I have been hearing some pretty nasty rumours about the coming winter. :shock: As always there is no consensus of opinion among those who are supposedly in the know , but there seems to be a widening body of thought that 2005/6 is going to be quite severe, some are even talking of massive snow falls and predicting a major freeze this winter. :scared: Now apart from those that are directly inconvenienced by this, for whom I do feel genuinely sorry, personally I love the snow, the more the better as far as I’m concerned.:bounce: Is it just me, or does anyone else on here turn into a little kid as soon as we get a covering and insists on going out at silly o’clock in the morning to build a Snowman for the nippers :roll: , then wait to ambush the postman (sorry Postie) with a ready to hand pile of snowballs? :thrilled: :shock: :shock:
As i recall, every year about now they start talking of massive snow falls and freezing tempretures............ then about march time they predict heat waves and drought.............neither of which ever happens. Now call me cynical but i see a pattern there lol
Oooh yes, I love the snow. We don't seem to get as much here as we used to so I always try to make the most of it! Obviously there is a down side to cold weather - as with all weather actually, but I love it! Hope we'll have some decent snow, I can be a kid again then
Oooooo bring it on!! :bounce: :bounce: but it''s got to be 'proper' snow, none of that half-hearted slushy stuff! I like full on 3 ft snow drifts, crunchy snow where you can actually see the snowflakes on ya gloves ... and I have to be first one to walk on it - Peak District hills when all you can see for miles is white! fookin hell, been reading far too much Mills and Boon I think! :shock: I remember the last 'bad' winter.. early 1990's - no power for days, neighbours calling in for flask refills at any house with a gas cooker.... kids off school building igloos and 6ft snowmen cos there was soooo much snow... Yes it was an inconvenience, and its dangerous, particularly for the elderly, but its about time this country got a bit of a wake-up call cos we cant even get the bloomin gritter wagons out in time to clear the roads when its frosty, let alone have the community spirit to go check on Mrs Smith at number 41.
What is MORE worrying, is that if we have a severe winter there is a chance that we could run out of oil !! we'll be burning everything for a bit of heat!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
I remember the days as a little boy when after my Dad had shovelled all the snow from the path, the banks either side were higher than my head. There were icicles from the gutters and we used to make sled runs down the hills - well, when I say sled, it was plastic sacks. Not the flimsy ones you get now, but good strong orange ones. 8-) After 30 years of abnormally warm winters, it will be nice to get back to good old fashioned COLD winters. lhk Kat
yep.. those winters in the 70s when i was a kid were great. i used to tunnel under the snow drifts and make underground caves and make castle walls out of ice bricks.. then we'd start a war.. snowballs of course and then i got chilblains and i wasnt allowed out for the rest of the winter :cry: but yeah..sledges?? carrier bags worked better. making long black ice stretches that you used to run up to and skid the length of.. really cold winters always excite me too cos it takes me right back to being a kid. anyone ever tried to skid on an icy path as an adult and feel a fool when you get it badly wrong.... but then feel reaaly cool when you get it right?
I, for one, would love it being a cold winter but it complete and utter tripe anyone saying it's gonna be a cold winter... after seven to ten days the weather forecasters have no idea... I've been a long time subscriber to and ever year this same topic turns up like a bad penny! LOL
Quote by Pete_sw then wait to ambush the postman (sorry Postie) with a ready to hand pile of snowballs? :thrilled: :shock: :shock:
No problem Pete! I'd get you back.... Reminds me of the other year, trudging through ankle high snow for a few hours, freezing cold feet, hands and ears, looking forward to getting home and warm... when a snowball hit the wall by the door i was delivering to. Gave me a right shock... I turned around to see a group of "yoofs", all lined up with their snowballs at the ready... And I snarled " whichever one of you lot throws the first xxxxxxx snowball will be eating snow from under my xxxxxxx boot" ... suddenly they all seemed to just find the idea of pelting the postman with snowballs not so hilarious... though it made me smile,
Quote by Pete_sw I have been hearing some pretty nasty rumours about the coming winter. :shock:
Bad Pete_sw :smackbottom: :smackbottom: We got a steam room full of rumours and you start yet another one!!!! :shock: Anyway ............ bring the snow on :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Yep, I'm one of them saddos that drag me kids out, rugby tackle em to the ground and demand they do snow angels :twisted: :bounce: Trouble is, we never seem to get more than about half a millimetre of snow So then, end up telling the kids off for doing snow angels too vigorously, making a mess and ending up with mud bats and a pile of washing :evil:
Quote by Pete_sw Is it just me, or does anyone else on here turn into a little kid as soon as we get a covering and insists on going out at silly o’clock in the morning to build a Snowman for the nippers , then wait to ambush the postman (sorry Postie) with a ready to hand pile of snowballs? :thrilled:
No, I love snow and snowball fights. I have to be the first one to walk on the garden, before the kids even. They have given up on me :shock: Snowballing the postie is an excellent idea - never got him before
I love the snow too....and yes it takes me right back to my yoof (nicked from postie). Love building the snowman, having snowball fights and throwing a decent sized snowball on to the neighbours roof and watching it grow & grow as it tunmbles down to earth..! Bring it on.... CheekyChimp....
