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Day 10 I was a regular at the Aintree GN meeting, but stopped going a while ago. Far too many people there not there for the racing, too many queues for the toilets, food & drink, and trying to put a bet on. I believe it's approx £7.50 for a pint of Guinness..........was the same for Cheltenham in March.
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Pick your Groundhog year of weather to relive
HafrenLMP1 replied to BlueSkies_do_I_see's topic in Spring Weather Discussion
1995 for me. Although the early part was pretty rubbish, there was snow on the last Friday in January; and both February & March were un-remarkable. The early May B/H weekend was glorious, as was most of the summer, especially August. December had cold weather with frosts, and even some snow. -
Funnily enough I remember both days (20th March, 5th April); I was on work experience for 2 weeks in Mott McDonald's in Liverpool. And then on a school trip to BAe, in Broughton - I recall the snow on the latter day, and the larger workshops/ hangars were freezing.
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SollyOlly Yeah; when we actually get any cold weather, it's usually sunny, with clear blue skies and rather pleasant; and quite nice to be outside walking/cycling. Sadly, most of the winter is grey, grim wet & windy......mid November to March can be depressingly grim.
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I prefer cycling in cold, dry but sunny conditions......as opposed to supposedly 'mild', when it's wet & windy.......utterly miserable conditions.
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A bit different to 6 years ago today (Tues 27th Feb 2018)........
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A glorious late winter's day; dry, blue skies - a day to get the bike out later and make the most of it. If only more of our days in winter were like this........
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Ah, the annual dilemma in mid February; looking forward to Spring, but feeling 'short changed' as Winter hasn't delivered......
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Snow, sleet??? Nah, it's just rain = grey, wet & miserable........
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Yes, it was a rather short lived event; I was out on a night out later that Friday night, and nearly all the snow had gone - you'd never have guessed what had happened in the afternoon.
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Like most snowfalls of the last 10 years - by lunchtime/ early afternoon, it's more or less all disappeared........
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A light covering, but not enough for building a snowman.........
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I remember 1979 but only just. By 1987 I had a paper round in the morning, and evening......and it was proper cold. Whilst the winter of 1994/95 was generally mild, I remember a Friday in late January when it started snowing around lunch time, and carried on for most of the afternoon; I was working in Wigan at the time, and it would normally take 15 mins to get to the M58 - that day it took 2 hours. I recall cold spells in 1996, 1997, but since then only 2010 & 2013 had significant cold/snowfalls.......
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Yes, the last 10-15 years have been pretty bleak for snow in this area, and if it does fall it's usually been the lightest of dustings. Never used to be like that......
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If only more of winter was like it is today; frosty, cold, but with sun, and blue skies. Days which are usable.......
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Very possible; probably the only time it will be seen this winter.........
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HNY to all fellow North Westerners!! I'd actually just like some dry, still & usable weather......anything else is a bonus. If that is cold and frost then good. A proper snowfall has become a rarity in my locality (normally just a dusting).
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A 'typically' grim December day; grey, with rain and wind, and poor light levels. As others have asked, when is the cold arriving - or is it a case of being pushed back, and before we know it, it's mid/late February.
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Rain, well there's a surprise....... The least festive weather possible; very mild, wet, grey & windy........Ho ho ho!! I think the weather needs a visit from 3 ghosts, to be less Scrooge-like.....
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Yeah, it's almost as though they think the wind & rain is lessened by mild temperatures........It's not - it's still miserably wet & windy......
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I remember in school we were meant to take a short trip to the swimming baths by bus - the bus went 300 yards down the road, and the driver stopped, and we had to walk back to school; the roads leading to the swimming baths weren't all gritted....and the driver didn't want to risk it. I also received a new bike for Christmas - but didn't get to ride until mid January......
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Absolutely!! I think that was a feature of last December's cold spell.....it was cold, but there was lots of blue skies - and it was dry. Managed to get out on the bicycle quite a few times.....whether off road, or on treated roads. When it's wet & windy, I can't be bothered anymore......
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It's almost as if December 2010 seemed to take up most of our allocation of snow; as since then we've had small amounts; Jan 2013 & Feb 2018 were probably the best. Everything else has been a dusting.......
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That's a pretty big ask.........I'd bet that will be exactly the weather you get, I'm afraid......
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Had to take a train from Maghull North to a meeting; quite a few fields absolutely sodden.....trains were terminating at Town Green as there is flooding between there & Ormskirk. We could do with a decent spell of dry weather.......not sure it's going to happen.
