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Ha ha! Just clocked who this is! All looking like going t1ts up again!

Hi Floaty! Good to see that you're still on here flying the Colchester flag! I remember the drifting...it took so long for the drifts to totally melt away! Not looking like we're going to see much snow here at the moment, but fingers crossed!

Hey, I spent a lot of time up there on the Isle of Lewis back in the early noughties! Had a girlfriend from Shawbost (or Siabost in Gaellic). I miss the place at Christmas! (And her, but that's another story!) Re what the models are showing us at the moment, it's in danger of going from boom to bust in the space of about three hours! One minute we're looking at Day After Tomorrow stuff, then it's "warm incursions". Ha ha! Couldn't make it up! If the models can go from such huge wintry possibilities to nothing then there's really no point at all in looking that far ahead. Or, rather, not posting anything 8-10 days away. When will people learn?! Same every year...

Some absolutely stunning output today, of course. I'm currently working from home, "Let it Snow" playing...feeling very festive! Worth noting, however, that we've been here many times before. I've made use of the ignore function to remove the overly negative posts and it really helps with the viewing experience, so I hope this doesn't come across like that! People keep talking about "the only way is downgrades from here", but then the models find ways to prove us all wrong! If we can get this inside the five day range I'll be a lot happier...lets see what today brings!

Ooh, how have I only just discovered the ignore function after all this time?! I don't get why some people only seem to come on here to moan and groan! Interesting times ahead, SE Gang!

Part of the problem is that we've become so snow-starved that any half decent synoptics are fallen upon even at +240. I do enjoy the rollercoaster but I can't stand those people who say, over and over, that they were right and so on. How can you be right until something has actually taken place?! Whenever a 'poor' run comes out, it's toys all over the place, finger pointing etc...it's mad. Great viewing though! For what it's worth (and I hope I'm wrong because I bloody love snow!) I think it's going to end up quite a north/south divide event. Does annoy me when people talk about "widespread snow for everyone!" and then the accompanying image shows patchy snow for favoured places (usually north east and midlands). Oh well. Seasons cheer, everyone! The weather will do what the weather does, no matter who says what!

I am yet to be convinced that the current set up is going to deliver for us in East Anglia, Ed. Proper knife edge stuff at the moment but looking great for anyone Midlands north.

Got a feeling John knows what he's talking about...!

I've been following this avidly and I think you're being unfair on the active posters on here if you're saying that anyone has said this will be another 2010. Happy for you to quote some.

Agreed, although I've not yet seen many people saying it's going to be a 2010 repeat. "Best synoptics since 2010" isn't quite the same thing. Personally, I can see too much going wrong still but I'm enjoying the analysis from more knowledgeable people than I!

Jesus, lads, get a room, eh?

Branch just came down from a mature oak tree at the front of my house. Winds currently gusting to 'only' 44mph....we've got a way to go yet!!

Areas of Colchester now without power. Not sure how localised, just heard from one friend. The worst isn't even with us yet! Hold tight, everyone!

I work from home in a large summer house...trees to the front and back of the house. I keep hearing things landing on my roof! Wind picked up in the last half hour here, for sure. I have been chuckling at all the mentions of a Sting Jet though from people who hadn't heard of it until about 48 hours ago (not necessarily on here, I might add!). You've got people as far apart as Leicester and Brighton saying "Sting Jet right over me!!!"...!

No they're not! Mate, read it again! "If you've just flipped five heads, the odds of the next coin being heads is still evens". Of course it is! The odds of getting six in a row are as you state, no issue. The odds of the statemented coin toss, as posted by the author, is evens. See you in the YT!

Thought it was "wat an upgrade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Make your mind up.

Calming my nerves with a pint of Boombar.

Yeah, I'm surprised that we're not forecast for more...the Netweather forecast for my area shows only rain now, but I really do think we'll at least see falling flakes (if you're awake in the early hours!) Kids' football is gonna be brutal tomorrow either way!

Meh. I'll join you from the Essex/Suffolk border...

Colchester bang in line!

Yeah, been constant in Colchester.

Yeah, about 10cm level with plenty of drifts.

Coming down really well in Colchester at the moment!

Who needs a lamppost?! Laying on the sofa watching the Superbowl on TV with my own light on view. Comfy!

Not moaning. Just saying how I saw it at the time (which was about right in the end). All fun and games!