Are You A Secret Lamp Post Watcher ? (Snow)

[yukichon]

Ive only just got on this forum and cant believe how many people participate in this almost addictive craziness.....it took me a while to work out what people were on about when they mentiones 'lamp posting' , but when I did I realised I wasn't a strange as my wife thinks, i get more excited about the snow than the kids.....does anyone else hate it when the snow settles and some little brat has decided to walk on the fresh snow on your driveway, rather than letting you have the first prints

[Wynn D Woo]

Yup hands up, but at least the wife is as bad as me and even if its the middle of the night we are both peering out the window or hunting around for batteries in the camera if there is even a hint of it settling.

[sundog]

Im a lamp post watcher too. I thought i was the only one who did it until i found out on nw that i wasnt alone! I know this is sad but sometimes i used to get the binoculars out to try to see a close up of the lamp posts further down the street to try to get the "bigger picture" ,although i had to do that very discreetly as that did look a bit dodgy to say the least

[Cookie]

I think my dad wants to disown me as a son, after i told him bout this thread

[Cheese Rice]

Next to my bedroom window is a flood light, so to check if its snowing i open my window, grabb the pillow, and wack the floodlight till it turns on.

[Cymro]

I think theres something rather typicall about snow lovers, We love lamposts god what will i do when the council decides to turn them off? No more late night wonders up and down the road at half 3 am just because there is a layer of snow on the groud

[donna-m]

Next to my bedroom window is a flood light, so to check if its snowing i open my window, grabb the pillow, and wack the floodlight till it turns on.

Hilarious ,the extremes we go to

[Cookie]

I think theres something rather typicall about snow lovers, We love lamposts god what will i do when the council decides to turn them off? No more late night wonders up and down the road at half 3 am just because there is a layer of snow on the groud

they go off here at 12:30 in the winter and 1:30 in the spring time, not needed in the summer.

not back on till around 7am

[LomondSnowstorm]

My room is about 15 ft above the ground and has velux windows so you can clearly see the reddening sky + hear the patter of the snow - looking forward to the coming few evenings, though I'm unlikely to get any sleep with all the creeping around various windows to see if one of them is showing snow falling!

Also useful in the evenings is the landing out the back with the light that only comes on for 30 seconds when I do my special snowdance! I do feel a bit sad looking for light sources when everyone else my age is out partying (barring snowstorm1 etc on the forum) but I'm rather addicted to the thrill of wintry precipitation!

Edited December 15, 2009 by LomondSnowstorm

[wysiwyg]

Hello group - my name is Andy - and i'm addicted to lamp post watching.

Can we have a group hug now please?

[donna-m]

Hello group - my name is Andy - and i'm addicted to lamp post watching.

Can we have a group hug now please?

Welcome Andy,

Maybe we should start re-habilitating in the summer months ???

[Cymro]

they go off here at 12:30 in the winter and 1:30 in the spring time, not needed in the summer.

not back on till around 7am

Yes every other one goes off here at half twelve too and all the ones in the parks and stuff but there is still one to grace me with welcoming snowflakes, and then i chuck any clothes on and wonder out with my thermometer, ruler and torch <_< Am i sad ?

[LomondSnowstorm]

Welcome Andy,

Maybe we should start re-habilitating in the summer months ???

nah, relapse rates are around 100% by the following winter

[Nick.F]

yes, sad......

Edited December 15, 2009 by Nick.F

[noggin]

or shine a torch out the window

Respect. <_<

I remember someone saying last Winter (or the one before) that, if he couldn't quite see if it was frosty or not, he went out into his garden and patted the grass to find out.

My own poor effort is that, if I stand in a certain position under my carport, then I can see the glow from two lamp-posts at once, therefore giving me an excellent chance of catching the earliest of flakes.

It is me who wakes up my daughters (17 and 21) in the night, if it's snowing, rather than them waking me.

Oh, that waking up in the morning with a white glow coming through the curtains............ :lol:

Edited December 15, 2009 by noggin

[wysiwyg]

nah, relapse rates are around 100% by the following winter

I usually find a good ramp helps a lot <_<

[stormforce 10]

love lamp post watching, when snow is due. what a buzz. <_<

[katiew]

I love lampost watching. I will be spending most of the next few nights sat in my front doorway in my pajamas, wrapped up in a quilt staring out at the lampost at the end of the drive and wishing really really hard for just a little bit of snow (then a little bit more, and a little bit more.....).

[paul tall]

The real deal is when you wake up in the middle of the night and 'just know' it's too bright in your room.

Ahahaha! Give that man a pat on the back!

[peterf]

I love lampost watching. I will be spending most of the next few nights sat in my front doorway in my pajamas, wrapped up in a quilt staring out at the lampost at the end of the drive and wishing really really hard for just a little bit of snow (then a little bit more, and a little bit more.....).

you might get locked up lol.

[Optimus Prime]

My lampost overlooks my neighbours across the roads bathroom window so it's best I make sure none else is around before having a long stare.

Edited December 15, 2009 by Optimus Prime

[paul tall]

So now all i have to do is wait for some lovely white flakes to start falling but like someone said earlier even when you do actually spot a flake, you still HAVE to watch the lamppost just incase it gets heavier or stop

That's right. It is devastating to leave the lamp post unattended for 15 minutes to come back and notice it has stopped! Then you have the sheer hell of not knowing how long it snowed for? Just a minute? 14 minutes and 59 seconds? What? aargh!

My husband is quite used to me lamppost watching and thinks i'm mad but who cares ITS SNOW

Indeed, our other halfs just don't understand do they?

[noggin]

and wonder out with my thermometer, ruler and torch Am i sad B)?

Not at all. In fact, thanks for the tips!

[80sWeather]

OMG this is nuts,as a child i used to spend hours wathing the lampost outside our house,then when i had to go to bed i used to sneak a torch upstairs and hold it against the window to see sleet or snow, it used to drive mum nuts. And yes now i also get in the car to see if any rain is turning to snow, its just now the missus thinks im nuts.

[paul tall]

OMG this is nuts,as a child i used to spend hours wathing the lampost outside our house,then when i had to go to bed i used to sneak a torch upstairs and hold it against the window to see sleet or snow, it used to drive mum nuts. And yes now i also get in the car to see if any rain is turning to snow, its just now the missus thinks im nuts.

You're not nuts mate, SHE is.

Hundreds of lamposters can't be wrong!