Snowy Wednesday

Good morning ladies finally the snow has stopped , the road out looks clear but no school for the kiddies again got texts to say they would be closed again. Hope the buses are runnig has did not get to parents yesterday what with the snow and road being bad. Just got hubby off to work he was supposed to go in at four but the road was covered so deceided to wait , then the gritter went passed and didnt take long to clear. Be care if you are off out and wrap up, big hugs to the poorlies.

Good morning Andrea and all who follow. Still snowing heavily here and no traffic on our hill. Martins school is closed so he will be home again today. Sally left her car at work and walked home, I was suprised she had taken boots and coat etc in case she needed to she is growing up Hibernating today with no plans Take care if you have to go out today

Here we go again!



.....and that's just the first batch - lots more to come. Seems like history is repeating itself - still 10 days for some improvement to roads before I panic again.

Morning all,

WE GOT SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The girls school is shut coz the teachers couldn't get in (yeah right!)... we only have a couple of inches, hardly snowed in are they!!!

The girls are in the back garden building a snowman.....!!

Hope anyone who has to travel today stays safe x

Apologies to the members (Jacky and Jen) I bugged by text last night when I was sooooo excited LOL !!!! I couldn't help myself !!!

Hugs to anyone feeling poorly or in pain x

About 6" here and that's just the first lot. It seems there is a whole lot more to come and its just started again. Hope you're happy now Lou (and Jen?) I'll think of you both as my blood pressure continues to rise.

Clive couldn't get his bus out and cars were slewed over the bottom of the hill near us so no chance of getting far! He phoned all the kids to say he couldn't pick them up. It's also a boarding school so some of the pupils and teachers are in today. He's walked down to the Coop to try to get some milk - the one thing I forgot yesterday.

Yeah we have loads of snow had about 5 inches, no school for the kids as the buses cant get to the villages and the school is shut. Chris is at home to as cant get to work so going to have a day building snow men and dodging snow balls lol.
Hope you all can manage to stay in unless you really have to go out, Latisha was ment to see the midwife today but that wont happen will not be able to get to docs it's 3 miles away so will have to rearange that, anyway going to put the kettle on need another brew.
Stay in and keep warm love and hugs to all and hope poorlies get bettr soon.xxxx

Good morning everyone ,
Took us a hour last night to take Dulcie back to her dads and for us to get home , yucky snow .It has snowed all night here and not one car as even attempted to get out of our road ! Got a feeling my op will be cancelled , I really am hoping to get it done and over i all before we go away ...keep you posed .
No school for the kids today , and guess where Dollies wellies are ....yep , here in our garage ...
Going to ring social services today , as we are having such a tough time with madam ....think of us please !
Keep warm and Lou enjoy the snow .....I won't be going out ....shame I 'll stay in my lovely messy craftroom and have a good ol' play , Enjoy your day whatever you do . xx

Oh Lexie hope you manage to get the op done hun, good luck with social services will be thinking of you, and have fun in your craft room love and hugs.xx

Awww Lexie, sending you special hugs hun, you have alot on your plate again xxx

I know I love the snow but it does cause all sorts of disruptions xxx

Still snowing here - had about 12" so far!! Looks very pretty. We had a power cut overnight and had another short one this morning. If I disappear it'll be 'cos got no power. Roy's talking about walking down to me if we have a prolonged one as he will have no heating and no means of making a hot drink. At least I have a gas fire and a camping stove for emergencies!

Martin has been out the back cutting a path for Molly to go out - poor thing, it was up to her tummy and she couldnt squat down, she has her own private loo in the garden now surrounded by a wall of snow At least we will know it's all in one place Martin measured it and it is about 9 inches, but could be thicker in parts as my large pots are completely covered. Good luck with social services Lexie and hope you manage to get to your op. Even if you can get there, there is no saying that the staff at the hospital are all in either. My nephew spent the night out on the road manning a St. Johns Ambulance Land Rover. He had to do lots of rescues - even pulling a Police car out. My Brother in Law was out on a plumbing job and was snowed in, the lovely people fed him and put him up for the night. I wonder how long they will keep him

Looks like we have got sun tomorrow on the Met Office, but -5 degrees so looks like the snow will be hanging around for some time Luckily I have lots of crafty things to play with

But more snow forecast for Friday, Saturday and Sunday according to the Beeb!

Awww wow Sue, I am mega jealous now xxx

In case your are really confused and les face it who is'nt ....Iam giving Sue a break and I've set the monthly challenge ...so while your all in the warm the theme is Children , any way you like , card , scrapbook page , ATC or whatever so come girls get crafting !!!

