I don't know about your niece, but mine's saving herself until I'm no longer coherent enough to know the difference!!
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ronuds 20,511 posts
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iHAZaCHEEZ3burger 11,402 posts
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Registered 4 years agoGoing to drive to get my ferry tomorrow, hopefully this rain melts away the snow and the traffic is ok.
/makes a sacrifice to snow godsXBL- TROUTKILLA
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Psychotext 49,184 posts
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Registered 7 years agoronuds wrote:
I don't know about your niece, but mine's saving herself until I'm no longer coherent enough to know the difference!!
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Pinky_Floyd 2,352 posts
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Registered 4 years agoNever mind the snow. I have never felt as cold as I did this morning while walking to work. It was around -10 and it seemed to permeate into my very bones. Too cold for me
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Psychotext 49,184 posts
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Registered 7 years agoRabbit seems to have survived another night. Missus has been outside for the last hour trying to catch it. Mentalist.This post is sponsored by Apple and the iPhone 4S. Think different.
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Chopsen 13,727 posts
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Registered 8 years agoRabbit stew for xmas! Reassert your role as hunter-gatherer, man!
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Psychotext 49,184 posts
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Registered 7 years agoSly little bastard hopped into the box we put out to catch it, stole the lettuce and ran off.This post is sponsored by Apple and the iPhone 4S. Think different.
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localnotail 21,449 posts
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Registered 4 years agoWascally Wabbit eh? If he shows signs of advanced cross-dressing, suggest you call Mr Fudd.
I really like my city under snow. Walk to work was pretty and fun. Got sent home early at 2.30. Snow wins.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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ProfessorLesser 19,007 posts
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Registered 9 years agoLukus wrote:
I realised this year (thanks to my housemate, who's just like you), that I've been far too cautious a driver for 5 years - which is great in one sense, but on the other hand, I've never had to react to a proper skid. I know what to do in theory, but I think I'd be really well-served by finding an empty car park and sliding my car around a bit to get used to it.
Driving in the snow is fun! It's like being a rally driver. A rally driver going really slowly in a really underpowered car admittedly, but still.
My road was almost completely clear of cars earlier so I decided to floor it in second (an educated risk), it was awesome! Slipping and sliding all over the place, but I still felt in control, countering the skid. I swear years of video games have given me some kind of edge in this aspect -
mcmonkeyplc 35,847 posts
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Registered 10 years agoOfcourse if you have vehicle stability control on the car sorts the skid out for you. Amazing things.Come and get it cumslingers!
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Psychotext 49,184 posts
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Registered 7 years agoThat doesn't work so well on ice, unless your car happens to have an ice mode you can set it to.This post is sponsored by Apple and the iPhone 4S. Think different.
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localnotail 21,449 posts
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Registered 4 years agosaw some lads using a nice wide one way street for skiddy fun today. They went down it once when I was at the top, then looped back again by the time I was at the bottom. Looked like great fun.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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billythekid 10,263 posts
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Registered 7 years agoAnd there's more of it! -
TheHammerite 1,308 posts
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Registered 4 years agoHopefully the snow is over for the next few days. Im traveling down to the south west from Cardiff on thursday -
Load_2.0 14,588 posts
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Registered 10 years agoThere is currently no snow in London city, therefor snow talk and snow itself is no longer relevant.
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ecureuil 74,144 posts
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Registered 8 years agoSnowing again now, and we had fresh snowfall last night and everything is covered again. Looks like we'll have some snow on the ground for christmas, after all. -
El_MUERkO 16,142 posts
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Registered 10 years agolol, someone just smacked a bbc cameraman win a snowball live on air -
Blakester 2,934 posts
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Registered 8 years agoI was stranded at Copenhagen airport from Saturday to Monday night because of the chaos at Heathrow.
At one point, the message coming through was that we should all make provisions for spending Christmas away from our families because more snow was forecast.
Amazed I'm home to be honest. I should be angry at our country's incompetence, but I'm far to relieved and knackered to care.gif)
When you can't see the angles on the wall you're in trouble.
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localnotail 21,449 posts
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Registered 4 years agoecureuil wrote:
Does look like there is more up there, which is a bit of a pain since I need to go and get my headlights fixed.
Snowing again now, and we had fresh snowfall last night and everything is covered again. Looks like we'll have some snow on the ground for christmas, after all.Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.
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Derblington 19,632 posts
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Registered 9 years agoBlakester wrote:
As mentioned a few pages back, I was supposed to fly home to the UK on Friday night. I've had 4 flights cancelled now, and I'm currently booked on the 11:45am tomorrow. It's a shambles.
I was stranded at Copenhagen airport from Saturday to Monday night because of the chaos at Heathrow.
At one point, the message coming through was that we should all make provisions for spending Christmas away from our families because more snow was forecast.
Amazed I'm home to be honest. I should be angry at our country's incompetence, but I'm far to relieved and knackered to care
I know that we can't control the weather and I'm not blaming anyone from the airlines, everyone I've spoken to has been great. Heathrow, however, is a pisstake. For the World's busiest airport and the "hub of the aviation world" I expect better. They completely closed two terminals down for over a day, and that should have been enough time to make it all operational again. There's just no excuse when every other airport has managed better.
