First snow of the season.

[granville]

I despise the vaccuous merriment at this time of year, there is very little excuse for it, what with all our over secularisation.

Still, there's little better than the feathery float of a billion snow flakes to soothe away the dread reality of modernity; a sight of abject joy and rekindler of childhood innocence and wonder, as far as I'm concerned.

[tuscan_thunder]

......and an excuse to leave the pick-up in rear wheel drive and seek out wide open spaces......

[jacobyte]

Spoken like a true Northener; although I didn't know dread was anything other than a verb or a noun.

It's just dry, sunny and cold down here

[lazyitus]

Been snowing here in Trafford Park, lightly but consistantly for half an hour.

Turned to light drizzle now.

>> Edited by lazyitus on Monday 20th December 11:37

[v8thunder]

tuscan_thunder said:

......and an excuse to leave the pick-up in rear wheel drive and seek out wide open spaces......

Reminds me of a story my Dad once told me about when he got stopped by the Police on a deserted motorway in the early hours in the middle of winter some time in the '70s. My Dad said he hadn't been speeding. The policeman told him to get out of the car and look behind him:

His tire tracks in the snow depicted about a mile or so of slaloms, pirouettes, handbraked slides, oversteer and brake-tests

[MilnerR]

Cold as a polar bears knackers in buxton and snowing like mad

[minimax]

very cold and cloudy here in west(side) bridgford

that's nottingham btw

>> Edited by minimax on Monday 20th December 12:07

[tonyhetherington]

Where are you guys?

I'm in Kent, and although bloody cold, not even a hint of snow

[Nevin]

jacobyte said:

Spoken like a true Northener; although I didn't know dread was anything other than a verb or a noun. It's just dry, sunny and cold down here

Hmm, "as the dread ghoul stalked the shadow paths of endless night". Yeah, I reckon it can be an adjective too.

No snow down in Lahndan, nice and sunny.

[Lois-PIE]

Mum dashed into my room thismorning
"THERE'S A BLIZARD!!!"
Looked out the window and there was a gentle flutter of snow flakes. VEry pretty but not even settling!

[alfaman]

Well ... It was sub zero all day in the Lake District yesterday - lots of ice on the roads.

Its amazing what some motorists try (even when warning signs state road closed) ... saw a mondeo do a full 180 slide on ice coming down a 1:5 mountain pass - nearly went off the cliff edge - must have been a smelly experience for the driver

[V12Bob]

alfaman said:

Well ... It was sub zero all day in the Lake District yesterday - lots of ice on the roads. Its amazing what some motorists try (even when warning signs state road closed) ... saw a mondeo do a full 180 slide on ice coming down a 1:5 mountain pass - nearly went off the cliff edge - must have been a smelly experience for the driver

I must admit, with the prospect of a white christmas
to be spent in Scotland, I sometimes regret the ultralow profile, automatic rearwheel drive combination. Give me back my old Saab 96

[Mrs Fish]

Just started snowing in Derby

[ace-T]

Just started snowing here in north Notts...take care on the way home all.

Especially Judas

Ace-T

[vixpy1]

Nowt in Surrey yet.

[anonymous-user]

It's trying to snow here at the mo (North Yorkshire).

FK off snow.

Still five shopping days 'till Christmas. I want the punters on the street, not cuddled up at home.

[Mrs Fish]

Spoke too soon its turned to rain

[cosmoschick]

vixpy1 said:

Nowt in Surrey yet.

Neither Surrey nor Sussex. I thought the South East was supposed to be getting some!

Lovely sunny day though

[vixpy1]

Yea, it would be nice to get some.

[judas]

ace-T said:

Just started snowing here in north Notts...take care on the way home all. Especially Judas Ace-T

Bugger...