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KDME

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  1. Think you have made your point - Matty88 vs UK Met Office Only time will tell who has the better insight.
  2. Yes - I remember that too. Didn't last that long if memory serves me right but a lot did come down. I have photos of that event on my phone, but nothing from Mar '13.
  3. I have no recollection of the frequently cold and snow of March 2013 ... I have no recollection! Did we get any snow in Essex? I remember Dec 2010 and no particularly cold, snowy period since!
  4. Running a small shop - sounds like I may have some impromptu days off work from this. It will be the first time in 6 years that I have been in business ... Lets see
  5. It is not those drivers (like yourself) who are prepared who are the issue, it is the rest who are unprepared that cause the jams and traffic chaos.
  6. As per usual, it won't be you but everyone else who causes traffic chaos...
  7. Phew! I thought I had jinxed it all by placing an order for a bag of gritting salt ...
  8. There must be confidence there for the emergency services to prepare their contingency plans. Many of us are getting very excited with the prospect of some freezing weather. Must be absolute hell for hospitals, ambulance and Paramedic crews! Trying to get to someone who is in trouble on snow laden roads.
  9. Taking into account what the models are saying (quite consistently) so far, who is going to say what we are likely to see snow wise from this cold spell in the SE? 1987 equivalent 2010 equivalent Less than the above - cold but drier i.e. - moderate snow. There is a lot of ramping and excitement (understandably so), difficult to get a real sober perspective. Thanks,
  10. Cannot imagine! I hope local authorities and charities do their utmost to move those affected to a shelter. Not two ways - there will be deaths from exposure if the charts come off as they are.
  11. Lets face it, it there is no snow or that transient rubbish from this evolution, there could well be a riot on the streets. I feel there are quite a few expectant folk on here ...
  12. I am reading the MO thread and what has been posted here but I am also still feeling .... Really?? I am underwhelmed, probably due to the lessons and disappointments of recent winters. The Met Office is keeping things real and I think it is best to adopt that - just in case
  13. If everything is sold out - it is your fault!! I bet the hardware stores who have been stuck with the snow shovels they purchased in 2011 are rubbing their hands in glee ...
  14. I am about to order a bag of salt for the drive. Shall I ... Shan't I .... we all know about the law of the Sod!
  15. A brilliant set of photos that sums up the event nicely. Thanks for sharing.
  16. Lived in Southend-on-Sea at the time. It just seemed to ? for days on end during that exceptional snowy spell. We lived in a close and everyone came out to dig trenches through the snow so that we could access the main road. Snow cleared from the roads produced walls of the stuff. Massive icicles as thick as an arm that reached from gutter to ground. A truly extraordinary snow event, which I doubt I will see again in my lifetime.
  17. Today is lovely! Bright sunshine, blue skies, feels "warm" compared to recent times. Easterlies can just stay where they are ...
  18. We WILL see, that is for sure ... When was the last SSW induced easterly in the UK?
  19. I was thinking that we have been waiting for this fabled easterly since the end of Jan! You have summed it up perfectly. Some are really clutching at straws now ... If it does happen, it will be a squib - cold for a few days with the transient rain snow rubbish. I want warmer weather - these nagging low temps are long in the tooth now.
  20. Plenty of time to be led up and down, up and down the soggy garden path ... I am pessimistic unfortunately as it is so rare for these "extreme" charts to come off.
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