slartibartfast Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Arctic vortex, white-out, yellow alert? So I cancelled a long standing arrangement for a meal out with friends, you know, silly to put all ourselves in jeopardy. What happens.........nothing! Don't get me wrong, don't want it, but these forecasters have ONE job, can't even do that right.Reckon it's the same guys who predicted signing BA, ******* useless ! edit just started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Fair amount here in middle of Somerset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Plenty down these 'ere parts. Good job I bought that new single malt recently. Looks like it might be an evening in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Going whiter than my hair now. Hear some nasty reports of heavy snow in Cornwall and Devon earlier - it's on its way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Snow here in Nailsea. Not much yet..... I can hear the Bombay Saphire calling me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Dazzler Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Started in BS5 about half an hour ago, and quite a covering now. In Bristol it is "pitching", in most other places it will be "settling"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Loads in Staffordshire/ Derbys/ Cheshire Peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 41 minutes ago, Robbored said: Snow here in Nailsea. Not much yet..... I can hear the Bombay Saphire calling me....... Try some Plymouth gin, Evil Twin. It literally is the only good thing to come out of Plymouth since Sir Francis Drake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Try some Plymouth gin, Evil Twin. It literally is the only good thing to come out of Plymouth since Sir Francis Drake. I’ve tried numerous gins RR. Bombay Saphire is my favourite by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, Robbored said: I’ve tried numerous gins RR. Bombay Saphire is my favourite by far. Plymouth or Sipsmiths for me. With Fever Tree tonic, natch. Schweppes tastes like something you find in the pipes at a steelworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Red-Robbo said: Plymouth or Sipsmiths for me. With Fever Tree tonic, natch. Schweppes tastes like something you find in the pipes at a steelworks. I only use Fever Tree as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Enough snow for a lie in in Bemmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Look at google maps - looks pretty bad on the A38/A30 so guessing it’d fallen more west than originally thought. Coming down fairly steady now in Posset tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 It snowed a lot later than forecast, but there is a decent amount in Bristol this morning and it's just started snowing a little heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 1, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 30 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: It snowed a lot later than forecast, but there is a decent amount in Bristol this morning and it's just started snowing a little heavily. Got the train up from WSM this morning to Bristol, not too bad until the Long Ashton area, but even on that run in the roads are passable etc, once it stops in the next hour or so thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InCyder Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Had the pleasure of being the first to attempt to drive out of my street this morning. That part was interesting. All other roads I had to take from Ashton to Temple Meads were absolutely fine. Still coming down though. Hopeful of an early finish from work and early start at the pub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Where's the snow then? ? 11 hours ago, slartibartfast said: Arctic vortex, white-out, yellow alert? So I cancelled a long standing arrangement for a meal out with friends, you know, silly to put all ourselves in jeopardy. What happens.........nothing! Don't get me wrong, don't want it, but these forecasters have ONE job, can't even do that right.Reckon it's the same guys who predicted signing BA, ******* useless ! edit just started Up there with my "Top 8 this season? you're having a laugh" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Woke up to a good 3 inches this morning (oo er!) here in K-Wood and its still coming down heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 In central Bristol, walk to work- my office looks pretty full, surprisingly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 22 minutes ago, Gazred said: Woke up to a good 3 inches this morning (oo er!) here in K-Wood and its still coming down heavy. We have about the same here in Nailsea overnight. I squinted with the glare when I opened the curtains earlier...... Its still snowing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Has robbored had any of the white stuff yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Actually started thawing already here. We've got a new pup who has never seen snow before so she's loving bounding about in it. She's already eaten the snowman's carrot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, Red-Robbo said: Actually started thawing already here. We've got a new pup who has never seen snow before so she's loving bounding about in it. She's already eaten the snowman's carrot! I bet that made his eyes water. Loads of snow down here on the moor and it don`t look like going anywhere anytime soon so neither will I be. Still, Mrs RRH is stuck at her friend`s in Tavistock so it`s not all bad - an afternoon watching the cricket awaits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 There's so much snow on my car I can't see the roof ariel. And it hasn't stopped yet - gert big fluffy jobs too. Stand by for the flapping to start over the Swansea game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 3 hrs in work. Looks to have been snowing pretty constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 Ok so I ran out of money earlier in the week. So gambled on my pay coming in today (started new job 2 weeks ago so wasn't 100% sure if it was coming today) and spent my last £2 on food Wednesday night thinking I'll eat what I can, do bugger all Thursday and wake up 1am ish Friday and get a takeaway as essentially my breakfast. Not the most healthy, but didn't fancy walking 4 miles to a 24 hour shop. When I went to sleep last night it hadn't started snowing. At 3.30 am I called to say my takeaway was 30 minutes late- I was told the driver couldn't get to my flat because "the snow was half a meter deep" (a bit of an exaggeration). I got my food from the side of a main road about a 10 minute walk from my flat, so got home at 3.50ish. At 6.30 when I left for work my footprints were completely covered by fresh snow. Got to work and all events were cancelled because of snow so sent home after about 3.5 hours- by the time I got home my footprints from when I left were covered again and there's about 8-10 inches of snow directly outside my door, although it does form a bit of a drift there so not representative of the whole area. The 2 mile walk to work wasn't too fun mind, I was the first person on the paths and it was at least 6-7 inches deep as it was coming over the top of the ankles on my steel toe caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Dicks' Barmy Army Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, JamesBCFC said: Ok so I ran out of money earlier in the week. So gambled on my pay coming in today (started new job 2 weeks ago so wasn't 100% sure if it was coming today) and spent my last £2 on food Wednesday night thinking I'll eat what I can, do bugger all Thursday and wake up 1am ish Friday and get a takeaway as essentially my breakfast. Not the most healthy, but didn't fancy walking 4 miles to a 24 hour shop. When I went to sleep last night it hadn't started snowing. At 3.30 am I called to say my takeaway was 30 minutes late- I was told the driver couldn't get to my flat because "the snow was half a meter deep" (a bit of an exaggeration). I got my food from the side of a main road about a 10 minute walk from my flat, so got home at 3.50ish. At 6.30 when I left for work my footprints were completely covered by fresh snow. Got to work and all events were cancelled because of snow so sent home after about 3.5 hours- by the time I got home my footprints from when I left were covered again and there's about 8-10 inches of snow directly outside my door, although it does form a bit of a drift there so not representative of the whole area. The 2 mile walk to work wasn't too fun mind, I was the first person on the paths and it was at least 6-7 inches deep as it was coming over the top of the ankles on my steel toe caps. If only Simon Mayo still had his slot on radio 1 that would have made a beautiful story I've read it but am a bit puzzled what you were trying to tell us? What relevance was the money in the story? Thanks for letting us know that snow falls and covers footprints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 25 minutes ago, Alan Dicks' Barmy Army said: If only Simon Mayo still had his slot on radio 1 that would have made a beautiful story I've read it but am a bit puzzled what you were trying to tell us? What relevance was the money in the story? Thanks for letting us know that snow falls and covers footprints Just saying there was pretty heavy snow where I was. The money not hugely relevant but was to explain why I was wandering around at 3.30am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted February 1, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 18 minutes ago, ziderheadarmy said: @JamesBCFC Where the hell do you live that deliver takeaways at 3:30am? and can I have the number.... for a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 1, 2019 Report Share Posted February 1, 2019 There's one Indian place I know in Bristol that does Indian as in sit down meals until 2.30-3am on weekends but this beats it! Not that I'm plugging it but Bombay Boulevard- may well do deliveries later than that but definitely had a sit down meal there at 2am before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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