The wet and windy, with occasional snow, 2018/2019 thread
Discussion
schmalex said:
Ha! While I was working in Canada last year, I went to watch the Senators play a hockey game. On leaving the Canadian Tyre Stadium, it had snowed a bit (about 3’) while we were inside and the temperature had dropped a fair whack - from a balmy -18c to a somewhat nippy -35c. .
No problem for the Canadian people; they just took their swisher things out of their cars, flipped the snow away in seconds and drove off. Me, I just seemed to move lumps of it round the bodywork while my hands went blue for the next 20 minutes.
I finally got out of the car park in my rental 4x4 Chrysler 300c (who’da thunk it) and was driving back down the highway to Ottawa. I glanced at the thermometer to see the outside temperature reading -37.5c!!!!!!! At that moment, my colleague from Brisbane called for a chat, where he proudly stated “bugger me, mate, it’s hotter than the sun here”. It was 44c. At that moment, he was a cup of coffee hotter than I was
Anyway, call ended and I carried on driving, only for the windscreen to get all caked by the salt on the road. So I squirted it. Doing 110km/h in, Lane 3 where everyone seemed to be playing the braking game. At -37.5c. The screen instantly froze and all I could see was a mass of grey smear. Quick as a flash, I whacked the heater on full demist, powered down the drivers window and stuck my head out of it so I could see something and not rear end the giant truck in front of me. Those 20 seconds it took for the screen to clear we’re agony. My face froze solid pretty much instantly and I didn’t get the feeling back in it until I’d spent about an hour in the bath back at the Marriott.
Canada is beautiful but utterly brutal
No problem for the Canadian people; they just took their swisher things out of their cars, flipped the snow away in seconds and drove off. Me, I just seemed to move lumps of it round the bodywork while my hands went blue for the next 20 minutes.
I finally got out of the car park in my rental 4x4 Chrysler 300c (who’da thunk it) and was driving back down the highway to Ottawa. I glanced at the thermometer to see the outside temperature reading -37.5c!!!!!!! At that moment, my colleague from Brisbane called for a chat, where he proudly stated “bugger me, mate, it’s hotter than the sun here”. It was 44c. At that moment, he was a cup of coffee hotter than I was
Anyway, call ended and I carried on driving, only for the windscreen to get all caked by the salt on the road. So I squirted it. Doing 110km/h in, Lane 3 where everyone seemed to be playing the braking game. At -37.5c. The screen instantly froze and all I could see was a mass of grey smear. Quick as a flash, I whacked the heater on full demist, powered down the drivers window and stuck my head out of it so I could see something and not rear end the giant truck in front of me. Those 20 seconds it took for the screen to clear we’re agony. My face froze solid pretty much instantly and I didn’t get the feeling back in it until I’d spent about an hour in the bath back at the Marriott.
Canada is beautiful but utterly brutal
MDMA . said:
Just had 4 new Cross Climates fitted to the daily Legacy. Just my luck that it'll start to warm up around here now 
feels a lot better than the Rainsport 3 they have replaced. Roads are clear, just a light dusting on the fields.
Back to cold on Sunday - and increasing chances of snow, and potential heavy snow. feels a lot better than the Rainsport 3 they have replaced. Roads are clear, just a light dusting on the fields. Not nailed on yet...
Puggit said:
MDMA . said:
Just had 4 new Cross Climates fitted to the daily Legacy. Just my luck that it'll start to warm up around here now feels a lot better than the Rainsport 3 they have replaced. Roads are clear, just a light dusting on the fields.
Back to cold on Sunday - and increasing chances of snow, and potential heavy snow. feels a lot better than the Rainsport 3 they have replaced. Roads are clear, just a light dusting on the fields. Not nailed on yet...
Various models continue to forecast a wide-scale snow event for Wednesday. Likely to be rain in and around this low pressure as well. SO, it's borderline - it may not happen.
And yes, that is Berkshire (well, West Berks) at the epicentre. These charts WILL change, we may not remain in the middle... It may just rain... The low might scoot south to France, or north to Scotland.
And 15mm of snow in 6 hours - isn't THAT much.
And yes, that is Berkshire (well, West Berks) at the epicentre. These charts WILL change, we may not remain in the middle... It may just rain... The low might scoot south to France, or north to Scotland.
And 15mm of snow in 6 hours - isn't THAT much.
Puggit said:
And yes, that is Berkshire (well, West Berks) at the epicentre.
Delighted to see us in West Bekshire at an epicentre, but I'll be having an epi-annoyance if there's snow next Fri & Sat...I'm moving house. The weather can do what it likes from Sunday onwards, I just want it dry on the 1st & 2nd...schmalex said:
The centre is right over my house. I predict that Ecchinswell will receive metres of snow and be cut off until April (apart from the pub who will receive regular aid drops from West Berks Brewery)
Fortunately I am a village over from Yattendon so I can walk my kegs of Good Old Boy home 
JakeT said:
schmalex said:
The centre is right over my house. I predict that Ecchinswell will receive metres of snow and be cut off until April (apart from the pub who will receive regular aid drops from West Berks Brewery)
Fortunately I am a village over from Yattendon so I can walk my kegs of Good Old Boy home 
Puggit said:
Various models continue to forecast a wide-scale snow event for Wednesday. Likely to be rain in and around this low pressure as well. SO, it's borderline - it may not happen.
And yes, that is Berkshire (well, West Berks) at the epicentre. These charts WILL change, we may not remain in the middle... It may just rain... The low might scoot south to France, or north to Scotland.
And 15mm of snow in 6 hours - isn't THAT much.
And yes, that is Berkshire (well, West Berks) at the epicentre. These charts WILL change, we may not remain in the middle... It may just rain... The low might scoot south to France, or north to Scotland.
And 15mm of snow in 6 hours - isn't THAT much.
(reverse psychology)
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