Anyone else cold?

[Millymollymandy]

We managed to get out shopping but had to leave the car outside the gate because we can't get it back up the steep hill to the garage! Where the tyres crushed the snow (all 2cm of it!) going out had turned to solid ice on our return. It's still below zero but lovely and sunny.

Odsox - break the ice on the water - just wait until it is solid ice and you have to go and get warmer water to get the lump of ice out! For that reason we tip out most of the water bowls when they go to bed because it makes my life much easier.

My chooks have only just ventured outside, why are they so scared of snow? My newbies have just seen it for the first time and wouldn't go out, just stared at it in horror!

[Green Aura]

Well I've just been to Inverness to get the folks from the airport. There was the merest smattering of snow on the Struie (the biggest hill we go over) but the roads were all clear. Although there was a small plantation of fir trees which were covered - it looked like Christmas

And on the way back it's rained all the way!!!

I want snow! Now I don't need to go anywhere

[gdb]

Well it's warmed up a bit here now.

It's just -4c at the moment. (And I'm eating the last of my lettuce - grown outside right up until this morning!) But most of yesterday it was -9c and with a few degrees windchill on top of that.

Now we're forecast 24 hours without any more snow.

And then, yup, a good lot more and overnight temperatures of -11c or a bit lower.... But it sure makes the Christmas period look suitably snowy!!

[oldfella]

No climate change? BAH HUMBUG, heres me living in the South of France and today woke up to 4 inches or 10 centimetres of Snow 6c below freezing and it made it up to plus 1c and it is now snowing again, and theres you lot living in the far north complaining ??? BAH HUMBUG I say

[paul123456]

hello there ,

here in the North West of Germany -5 at night - 1 day temperature ,but there is 20 cm of snow.
More to come on Sunday .But we are burning away on the Esse and Stanley , wood and browncoal.
And the good thing is that as long as that bunch of pricks in Copenhagen cannot come to an agreement
we can burn away what we want .

regards,

Paul

[Flo]

It's hovering around 0 degrees C here. Sight of snowflakes and sleet sometimes. Trouble is that it has frozen on the town's pavements which means that walking is a bit slippery.

[Sally Jane]

No snow here yet (too close to the sea) but very cold with heavy frosts. The house is freezing as our main sitting room was plastered last week and is still drying out - I guess the house won't warm up until it has dried out. The condensation is consequently appalling, but what can't be cured must be endured. I'm really thankful for my hot water bottle...brrr!

[gdb]

No snow here yet (too close to the sea) but very cold with heavy frosts. The house is freezing as our main sitting room was plastered last week and is still drying out - I guess the house won't warm up until it has dried out. The condensation is consequently appalling, but what can't be cured must be endured. I'm really thankful for my hot water bottle...brrr!

Oh-oh, that sounds chilly...

Perhaps you could rent out a dehumidifier, shut the doors and windows and switch it on? Get the worst of the damp out of the air before you freeze.

[Green Aura]

IT'S SNOWING!!!!WOOHOO!!!

[Millymollymandy]

Goodo GA

We still have a bit here as it hasn't had much chance to melt but comparing with everyone else in Brittany on a related forum there are some with 6 inches of snow and we had a measly 2cm! However they always have loads of rain whilst I'm the one moaning about drought in my garden, so I suppose that's why!

[crowsashes]

just had snow falling! wow in south devon too but it is now bloody cold and the first time i have had the fire on, a blanket out and a hot water bottle!

[old tree man]

I dropped my son off at manchester airport this morning at 3 am and coming past thirsk the car registerd an outside temp of -10

[mrsflibble]

well we had snow. it settled. lots. it then melted slightly, turned to ice and now my garden is a beautiful, sparkly death trap.

[gdb]

It's -12c here today.

Bloomin' cold.

[gdb]

... now -17c.

I'll stop counting!!