pap Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Eskimos famously have about 80 words for snow. We Brits normally have two - "oh boll*cks". With most of the country covered, and opportunity arises to tell you tales of snow woe. In December 2009, I tried to overtake a gritter on the way to the ferry in a RWD. Didn't work out too well for me.
trousers Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Eskimos famously have about 80 words for snow. Urban myth
pap Posted 18 January, 2013 Author Posted 18 January, 2013 Urban myth Not a very good tale of snow woe, trousers. Go outside. Have some sort of snow related calamity. Come back in and write about it. There's a lad (How many words do they have?)
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Not a very good tale of snow woe, trousers. Go outside. Have some sort of snow related calamity. Come back in and write about it. There's a lad (How many words do they have?) I thought it went something like: thin slow, wet snow, deep snow, powdery snow, icy snow, that sort of thing.
pap Posted 18 January, 2013 Author Posted 18 January, 2013 I thought it went something like: thin slow, wet snow, deep snow, powdery snow, icy snow, that sort of thing. What do they call cocaine? Nose snow?
trousers Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Not a very good tale of snow woe, trousers. Go outside. Have some sort of snow related calamity. Come back in and write about it. There's a lad (How many words do they have?) "About 4"....Stephen Fry said so.... [video=youtube_share;25YMT5yTRuU]http://youtu.be/25YMT5yTRuU (fast forward to 23:10) p.s. sorry for the partial hijack of your thread
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 What do they call cocaine? Nose snow? W-walking s-stick.
suewhistle Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Hard pack, corduroy, powder, champagne powder, boilerplate, cement, wind-crust, icy, spring, granular, slab, and others I can't think of at the moment. Staying in the warm today as the pistes are hard and it's freezing. Snow for the weekend so fluffy stuff next week!:-) Funnily enough I've just been looking at UK web-cams and the picture is patchy; pretty snowy in the south-west and my mum just Skyped to say there's a blizzard in the Thames Valley.
Whitey Grandad Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Hard pack, corduroy, powder, champagne powder, boilerplate, cement, wind-crust, icy, spring, granular, slab, and others I can't think of at the moment. Staying in the warm today as the pistes are hard and it's freezing. Snow for the weekend so fluffy stuff next week!:-) Funnily enough I've just been looking at UK web-cams and the picture is patchy; pretty snowy in the south-west and my mum just Skyped to say there's a blizzard in the Thames Valley. Yes, big band of snow moving from west to east across the whole country. It started here in Chandlers Ford at about 05:30 and is expected to last until later this afternoon. About 2" atthe moment. Looks a bit wet to me.
pap Posted 18 January, 2013 Author Posted 18 January, 2013 Where's Barry and his weather forecast? I'd like to compare experiences.
scotty Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Well, I'm off to work anyway. No workee=no money.
pap Posted 18 January, 2013 Author Posted 18 January, 2013 Daughters' high school might be getting closed at lunch.
JackFrost Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Eskimos famously have about 80 words for snow. We Brits normally have two - "oh boll*cks". With most of the country covered, and opportunity arises to tell you tales of snow woe. In December 2009, I tried to overtake a gritter on the way to the ferry in a RWD. Didn't work out too well for me. Not long after I joined the force many years ago I had to guard the entrance to a house during Arctic weather. A couple of senior officers I hadn't met turned up, looked round, left the scene and as they walked up the driveway an avalanche of snow slid off the roof and absolutely covered them. The timing was just perfect, you couldn't have planned it. I don't think I've ever had to try so hard not to laugh in my life.
Miltonroader07 Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Am in London at the moment...... will I get back to Lyndhurst ????
Colinjb Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Two appointments written off by the cursed white powder. Time to sit in front of the fire with the laptop and do paperwork. This country is so stupid when it comes to snow.
sussexsaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Have to drive for work and just can't take any time out, love my RWD car but every year things get rather more exciting than I like when the snow comes.
buctootim Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Have to drive for work and just can't take any time out, love my RWD car but every year things get rather more exciting than I like when the snow comes. Keep your car and get these. Really exceptional. http://www.goodyear.eu/uk_en/tires/passenger/vector-4seasons/
dubai_phil Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 I just wanted to drop by and say. It was freezing this morning - 9C FFS. I had to wear my thermals. Luckily it got up to a lovely sunny 21C by midday. Drive safely hope you and your loved ones get home safe
sussexsaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Keep your car and get these. Really exceptional. http://www.goodyear.eu/uk_en/tires/passenger/vector-4seasons/ wont fit an RX8 sadly
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