The severe winter of 1978-79 in Historic Weather Posted September 29, 2007 i still remember this winter very well,the first one after i left school.in our part of the world, Rossendale Lancs. the worst of the weather arrived around mid Feb.snow like i had never seen it before - urban drifts 15feet deep - a summer 15 minute walk took an hour that winter.i was seving the first year of an apprentisihp with a local engineering company.one of the staff in our company travelled from Burnley, 7 miles away over a 1400 ft summit.he didn't take the advice to leave early and payed the price - 10 days before the road was opened and he got his car back.there is a saying that certain songs always remind you of of certain events.sad but true Olivers Army - Elvis Costello and Tragedy - the Bee Gees will always remind me of the snowy winter of 1979.i've seen snow events since - April 1981. Jan 1982 , Jan 1983 even Feb 1991 but nothing was quite like winter 1979.Ian
The severe winter of 1978-79
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i still remember this winter very well,
the first one after i left school.
in our part of the world, Rossendale Lancs. the worst of the weather arrived around mid Feb.
snow like i had never seen it before - urban drifts 15feet deep - a summer 15 minute walk took an hour that winter.
i was seving the first year of an apprentisihp with a local engineering company.
one of the staff in our company travelled from Burnley, 7 miles away over a 1400 ft summit.
he didn't take the advice to leave early and payed the price - 10 days before the road was opened and he got his car back.
there is a saying that certain songs always remind you of of certain events.
sad but true Olivers Army - Elvis Costello and Tragedy - the Bee Gees will always remind me of the snowy winter of 1979.
i've seen snow events since - April 1981. Jan 1982 , Jan 1983 even Feb 1991 but nothing was quite like winter 1979.
Ian