Snowmageddon - this Friday

[TTmonkey]

According to the BBC weather forecast this morning, the next ice age will get into full swing this Friday in the SouthWest of England.


Heavy and persistent snow will fall on frozen ground during the day and snowy cold weather will follow.


I suspect its all to do with MMGW. Or solar flares.


If it doesn't cause 'traffic chaos' I'll be very disappointed with the BBC.

[TTmonkey]

Hooli said:

All we need is bosses with the balls to say 'your lying, there was no reason not to turn up' & suddenly everyone would manage to travel in the slight snow we get.

pay everyone by the day. like me. I'll be getting out the cross country ski's before missing a days pay.

[TTmonkey]

The problem with snow here is the often quoted 'wrong kind of snow'.....

On the continent, the weather is usually a lot colder, and when the snow falls it remains crisp and 'dry'. Whereas in the UK it usually turns to a slush and then refreezes. The snow clearing machines used in many countries wouldn't cope with this kind of stuff. So we're left with ploughing it off the roads instead of using the kind of blowers they use in many countries that get months of snowy weather. And ploughs rely on good traction to force the snow away.

plow/plough duh

[TTmonkey]

Tractors were plowing our roads two years ago when it last snowed properly around out way.

[TTmonkey]

Just realised: Snowmagaddon is 'the day after tomorrow'.


doh

[TTmonkey]

The forecast is now for blizzard conditions accross the country on from Friday morning onwards.

Even if we only get an inch of actual snow, the high winds are going to make it 10 times worse.

[TTmonkey]

Well it started quite slowly here in North Hants, probably an inch in the first hour or two. But its proper full on snowing now, roads have stopped, probably 3 inches in last hour.