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I think Peter C was using the newspaper quiz approach where you change one word to another by changing one letter each time, like this: SNOW SNOT SHOT SHUT SHUN SHIN CHIN CAIN RAIN Easy! AS

Same thing that my chest of drawers said to me this morning. I made it clear I was busy on an online weather forum and he would have to wait. Came home and all my socks were thrown across the floor. Temperamental or what?

Glass of milk for the lady please!

OH GRIT! LONDON BOROUGH TO DISAPPEAR IN SIBERIAN SHUTDOWN Council Chiefs in Croydon were forced to adopt their emergency Plan S today as warnings of a enormous dump were issued by their chief forecaster and head of grit spreading. 'We will be spreading grit from morning until night and then from night until morning, and all other available times, for as long as it takes to make sure there is grit everywhere' said Chief Forecaster and Head of Grit Spreading, Y Amkin. 'I have plenty of grit of my own that I am willing to spread if necessary' he added, before fastening himself into a snow plough. A spokesperson for neighbouring borough Surrey said that if Croydon did disappear they would be offering jobs to those council employees who would otherwise lose out. 'Although, not all of them' he mysteriously added.

Looks like the Shetland Islands are on manouevres. Call out the Norfolk Home Guard.

he sends out the gritters in Croydon. Allegedly!

perhaps Yamkin's influence stretches further each day!

Were you in Croydon?

must be the result of a warm front

Are you following the same path to fame Yamkin??!!

Nostalgia is not what it used to be!

Aren't all squid damp?! Squib (ie firework) maybe? Unless of course the SW winds are so strong that they are expected to blow squid inland? At least that way something might settle! AS

Almost completely clear skies here in Reigate, although the odd bit of cloud has recently started to come across, moving quickly from the north east. It does feel very cold even away from the strong breeze but overall it's a beautiful winter's day. Would be quite bracing on the north side of the North Downs with no shelter from the wind.

They have updated their UK Forecast page - see my post #44 above!

Their UK forecast page is updated though - in the early hours of this morning: "Headline: A very cold but mostly fine day with some sunshine. Today: A frosty start across the UK with a risk of icy patches mainly in the southwest of England. Otherwise a mostly fine day with some spells of sunshine. Feeling very cold though in a brisk easterly wind. Tonight: Staying largely dry overnight with a widespread hard frost quickly returning. A few wintry showers possibly developing towards the east coast of England later in the night. Thursday: Another very cold but mostly fine and dry day for many, with occasional mainly light snow showers near North Sea coasts, perhaps giving a covering in places. Updated: 0231 on Wed 1 Feb 2012 Outlook for Friday to Sunday: Staying largely fine but very cold on Friday with snow showers in the east. Turning unsettled though through the weekend with rain and snow spreading from the west. Updated: 0231 on Wed 1 Feb 2012" Not very promising for most of us on Thursday, sounds better for Friday, and then understandably still ambiguous for the weekend AS

Reading the above I think anyone would have to agree that I am not happy and am quite sad, but we all know the truth now. Don't we? Please? Night all. AS

I'm glad it's that - my recent posts have been even odder than usual! Snow Raven, I just PM'd you about this but all is now explained so please ignore me (more than usual) AS

It's happened on Frosty 69s post above as well in which he quotes Snow Raven! Suggests Daniel didn't do it, or if he did it is an amazing coincidence? Making my head hurt so I'm off for the night AS

Paul and Snow Raven, I have just tried to quote Snow Ravens post that had the letters I'm not happy, in fact I'm quite sad in the original quote and when I saw my post with the quote it had changed I'm not happy, in fact I'm quite sad to 'I'm not happy in fact I'm quite sad' I therefore deleted it immediately! You might want to quote my post as it contains I'm not happy, in fact I'm quite sad and see if it happens to you as well??!! Very strange AS

Thank you SR! An outbreak of perspective.

cheers!

John Hammond on BBC just now still running the battleground scenario for the weekend - very honest accceptance that he couldn't be sure what would happen. 'Twists and turns' to come. As Dubmuffin says, the local BBC forecast with Peter Cockroft also said possibilty of proper snow Thursday. Probably not a huge amount but more than we have seen so far. Happy notions on which to turn in for the night. AS

Of course - I don't view anyone as a weather god, I mentioned that post because it was suggesting snow over the weekend was more likely for the spine or north west of the country than here, so it was potentially of interest for our regional thread. By the way it was Roger J Smith whose post was deleted from the model thread - that was the one suggesting armaggedon for the south east. I recall it as I asked whether Yamkin had infiltrated Mr Smith's mind! AS

You might not want to read Steve M's recent post in the model thread then! Not as optomistic about our prospects at the weekend. It is a v detailed post though so I don't want to give the impression that this is all it says, as this would be doing a huge disservice to the knowledge and effort that has gone in to it. Maybe the hoovering you mentioned earlier could be an option at the weekend as well! In fact I might get some extra bags in, just in case.. AS

Prefer Bombay Mix to Wintry Mix, at least you know what you are getting. Actually, no....... that's not right is it.... what are those little green things?