Are we in for a bad winter....?
Are we in for a bad winter....?
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Cobnapint

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10,124 posts

181 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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Just seen the weather for tomorrow - snow expected in the north east of England.

I've been around for over half a century, but can't ever remember snow at the start of November before. A sprinkling mid December, yes, before the usual dollop in Jan, Feb or March - but Nov?......naaahhh.

And on top of that my mate says there are lots of berries on his bush........

Orchid1

906 posts

138 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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Cobnapint said:
And on top of that my mate says there are lots of berries on his bush........
Your mate needs to revisit his wiping technique.

Cobnapint

Original Poster:

10,124 posts

181 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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Orchid1 said:
Your mate needs to revisit his wiping technique.
That is exactly what I told him.

J4CKO

46,977 posts

230 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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We are lifeforms evolved from single cells that appeared from nowhere, on a ball of rock barrelling through the solar system at huge speed and we dont live very long so dont have much concept of patterns or randomness, we are here and weather happens one way or another, what that weather consists of varies year by year and depends on many factors, it will probably broadly within current expectations give or take a couple of degrees which will affect the type of precipitation.


darker grapefruit

376 posts

130 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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J4CKO said:
We are lifeforms evolved from single cells that appeared from nowhere, on a ball of rock barrelling through the solar system at huge speed and we dont live very long so dont have much concept of patterns or randomness, we are here and weather happens one way or another, what that weather consists of varies year by year and depends on many factors, it will probably broadly within current expectations give or take a couple of degrees which will affect the type of precipitation.
Thanks for that prof. Hawking, but is it going to snow or not ??

anonymous-user

84 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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The 80s used to have proper snow, snow drifts 1 metre high in the midlands. The winter tyre brigade would cum in there pants just seeing it. Now a days we get 2 day at most. I wouldn't worry we just Dont get harse winters anymore.

Edited by The Spruce goose on Friday 4th November 23:59

paul789

4,264 posts

134 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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The Spruce goose said:
The winter tyre bridge would cum in there pants just seeing it.
What a turn of phrase!

Sheepshanks

41,235 posts

149 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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The Spruce goose said:
Thec80s used to have proper snow, snow drifts 1 metre high in the midlands. The winter tyre bridge would cum in there pants just seeing it. Now a days we get 2 day at most. I wouldn't worry we just Dont get harse winters anymore.
Hmmm...it was pretty bad in both 2009/10 and 10/11.

The reason they've been mild since then is I bought a set of winter tyres for winter 11/12.

J4CKO

46,977 posts

230 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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darker grapefruit said:
J4CKO said:
We are lifeforms evolved from single cells that appeared from nowhere, on a ball of rock barrelling through the solar system at huge speed and we dont live very long so dont have much concept of patterns or randomness, we are here and weather happens one way or another, what that weather consists of varies year by year and depends on many factors, it will probably broadly within current expectations give or take a couple of degrees which will affect the type of precipitation.
Thanks for that prof. Hawking, but is it going to snow or not ??
Read the Daily Express for the truth.

darker grapefruit

376 posts

130 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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J4CKO said:
darker grapefruit said:
J4CKO said:
We are lifeforms evolved from single cells that appeared from nowhere, on a ball of rock barrelling through the solar system at huge speed and we dont live very long so dont have much concept of patterns or randomness, we are here and weather happens one way or another, what that weather consists of varies year by year and depends on many factors, it will probably broadly within current expectations give or take a couple of degrees which will affect the type of precipitation.
Thanks for that prof. Hawking, but is it going to snow or not ??
Read the Daily Express for the truth.
Snowmageddon it is then.

castex

5,186 posts

303 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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Bring it on.

ecsrobin

18,677 posts

195 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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There's tons of berries on the bushes down south too. I believe the story goes that it's a sign of a harsh winter so the birds can stock up early but it was like that 2 years ago and not an ounce of snow all winter.

glenrobbo

40,517 posts

180 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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J4CKO said:
Read the Daily Express for the truth.
There's a technical term for that that I just cannot recall at the moment...

A contradiction of terms....

Can somebody please help?

Gargamel

16,392 posts

291 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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glenrobbo said:
There's a technical term for that that I just cannot recall at the moment...

A contradiction of terms....

Can somebody please help?
Oxymoron

Military Intelligence

CC07 PEU

2,517 posts

234 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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The Spruce goose said:
The winter tyre bridge would cum in there pants just seeing it.
I'm just trying to picture what this bridge would look like. I imagine large piles of Dunlops with a heavy dusting of snow but I'm not completely clear beyond that!

glenrobbo

40,517 posts

180 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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ecsrobin said:
There's tons of berries on the bushes down south too. I believe the story goes that it's a sign of a harsh winter so the birds can stock up early but it was like that 2 years ago and not an ounce of snow all winter.
If nature is giving the birds 3 years to stock up with berries, it looks like it's gonna be a real badass winter!

Next June we'll all be using tennis racquets as snowshoes.....

glenrobbo

40,517 posts

180 months

Friday 4th November 2016
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Gargamel said:
Oxymoron

Military Intelligence
That's the one!
Thanks Gargamel thumbup

( " 'Ello? Dis is Intelligence speaking." :dribble: )

Takes me back a bit.... smile


ReaperCushions

7,578 posts

214 months

Saturday 5th November 2016
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J4CKO said:
darker grapefruit said:
J4CKO said:
We are lifeforms evolved from single cells that appeared from nowhere, on a ball of rock barrelling through the solar system at huge speed and we dont live very long so dont have much concept of patterns or randomness, we are here and weather happens one way or another, what that weather consists of varies year by year and depends on many factors, it will probably broadly within current expectations give or take a couple of degrees which will affect the type of precipitation.
Thanks for that prof. Hawking, but is it going to snow or not ??
Read the Daily Express for the truth.
Take your pick



bearman68

4,941 posts

162 months

Saturday 5th November 2016
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ecsrobin said:
There's tons of berries on the bushes down south too. I believe the story goes that it's a sign of a harsh winter so the birds can stock up early but it was like that 2 years ago and not an ounce of snow all winter.
That's because God is working to a plan - knows all sees all, and provides for his creatures to survive the winter. (Well most of them)

Wacky Racer

41,390 posts

277 months

Saturday 5th November 2016
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Anyone who hasn't lived through the winter of 62/3 doesn't know what snow is.smile.

1947 was even worse....(So I have been told)