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ASok
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Topic: Snow?!?!?!? Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 7:16am |
Ok, the first BBQ of the season was had on Friday night and yesterday jeans and T-shirts were the order of the day. Today I was expecting the 'cold snap', but we've got a few inches of snow and its still coming down!!!! Best thing is - its surpirsed the gritters and we can't get out of the village |
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alstorer
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 7:26am |
April: Historically, a month when both warm weather and snow are known.
It really, really isn't something particularly odd. Used to be that the ski season on the Scottish slopes could extend till mid April, occassionally further- one year I can remember Glencoe running lifts in June (mid nineties this was). |
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Mark Jardine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 8:05am |
It's nothing odd, but my dogs are too young to have seen proper snow before. It's not often we get a couple of inches settling on the south coast. They keep trying to eat the flakes before they land!
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Villan
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 9:14am |
Yup! About 3" of it here, and still falling.
OK, Competition time! Best snowman wins! Of ya go! |
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Simon Lovesey
Far too distracted from work Joined: 30 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 9:57am |
Amazing, T-shirts to thermals in a matter of hours, and the sailing season is well under way.
Sarisbury Green, just up from the River Hamble on the South Coast has just seen around 2" of the white stuff very quickly, can't remember it like this since we have been down here in 15 years Edited by Simon Lovesey |
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olly_love
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 10:00am |
i left the house with nothing got to the station in 5 mins and a little in the 20 mins to hamble there was about 2 inches then cycling to hamble yacht club there was alot. full on blizzard and people making snow men on the decks of the yachts. racing was canceled so had to ride home again now it is thawing
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ellistine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 10:28am |
It's sunny in Weymouth with not even a hint of the whitestuff. Not fair. Even worse, just been told it's too breezy to hire a boat today. I'll just have to watch the Grand Prix instead. |
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Fans1024
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 11:10am |
My kit is still wet after my wild, cold, wet yet fast sail yesterday. Its snow in London and according to my car 0c, club website says windchill -2c. The sports ground near were I live in west london. |
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Black no sugar
Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 3:48pm |
Lancing Sailing Club at lunchtime today, just before a BIG snowball fight. The enemies had to surrender. The Jackson girls beat 'em all, hehe!
And I was Race officer today. It was an easy duty ! |
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Contender443
Really should get out more Joined: 01 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1211 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Apr 08 at 7:22pm |
This was someones boat who forgot to put his cover on..
Then we did 3 races back to back at the Oxford Contender / RS600 open. |
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