Hi ladies You weren't a problem last night Lou, just made me jealous is all he he. We had an inch or two overnight but with more forecast for lunchtime today. I'm hoping to go for a walk later/tomorrow to get some photos I do appreciate that the snow can be very disruptive and hope you all survive this latest batch

I remember you had to carry your cases to the main road last year Jane, hopefully it won't be the same this year. If it is could you not sleigh down on top of them? he he just kidding

Hope your op goes ahead as planned and life starts calming down a bit for you Lexie, make the most of your enforced day crafting to help relax for a bit

Hugs, kisses and positive vibes to all

PS
Don't forget to make the most of your enforced crafting time

Rang he hospital , everyhing is cancelled for today , and looks like omorrow to ,,,,someone is going to phone me later ! HAD Round one with social services going to ring again later as useless but did;nt speak to anyone important enough think it might of been the cleaner for all hey could help that was East Sussex going to try West Sussex well I live in West Sussex and I am begining to think Micky and I need protecting from the violence and abuse.....any more ideas girls???
Mick went ino town Iceland had milk but no bread so he walked to Sainsburys who had just had a delivery, Mick said worse than Christmas up there , people with trolleys loaded up but he got 2 loaves and 2 packs of rolls we are pretty much stocked up really . Enjoy the rest of your day girls xx

Good afternoon Ladies

Well it would appear everything is having fun with this weather in one way or another.

OH went to work at 4.45, I went in at 7.30, but both of the sites we work at were shut down
at lunchtime. The drive home was worse than the drive in, coming out of the site carpark was well
slippery and then there are kids throwing snow balls at the cars as you go along. Don't have a problem
in the cleared roads but in the side streets when you are concentrating on staying on the straight
and narrow I could well do without it, so wasn't very polite!!

The Cat isn't silly he is upstairs laying where the hot pipe goes under the floor boards so is really warm.
I am having lots of hot tea and staying in front of a warm fire now for a while. Just hope it does not
freeze over too much overnight as it will be worse tomorrow if it does.

Take care everyone

Pat x

Looks like you've been lucky - the main roads near Portsmouth have been horrific! We have 8"+ and it hasn't stopped snowing all day - its getting heavier and even colder now the sun's gone down!

Just been out and cleared snow off car before it freezes on. All the neighbours are out clearing drives and the men are even clearing the road! Next door started it as he had to dig a path to end of road for his girlfriend to get her car out.Think she was mad trying to drive back to her place near Portsmouth. They've said they'll dig me out too - but don't intend driving anywhere!!

Martin cleared a path up our drive and by the back door, then went up to post a letter on the main road at 3.45 - I have just looked outside and back door and there is at least another inch out there and it is coming down fast and furious again. It hasnt completely stopped here all day

Has'nt stopped here all day , and very very cold now suns gone . Op got to be rescheduled , have'nt heard from Consultants sec yet , but hopefully it will be before we go away .
My neigbour next door was due on new years day , only hope she does'nt go into labour tonight ! She was 2 weeks late with her little girl so hopefully She'll hang on until the weaher improves!
Having a huge sort out of my craftroom the rubbish I keep .... slowly getting there could be a long job !

Just heard from Ian that they are down in A & E as Ruth had a fall in the snow and she may have broken rib(s). Got an ambulance to take her there but they are not sure how they will get home if they let her out later. She may have to walk back, not too far but I said if so Martin will go down and walk the other side of her for safety sake.

We left the drive clear last night, but had a few inches of snow overnight so were back to what has become the norm recently, drive-clearing first thing. We are so bored with it that we haven't done it again today, a;though I know we'll be sorry tomorrow, especially as it's 'deep and crisp and even' now. We seem to have been doing it for ages, it must be at least a couple of weeks since we were completely snow-free. I don't know about stocking up, my stocks are getting depleted, it's a good thing mum brought me up to always have a good pantry or we would be struggling!

The children across the road are enjoying it, especially today as a snow-plough came along the road, skimmed off the loose snow and left it like a skating rink! Their drive is very steep so they have been sledging down it all week, but today they were sledging right across the road and into the drive opposite, it's a wide road too. Thankfully there hasn't been much traffic, but my heart has been in my mouth a couple of times, I've confined myself to the back of the house so that I don't see them.

I went to the shop wearing my Yaktrax and chatted to a neighbour, who moaned that I was compressing snow he had to clear on the pavement, so I apologized, but then he said he'd encouraged the children by lending them one of his sledges, so I told him I wasn't sorry after all ! He can't see them from his house! There's a terrific amount of snow out there, and more coming, what do you think, floods next? (Just thought I'd add a little new year cheer, hope no-one lives in a low-lying area!)

Hope everyone stays war, and all sympathy for those that have to go out.

Missed your post Jacky, hope everything is better than you fear.

Christine wrote:Missed your post Jacky, hope everything is better than you fear.

Thanks Christine, she is out now and only suspect cracked ribs but mainly bruising of the tailbone - she is going to be a bit uncomfortable for a few weeks Relieved it wasn't serious, they have spent so much time for different things in A & E recently and thought 2010 was going to change everything, hope it doesnt carry on like last year for them. Luckily our neighbour was outside as Martin went out to go to the hospital and he has a 4 x 4 so took him down and brought them back. Apparently the ambulance got stuck on the way to the hospital and had to have a 4 x 4 to pull them out, which went into the ambulance.

How worrying for the children to be going across the road I couldn't have watched them either. I hate it when I see children in danger, I feel responsible for them