Weather early 2009

[mark smyth]

I love the uhhh-ohhhhh sound eiders make

[Michael J Campbell]

What's all this talk about snow, we have had no snow here this winter yet.

[Maggi Young]

Nip across here, Michael, you can come and share ours!

[Anthony Darby]

I'll send you some with 'Sophie North' Michael.

[mark smyth]

WE had snow today but it didnt more than seconds on the ground. 10 miles away the motorway was closed and 15 miles away in Belfast they were having a hard time. Strange thing weather.

[Michael J Campbell]

Question. How do the operate Airports and Motorways in places that get snow for up to six months each year.?When get one shower of snow everything grinds to a halt.

[mark smyth]

Did you see the Russian 'crab' 'eating' snow on the news on Monday?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emandernie/3199043355/in/photostream/

Belfast City Airport was closed yesterday for snow clearance

[Giles]

Drifts up to 4 feet deep here, no movement in or out for 3 days!!!!!

[Martin Baxendale]

Snowed in here as well. Almost no traffic on the roads today. The county is running out of grit and said as of midnight last night they would only grit major routes, then we got another six inches of snow in the night, which has covered all the ungritted roads. Part of our 25-year-old Strawberry Tree has broken off due to weight of snow and is now blocking pavement - not that it matters as everyone is walking on the snow-covered road.

[David Nicholson]

Just a smattering of snow here today yet 25 miles away the A38 one of only two main roads into Devon/Cornwall has been closed on a steep hill all night. Thus: no newspapers yet again and the local supermarkets have rationed milk to 2 litres per sale as they have no deliveries today. One of the largest gritting lorries I've ever seen has just been down our road, a short cul-de-sac on a residential estate. Question:  Why? There is no trace of snow on the road. I'll go out and sweep it up and bring it up for you Martin.

[arillady]

And we in the southern part of Australia had around 45C again today and the coolest forecast for overnight is 30C or there abouts. This heatwave that has lasted more than a week is hellish when you can't open up the windows and doors for cooling evening breezes.   It is due to come to an end tomorrow evening - then mid 20Cs next week - Yeah!!!!  
A daughter left here last Friday on a 40C+ day and two days later from London sends me photos of snow outside their flat!!!  
Pat
And north eastern Australia getting record floods!!!  

[Maggi Young]

Drifts up to 4 feet deep here, no movement in or out for 3 days!!!!!

Really?  Good grief!

[Martin Baxendale]

We could use your grit, David! I had to help push six cars up the hill while clearing up where our Strawberry Tree split and a quarter of it fell onto the pavement - luckily only small side-branches landed on the neighbour's car bonnet! People just don't know how to drive on snow. The number of times I had to shout 'put it in a higher gear', 'stear into the skid' etc.   

[Anthony Darby]

There should also be a law stating that all Volvos, BMWs and Mercs stay off the road. I even had to overtake an Audi 2.0 Turbo Diesel which was going nowwhere fast on the way up the hill towards my house, and it was front wheel drive. I suspect he hadn't turned his traction control off?

[Maggi Young]

Pretty steep up your road, Anthony, and even steeper on the bit up to Sandy and Anne 

Gentle enough hill outside us..... unless you're pedaling up the thing on a bike! Snow falling heavily for last couple of hours..... soon 4x4s will be sliding all over the place as the Mum's go out to get the kids from school.