I read something in the news the other day that Stockholm Arlanda can clear a runway in 6 minutes, that's the amount of time it takes to make and drink a cup of coffee, and only cancelled 10 of their 600 flights (and that was only because Heathrow wouldn't take them). Yet Heathrow, which is much, much larger and has far more resources, has cut it's services by two thirds and, 6 days after the initial cancellations, still can't get it's shit together. BAA ought to be ashamed of this mess. -
sport 10,903 posts
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Registered 7 years ago@Derbs - agreed, apparently Heathrow spent £500,000 last year on snow equipment and have 50 snow staff. Gatwick spent £1,000,000 and have 150 snow staff.
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Blakester 2,934 posts
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Registered 8 years agoDerblington wrote:
Blakester wrote:
As mentioned a few pages back, I was supposed to fly home to the UK on Friday night. I've had 4 flights cancelled now, and I'm currently booked on the 11:45am tomorrow. It's a shambles.
I was stranded at Copenhagen airport from Saturday to Monday night because of the chaos at Heathrow.
At one point, the message coming through was that we should all make provisions for spending Christmas away from our families because more snow was forecast.
Amazed I'm home to be honest. I should be angry at our country's incompetence, but I'm far to relieved and knackered to care
I know that we can't control the weather and I'm not blaming anyone from the airlines, everyone I've spoken to has been great. Heathrow, however, is a pisstake. For the World's busiest airport and the "hub of the aviation world" I expect better. They completely closed two terminals down for over a day, and that should have been enough time to make it all operational again. There's just no excuse when every other airport has managed better.
I read something in the news the other day that Stockholm Arlanda can clear a runway in 6 minutes, that's the amount of time it takes to make and drink a cup of coffee, and only cancelled 10 of their 600 flights (and that was only because Heathrow wouldn't take them). Yet Heathrow, which is much, much larger and has far more resources, has cut it's services by two thirds and, 6 days after the initial cancellations, still can't get it's shit together. BAA ought to be ashamed of this mess.
I'm really feeling your pain mate, and hope you get home tomorrow.
When you can't see the angles on the wall you're in trouble.
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Derblington 19,632 posts
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Registered 9 years agoSport - Yeah, I read that too.
The thing that I don't understand is that they must be haemorrhaging money over this - the amount of flights that have been cancelled, and then compensation for peoples hotel/travel/food expenses must be hitting the airlines hard, and the airport will suffer a proportion of that cost.
So why the fuck didn't they just cough up a wad of cash during the day they closed the place down and get emergency staff/equipment to blitz the airport so that normal service could be resumed last Monday? The entire thing is just piss poor planning/management, and thousands of people all over the world are now suffering for their ineptitude.
I'm lucky in that I live here, so staying an extra week isn't really costing me anything in the way of monetary expenses. However, I have limited holidays per year and I haven't been home since Easter. Due to project dates at work I won't get any more decent holiday opportunites until next winter, so this week has been a massive loss for me and my family in the UK. That's not the kind of thing that you can compensate, and I'm sure that there are people all over that are suffering much, much worse.
Just think of people that can't get to their loved ones deathbeds or births - extreme situations, sure, but I don't doubt things like this are occuring just because the airport can't scrape up some snow and ice.
Blakester - Cheers, though as mentioned, I'm reasonably lucky in all this.gif)
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MrE26 1,849 posts
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Registered 8 years agoThere appear to be giant mutant snowflakes streaming down in Newcastle at the minute. Thought we'd escaped it after the chaos we had 3 weeks ago. Shit. -
mcmonkeyplc 35,847 posts
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Registered 10 years agoWhere's my fucking snow?!
Oh by the way I live a mere 5 miles from heathrow.
/skyCome and get it cumslingers!
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terminalterror 18,931 posts
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Registered 11 years agoDerblington wrote:
Disregarding all their costs relating to airlines (which should, all by themselves be enough to motivate them into much more action than they took), given that all BAA seems to care about are their shopping centres, surely that too would be enough incentive to sort their shit out so they can have passengers pass through their shops again?
Sport - Yeah, I read that too.
The thing that I don't understand is that they must be haemorrhaging money over this - the amount of flights that have been cancelled, and then compensation for peoples hotel/travel/food expenses must be hitting the airlines hard, and the airport will suffer a proportion of that cost.
So why the fuck didn't they just cough up a wad of cash during the day they closed the place down and get emergency staff/equipment to blitz the airport so that normal service could be resumed last Monday? The entire thing is just piss poor planning/management, and thousands of people all over the world are now suffering for their ineptitude. -
terminalterror 18,931 posts
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Registered 11 years agosport wrote:
I did like the report Jon Snow did on Gatwick's snow clearing splurge on Channel 4 News last night, and that their hastily procured snow clearing equipment says "Gatwick" on it, but all the warning notices are still in German as they haven't had time to change them yet.
@Derbs - agreed, apparently Heathrow spent £500,000 last year on snow equipment and have 50 snow staff. Gatwick spent £1,000,000 and have 150 snow staff.
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beastmaster 8,010 posts
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Registered 9 years agoA very thin layer around where I live in Manchester. -
Yeah same here in Leicester - thought I'd seen the last of the damned stuff this year
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