Icicles

[silverthorn2151]

One of my abiding memories of winters as a child is of impressive icicles of all shapes and sizes.

Where have they all gone? Talking to my kids last night (17 to 24) and they just didn't know what i was on about. They have never had the pleasure of plucking one and enjoying a lick of frozen water tasting slightly of grit.

I know we are all better insulated now but you used to see them on sheds etc etc.

Is it that new fangled global warming we keep hearing about?

[bigdods]

we have loads here hanging from the gutters. As the snow slowly melts on the roof it drips from the gutters and we get fab icicles. Ok not massive but the longest yesterday was over a foot long.

[Puggit]

bigdods said:

we have loads here hanging from the gutters. As the snow slowly melts on the roof it drips from the gutters and we get fab icicles. Ok not massive but the longest yesterday was over a foot long.

Plenty of icicles here - there's so much snow on the roof and in the gutters that it's melting and then dripping over the fascias.

Our worst dripping point is over the back door, so we have to keep breaking the icicles to get out, and the rear step is lethal

[Stu R]

We've got half a dozen or so on the conservatory which have just passed the 3 foot long mark, and many others not far off.

[HellDiver]

We've two hanging from the vent in the eves that's from the ensuite fan. They're 6-9" long. Two showers a morning seems to add up.

[silverthorn2151]

Golly....

Somethig weird going on in north east London then.

[Don]

We've got icicles on our Conservatory. The snow on the roof is melting a little then refreezing as it drips over the edge. Fab looking. Wouldn't taste one, though...the pigeons st on the roof...

Edited by Don on Friday 8th January 11:17

[Penny-lope]

silverthorn2151 said:

They have never had the pleasure of plucking one and enjoying a lick of frozen water tasting slightly of grit.

You're a strange one

Used to get great icicles at my old flat as there was a few dripping outlet pipes....8 to 10 inches easy.

Haven't seen any at my new gaff though.

[Bill]

The big ones are great for stirring a jug of G&T too

[MrV]

Just removed 4 4 footers ,I liked them the other half was panicking they would snap off and impale a passer by

[Penny-lope]

MrV said:

Just removed 4 4 footers ,I liked them the other half was panicking they would snap off and impale a passer by

Perfect murder weapon

[silverthorn2151]

I'm faintly jealous now.

Working in Covent Garden where there is no snow or ice it's very strange going home to get off the tube/train into a winter wonderland.

It's like I'm going on holiday or something.

[markmullen]

The council used to have to shut the underpasses on the leeds inner ring road to remove the 2-3 foot icicles which built up to avoid them dropping and spearing some unfortunate below.

[danrc]

Some pretty big ones near my work.

Edited by danrc on Friday 8th January 11:52

[apprentice]

I grant you they do look impressive and beautiful, however some of the larger ones are putting a strain on the guttering and after seeing one plummet and 'spear itself' into the ground below, I decided to act and brought out the tree-lopper and duly dispatched the blighters!

apprentice