Quote by fluffer but yeah..sledges?? carrier bags worked better. making long black ice stretches that you used to run up to and skid the length of.. really cold winters always excite me too cos it takes me right back to being a kid. anyone ever tried to skid on an icy path as an adult and feel a fool when you get it badly wrong.... but then feel reaaly cool when you get it right?
The bonnet off an old car (sorry Dad :uhoh: ) turned upside down, can fit at least 5 of ya on it - now, that's fun!! takes half an hour for 5 of you to carry it to the top of the biggest hill ever, everyone clamber on quick ...then squeal like 6 year olds as ya whoooosh back down again!! :bounce: :bounce: (proper going down memory lane here now aint we ) Daughter's school playground is a nightmare in winter - little black ice paths , hundreds of the fookin things where the little darlings have been creating skid-runs the day before, cant see em but you know they're there ....bit like trying to steal something from the Tate with all those infra-red sensor beams everywhere........treading gingerly across from one side to other, already 10 minutes late for school, and ya just know that the minute you think you're safe.......arse over tit, just when half of Class 2 decide to look out the bloody window too! ops: yup, been there, done that!
Can't stand the stuff. It makes the roads (and my job) more dangerous. Give me heat, heat, heat anyday (and I mean proper heat 40 degs. plus not yer namby pamby 27 degs and everyone in this country's complaining it's sooooooooooo hot! Bollox) :twisted: :twisted: Oh, and whilst I'm ranting, let's confine Christmas to the week before and the week after 25th December. Outside that period any mention of it should be banned :huh: ES (in a grumpy mood) :huh: :huh:
Quote by MISSCHIEF ...Yep, I'm one of them saddos that drag me kids out, rugby tackle em to the ground and demand they do snow angels... :twisted: :bounce: :
:happy: :happy: ooooooo @ snow angels!! ohhhhh yes! (and :rotflmao: :rotflmao: @ 'mud bats' ) God, I suddenly feel all immature! gimme a snowball !! right ya fookers, who's up for it?! :twisted:
Oh, and whilst I'm ranting, let's confine Christmas to the week before and the week after 25th December. Outside that period any mention of it should be banned :huh:
Quote by EagerSlut Can't stand the stuff. It makes the roads (and my job) more dangerous. Give me heat, heat, heat anyday (and I mean proper heat 40 degs. plus not yer namby pamby 27 degs and everyone in this country's complaining it's sooooooooooo hot! Bollox) :twisted: :twisted: Oh, and whilst I'm ranting, let's confine Christmas to the week before and the week after 25th December. Outside that period any mention of it should be banned :huh: ES (in a grumpy mood) :huh: :huh:
Quote by EagerSlut Can't stand the stuff. It makes the roads (and my job) more dangerous. Give me heat, heat, heat anyday (and I mean proper heat 40 degs. plus not yer namby pamby 27 degs and everyone in this country's complaining it's sooooooooooo hot! Bollox) :twisted: :twisted: Oh, and whilst I'm ranting, let's confine Christmas to the week before and the week after 25th December. Outside that period any mention of it should be banned :huh: ES (in a grumpy mood) :huh: :huh:
I love the snow too :bounce: :bounce: G only likes it if it means he cant get to work. :huh: I just like to see everything all white and pretty .. but we dont normally get alot of snow just here - but it isnt winter without a good snowfall :mrgreen: :happy: :thrilled: Snowballs rock !!! :thrilled: :happy: K from K & G xxx
Quote by BiWelshMinx I am with ES on this one :thumbup: Fecking, bloody cold Winter, stupid wet snow If it wasn't for Christmas I would probably hibernate :P Minx x x
WOW, when did the avatar change... me like a lot !!!!!!!!
Oh I just love the winter time when it snows.....Its been years and years since we had a proper snowfall that has lasted a good long while before turning to slush. I am a big kid when it snows, forcing the kids from their warm beds to be the first one to trudge through it, building snowmen and having a good old snowball fight. I love the way it makes everything look too.....lovely and clean and it makes me feel all christmassy! Bring it on......
, but there seems to be a widening body of thought that 2005/6 is going to be quite severe, some are even talking of massive snow falls and predicting a major freeze this winter. :scared: 
I remember the days as a little boy when after my Dad had shovelled all the snow from the path, the banks either side were higher than my head. There were icicles from the gutters and we used to make sled runs down the hills - well, when I say sled, it was plastic sacks. Not the flimsy ones you get now, but good strong orange ones. 8-) 
:smackbottom: :smackbottom:
So then, end up telling the kids off for doing snow angels too vigorously, making a mess and ending up with mud bats 
and a pile of washing :evil:
ops: yup, been there, done that! 
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: @ 'mud bats' )
