had to abandon her car at the top as cars were sliding and smashing into other cars and lamposts. It took her a couple of hours to do a 15 minute journey. Forgot to add congratulations to OSH on the birth of Ebony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congrats OSH hope the weather doesn't stop you from seeing the new arrival. We were suppossed to have more snow last night but I don't think we did. There are real signs it is clearing. At the back o the house where it gets sunny the snow has almost cleared from the gravel and some o the plants in the borders can be seen again. The grass is still very much hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congratulations OSH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Just been outside in my dressing gown & wellies. Its not too cold,is deathly silent & rather eerie here. A few casualties - my beautiful 4 foot high Rosemary by my front gate is now a broken & flat 2 foot high mess. The wheelies couldn't go out today either The snow is muffling Indianas crowing beautifully Here is my log store this morning,which actually looks quite pretty for a change Its in a sheltered spot,so didn't get the full onslaught of the snow. My birdhouse & Crabapple tree And the table this morning,which shows the total amount of snow we had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 We set off to drive from Abingdon to Bournemouth last night to see Status Quo but abandoned the idea as we got to Newbury. So glad we did! Tricia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 This is probably not the place to post this so feel free to delete it mods if you wish... The shrubs down my garden path are completely crushed. It would make sense for me to cut the branches. I am a rubbish gardener but am fairly sure that I do that at this time of year it would kill the shrubs completely. Am I right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Wow Cinnamon thats a lot of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 jlo Wait until the damage becomes clear. It may not be as bad as you think. Tricia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 jlo Wait until the damage becomes clear. It may not be as bad as you think. Tricia Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congratulations OSH, we'd love to see some piccies to coo over. As Lesley said, we have got off quite lightly here - I went to circuit training last night and there wasn't any snow falling, came out to heavy snowfall and about an inch had fallen in that hour. The car park was treacherous and I helped someone else to get out before having a few goes at getting out myself. No more snow overnight, but thick fog this morning has given way to brilliant blue skies, -3deg and sunshine. Phil, on the other hand has had even more snow and sent me these photos from the farm... Taken from his studio window, that car has been abandoned in their driveway and the road was closed yesterday as the hill is too steep to get up in the snow: Across their driveway, see the power lines sagging; a cottage behind them has lost power: Back garden and across the valley to the back: He is now wondering if they will make it over for Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 wow cinnamon, that is a lot of snow I love wintery pictures, but I always think about the people trying to love in them hope everyone is safe and warm cathy x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Congratulations OSH. Love the photos, we have had about an inch more over night. Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
