Preparing for winter II

mama67

sb44 wrote: »

That's ok then , I thought you meant Digby, Coningsby etc.

We are more rural/coastal than that, nearest shop is a good 5 mile drive/walk.
This morning or sometime last night cars have tried again to get out and are now abandoned in the lane.

I know forces personnel get ranted at for not going on duty so wouldn't have said anything if it was them. One of the boys friends dad is a PC in the RAF and has to report in at all sorts of funny times.

coco1980

more snow thru the nigt, strangely they have reopened the school as sraff are managing to get in today, quite baffling as roads and so on ar worse than yesterday;)

mama67

Confuzzled wrote: »

i'm further north than you mardatha but we don't have nearly as much snow. we're only 6 miles from st andrews (and thus the sea which i think tempers our weather a bit) and we're in a valley so while some settles here a lot is probably blowing right over the top of us

i can just imagine edinburgh right now. the first winter after we'd moved to edinburgh, about 6 years ago now there was snow like this. my ex an i took my daughter then 3 sledging on the bottom slopes of arthurs seat right by pollock halls of residence. it was so deep she HAD to walk in our footsteps because it was about chest high for her and she has always been very tall for her age!

that particular area of edinburgh has a lot of wind tunnels, in fact anyone that has ever spent any time near the uni library will be able to contest to that fact! there were also horrid ones on the way to her school there brrrrr

saying that though, i'd love to be able to live there again... i just can't wait to be able to freeze my backside off standing on north bridge for the hogmanay festival again! the last year we went it was bitterly bitterly cold and windy so people just huddled in together, all strangers but friendly and at least a little sensible despite the general drunkeness

I'm right on the coast and the salt air usually calms our weather but not this time, we have snow agin as I type, and its forcast for most of the day

diddly74

coco1980 wrote: »

more snow thru the nigt, strangely they have reopened the school as sraff are managing to get in today, quite baffling as roads and so on ar worse than yesterday;)

We have the same here, school (High) was open Monday, then closed Tues and Weds and is open today after much more snow has fallen over the past 2 days (not Scotland/NE/Kent amounts but we are v hilly here so roads a bit dodgy)

The Junior school has not been shut once - tho is keeping registration open till 10am this morning so parents don't have to rush to get kids in!!!!!

mardatha

We had more during the night, quite a heavy fall. I'm watching the tractor from the farm - complete with two huge haybales lol - driving up & down our wee cul de sac to flatten the snow.
No post, no schools, no buses, no coalman, no binmen, no access to the main road again today. Not seen the postman since fri or sat and am waiting on Amazon xmas parcels...
Road from the village onto the main road is lined nose to tail by abandoned cars that are just wee humps in the snow & havent a hope of getting out anytime soon.
Amazingly beautiful world, pure white land and pink sky. Icicles hanging from my rones with wee birds clinging to them, waiting for me to put rich tea biscs out on the windowsills

pollys

Mardatha - I can just imagine the scene you described. Actually makes me feel all warm and cosy inside. Thank you x

NualaBuala

Confuzzled wrote: »

i asked this earlier today but i think it got swallowed up by my long post so i'll ask again...

which type of small space heater is generally cheaper to run? i think i might get for taking the edge off since i had storage heaters, gets cold with weather like this long before they kick in

If you find out could you report back please? I was thinking of buying an electric heater but ended up getting the loan of an electric oil-filled rad. It really helps but is guzzling the electricity. But I'd rather cut back on other things so I won't be cold.

Mardatha - sounds beautifull! Hmmm, thought biccies would be contraband in your place. I bet you have a big stash of goodies ... for the birds of course!

Termie - thanks to you and everyone else who has posted pics, I love seeing them.

We've had a little bit more snow but the sun is peeping through now. Hope we get more!

rigsby1967

I have just been outside in the snow to check on my girls (8 chickens) and it is actually warm....or could that be because i work as volunteer for the BHF i bought 2 Regatta jackets and have them both on:rotfl::rotfl:. One is a fleece and 1 is a soft shell jacket and both are wind proof, they are brilliant.

I think it must be really cold outside as my poor chooks try and run indoors everytime i go out to them :eek:

rigs

WillowMuse

Still no snow here in west lancs!!!!
Starting to feel a bit left out now
I know I should count my lucky stars really that we are not cut off from everyone:o

We have got the cold, but the sun is shinning and I must not complain, but I love the SNOW!!!!:D

mystra

NualaBuala wrote: »

If you find out could you report back please? I was thinking of buying an electric heater but ended up getting the loan of an electric oil-filled rad. It really helps but is guzzling the electricity. But I'd rather cut back on other things so I won't be cold.

Mardatha - sounds beautifull! Hmmm, thought biccies would be contraband in your place. I bet you have a big stash of goodies ... for the birds of course!

Termie - thanks to you and everyone else who has posted pics, I love seeing them.

We've had a little bit more snow but the sun is peeping through now. Hope we get more!

i was researching electric heaters and a lot of people say that they all cost the same to run technically BUT was told oil filled hold their heat a bit longer after switched off as the oil holds the heat - i have a small one from Netto and i beg to differ it goes cold minutes after switching off >:( so i don't think it makes much difference i just don't like convectors and fans as the hot air smells funny lol