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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
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OK, with some distant possibilities starting to emerge, this seems like a good time to open the annual Winter ramping thread. clapping.gif

Most of you will know what to post in here as it's generally a light and not too serious area for your over-active imaginations, straw-clutching snow/cold weather predictions or just idle dreams.

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  • Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
  • Weather Preferences: Atlantic storms, severe gales, blowing snow and frost :)
  • Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
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I'm worried that I might not be able to find my house in a weeks time.... With scenes like this I won't give a dam biggrin.png

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Posted
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
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For some people, making snow angels appears to be the beginning of a very long and intricate path...

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http://imgur.com/a/uPe7s

Posted
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
Posted

Well as long as my broadband keeps working and I can get onto Netweather!

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Posted
  • Location: Epsom, Surrey, 100 Meters above sea level
  • Weather Preferences: Anything Extreme
  • Location: Epsom, Surrey, 100 Meters above sea level
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As long as we had a tunnel to an underground city and of course internet...this would do just fine.

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Posted
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, Snow, Windstorms and Thunderstorms
  • Location: Ireland, probably South Tipperary
Posted

Just remember, keep all window and doors firmly shut before leaving your car...

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Posted
  • Location: West Cumbria, Egremont 58m (190.3ft) ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold/snow winter, Warm/hot summer, Thunderstorms, Severe Gales
  • Location: West Cumbria, Egremont 58m (190.3ft) ASL
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41% snow risk and a max temp of 3c forecast for 28th October.

RAAAAAAAMP!!!

Posted
  • Location: Moulton NN3
  • Weather Preferences: anything extreme or intense !
  • Location: Moulton NN3
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Great to see this thread open again, thanks Coast good.gif

All we need to do now is find a new place for the SACRA members HQ - I've had a look around at suitable property and I thought this might do nicely...

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..it's much bigger on the inside, a bit like Dr Who's Tardis angel.gif

Posted
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, snow and summer heatwaves.
  • Location: Shepton Mallet 140m ASL
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I am not going to get my expectations up to high this early but some light frost and rime like this will do just nicely for next week rofl.gif

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Posted
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
  • Weather Preferences: Thunder, snow, heat, sunshine...
  • Location: Beccles, Suffolk.
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  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
  • Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex (work in Mid Sussex)
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It won't be long and we'll be putting the Xmas decorations up:

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Getting the outside of the house sorted out:

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We might be under two feet of snow soon......

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Posted
  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow and lots of it or warm and sunny, no mediocre dross
  • Location: Cheddar Valley, 20mtrs asl
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Don't forget your Carrots...post-6280-0-55223200-1350658166_thumb.jp

Posted
  • Location: Jarrow 28m asl
  • Location: Jarrow 28m asl
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Somewhere at the top of this ramp is next week's weather wink.png

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Although ECM/GFS/UKMO are already up there! Bring it ooownn!

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Ramping enough? biggrin.png

Posted
  • Location: Moulton NN3
  • Weather Preferences: anything extreme or intense !
  • Location: Moulton NN3
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What's sacra

Snow And Cold Rampers Association - Snow Queen one will be along soon to sign you up and collect your joining fee angel.gif

Posted
  • Location: Wellseborne, Warwickshire
  • Weather Preferences: Southerly tracking low pressure in winter. Hot and thundery in the summer
  • Location: Wellseborne, Warwickshire
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Haha I'm not even gonna bother posting a picture as they are very hard to beat , absolute brilliance, and then there we all are telling nee comers not get carried away !!!

Posted
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
  • Location: Edinburgh (previously Chelmsford and Birmingham)
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Not being able to tell the difference between large deer and small dogs would be good.

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Or just something like this

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Posted
  • Location: Longwell Green, nr Bristol.
  • Weather Preferences: Storms, Gales, frost, fog & snow
  • Location: Longwell Green, nr Bristol.
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Something like this as we get into winter proper will be a start;

http://www.meteociel.fr/modeles/cfse_cartes.php?ech=738&code=0&carte=0&mode=0&run=10

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Then a reload in December with colder uppers and surface temps please! :p

Posted
  • Location: Nr Castle Cary, South Somerset 38m/124.67ft asl
  • Weather Preferences: Proper seasonal weather but especially warm sunny summers.
  • Location: Nr Castle Cary, South Somerset 38m/124.67ft asl
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Got the school run sorted.

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Posted
  • Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Thunderstorms, Warm summer evenings
  • Location: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
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my front door next week

Posted
  • Location: Maidstone
  • Location: Maidstone
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Thought I would organise a bar in the SACRA headquarters this year serving chilled beverages for all. LOL PM me if anybody wants a number I am on now for the winter as some of us seem to have a chance of some white stuff. Cheers drunk.gifdrinks.gif

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  • Location: Gilfach, Bargoed, South East Wales Valleys, 190m Asl
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Ice, Frost, Thunderstorms, Gales
  • Location: Gilfach, Bargoed, South East Wales Valleys, 190m Asl
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I am doing the school run for the next two weeks - looks like it could be interesting! Early start this year - lets hope it is proloonged - we have waited long enough for a winter which is great and lomng lasting.

JK

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  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
  • Weather Preferences: obviously snow!
  • Location: Wildwood, Stafford 104m asl
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I am doing the school run for the next two weeks - looks like it could be interesting! Early start this year - lets hope it is proloonged - we have waited long enough for a winter which is great and lomng lasting.

JK

Decent elevation, you might be lucky

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