Three Counties & East Anglia Regional Discussion - January 19th 2013>

[JennyJane1]

That's very profound. I think.

It wasn't so much profound, as egotistic.

[Gary_R_Walker]

It wasn't so much profound, as egotistic.

I see, it was "Me?" as in you ARE the East of this Region. I like it.

[Floatylight]

it has actuially been snowing here al day, lightly but yeah, stil snowin now, :)bbc were right

not here,i think you getting little streamers?

[pipsta]

Anyone think Norwich looked very far north and east of Norfolk on bbc look east?

[Stuie]

Hopefully an additional covering tomorrow for my Church.

https://forum.netweather.tv/gallery/image/17139-local-church/

[saint]

Herts highways latest tweets: Gritting crews out again at 7pm as temperatures are expected to drop tonight. Snow expected tomorrow. Drive carefully

[legrandefromage]

A program on the 1963 winter on BBC2 now - makes what we have today laughable!

80 men took 24 hours to dig out 3 trains and snowdrifts up to the eaves of houses.

Edited January 19, 2013 by legrandefromage

[Me & angel fiance]

I think you will do ok tomorrow though, by the way did you live in Southend during the January 1987 cold outbreak? Epic snow nearly half a metre I think.

I lived there then and yes easily half a metre in places. Was an epic fall that!

[Gary_R_Walker]

Am I in the right forum,I'm sure ive got a dictionary here somewhere.

You live in Suffolk and own a dictionary. I'm presuming you must have moved here from another county.

[Stuie]

A program on the 1963 winter on BBC2 now - makes what we have today laughable!

80 men took 24 hours to dig out 3 trains and snowdrifts up to the eaves of houses.

Watching now. That`s Cambridge tomorrow lol :-)

[shotski]

Great cold spell we are having at present but in terms of memorable events it dose'nt even get close to 2010.

2010 truly was an epic spell of cold weather that we may never see again in our lifetime, well maybe not till Feb at least

Edited January 19, 2013 by shotski

[Ben_Cambs]

Evening all. Very little snow thawed today with the DP around and below -2C during the day. Hoping tomorrow delivers for here..

Edited January 19, 2013 by Ben_Cambs

[Eskimo]

New ITV weather graphics just look dreadful...

[Number 23]

My neighbour's car is the official snow depth measurement tool in the area since it hasn't moved for months. Was surprised to guesstimate about 4 - 5 cm on the roof which has accumulated over the past few days. Some little git has swept it off the bonnet though which has totally ruined the look.

[TheBigFreeze]

seems the BBC has played catch up with the models watching the latest online forecast

[Iceni]

A program on the 1963 winter on BBC2 now - makes what we have today laughable!

80 men took 24 hours to dig out 3 trains and snowdrifts up to the eaves of houses.

What a great programme. Brought back many happy memories, although how I managed to survive it in a house with just a coal-fired Aga in the kitchen and an open fire in the drawing room, I don't know… hot water bottles, I suppose and school was warm enough.

[saint]

Based on how quiet this thread is, I think almost everyone in the region will be surprised by tomorrow's snowfall!

[shotski]

seems the BBC has played catch up with the models watching the latest online forecast

In what respect

[TheBigFreeze]

In what respect

with regards to snow fall over "the whole" of our region, earlier it seemed to bypass Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and jump straight up to Lincolnshire.....will be nice to see another reasonable covering

[Habsish]

Anyone who lived through the 1963 winter would think a lot of you are a crowd of feline's.

No internet, no mobile phones, few credit cards, no insulation in your house, no money for many. How many of you young ones could cope until you adjusted?

Many are so soft!!!

[Steve C]

Anyone who lived through the 1963 winter would think a lot of you are a crowd of feline's.

No internet, no mobile phones, few credit cards, no insulation in your house, no money for many. How many of you young ones could cope until you adjusted?

Many are so soft!!!

Are you some sort of tough guy then?

[scotteboi]

BBC News24 latest forecast was giving heavy snow for the south east from tomorrow am, unsure of amounts though...does anyone have any precip charts for this tomorrow as a guide to what we should be expecting? (cheers)

[scotteboi]

Are you some sort of tough guy then?

Thats right Habsish... but they still need us to programme thier gadgets!! How would anyone who lived through the winter of 63 lived through a winter 100 years earlier? Its all relative, life moves on.......

Bring on the snow!!!!

[Country Boy]

Anyone who lived through the 1963 winter would think a lot of you are a crowd of feline's.

No internet, no mobile phones, few credit cards, no insulation in your house, no money for many. How many of you young ones could cope until you adjusted?

Many are so soft!!!

I remember it well.i started work in London in that January, I had to walk 4 miles to the station as trollybuses could not cope, i remember 4 foot of snow ,lucky we had steam trains, to days electric ones are very poor in bad weather. Windows in side houses froze, and record temps of - 10. All day.. Burst pipes everywhere, and some spectacular ice formations, 50% of our wild birds died that winter that lasted for 3 months....this cold spell is a drop of the hat, but glad some youngsters are enjoying something like saw in 1963

[Eskimo]

Anyone who lived through the 1963 winter would think a lot of you are a crowd of feline's.

No internet, no mobile phones, few credit cards, no insulation in your house, no money for many. How many of you young ones could cope until you adjusted?

Many are so soft!!!

Says the person on the internet, probably have a mobile phone, most likely have a credit/debit card, most likely to have insulation in your house plus central heating & a few dough in your pocket...I think you have contradicted yourself mate. Edited January 19, 2013 by PerfectStorm