chickencam Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It has been snowing for most of the day here, just fine stuff and only sticking to existing snow not to clear wet paths. DSis supposed to be going on a school trip to Parliament on Tuesday I can't see it going ahead though, we have more snow forecast for tomorrow and heavy on Tuesday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 No more snow for us - thank god. Managed to give the chooks a clean today at last. Snow is still about a metre deep in places where it drifted the other day. Some of the chooks have braved it today & actually came out their eglus. Mind you it is the first time they have had their food outside in their runs for 2 days. To keep them warm & give them energy, we've been putting it inside with them through the night. I can put up with light snow & maybe even heavy, but with that swirling wind, making it drift - it's been horrendous & stressful. It even blew snow inside 2 of the eglus on Friday ( under the gap near the poo trays) & we had to quickly rescue chooks & bring them inside to warm up! Good job we did or we would have had a few deaths. I cried when I saw what had happened. Freak weather! Hope everyone is keeping safe & warm. Porridge, soup, casseroles & Rice pudding - all needed this weather. Plus lots of tea & hot chocolate. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yup steak and kidney just eaten and rice pud in about an hour Sorry to hear that you have had a rough time, hopefully the worst is over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 we've had about 4inches again today half of that since 2:30pm when I dug a path to the coops still snowing plus the temp. is dropping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 We've had more snow here this afternoon too. I was down at my parents' this afternoon - left about 5pm but glad I didn't leave it any later as the hill out of town towards our village was reeeaally slippy and there was already one car abandoned by the side of the road! Hubby is on his way back from watching a rugby match in Leicester with some friends (why anyone wants to sit out in the freezing cold to watch sport beats me - I watched the game with a cup of tea in the comfort of a centrally heated house ). I hope they make it back okay, I have warned them about the state of the roads. There is 5 of them in the car so plenty of man power to get out and push the car if needed I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I think the snow has just about stopped now but it has been snowing all day but we probably only have a couple of inches. I think we've got away lightly so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Hubby is on his way back from watching a rugby match in Leicester with some friends (why anyone wants to sit out in the freezing cold to watch sport beats me Ditto OH is back in Brum now, from a rugby match in Llanelli, and has just phoned to say the roads are bad. Funny but I emailed him at 4 to tell them all not to hang around as it was snowing heavens high here. They stayed on for an hour instead of coming straight home, and now he's having trouble as the roads are bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 These men always know better don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It's here now. Snowing heavily, and no sign of the gritters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahJo Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Snowing again in Cheshire - would be nice to have a snow day tomorrow for mine and ES birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It has been snowing steadily all afternoon; fine stuff but plenty of it. It wasn't settling at first but appears to be now. I walked down to the main road earlier and they could do with getting the gritters out again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 So there I was quite looking forward to the snow leaving us from tomorrow, but it appears there is more coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Fine grains of snow here for an hour or so today, but nothing since lunchtime. Might just miss it tomorrow as on the edge 'of the red'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly1979 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It keeps changing for us ?? One minute we are in a weather warning for snow then you look again later on the met office and its changed ?? At the moment I think the mendips arent due that much more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlina Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 bbc weather predicted lots of snow for us today, but nothing more than a few teensy flakes. Bitterly cold though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Youngest daughters school is opening at 11am tomorrow. No idea about the others but glad I don't have to get dressed early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
counturchickens Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just got up to find a new covering of snow. Roads looking a bit tricky at the moment, hopefully they will be clearer before I head off, although still snowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Still snowing heavily here, and has been all night. Looks to be about 6-8 cms deep. Even though I live on a busy A road, which is one of the main routes into Sheffield, there has been no sign all night of the gritters, and the road is completely covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 So far we are snowed in, it didn't stop snowing last night and nothing is getting up the hill out of the village. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Lots of snow here. The school I work at in Rutland is closed today. Can we have spring please, I don't like this white stuff Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowberry Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Finally snow in Cornwall Daughter is going to be crabby at school today as she stayed up till 5am watching it, I slept through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ooh, I wonder if we're going to get any up this end? It's long thawed since our helping last week- just the odd remnant of a snowman at the side if the road! It's icy and cold this morning in North Cornwall... but lovely and dry underfoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 i'm very fed up, had hoped that I wouldn't be able to get to work, but sadly I could - though the roads are pretty dodgy and very fine snow is still coming down ... snow is totally pointless if it doesn't get me a day off work (well, at least a day working at home). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 We are all having a snow day, only half the staff have made it in to school, we are one of the furthest away. We have cleared the drive, done a dog walk, I'll make a nice lunch and we will settle down to watch a film . We had a lot come down last night, it is lovely out there, I might make a snowman, if I can drag the children out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 It has been around freezing all day, but no more snow and there's some dripping going on out there. There are going to be some awful floods when this lot melts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
