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We’re snowed in!!

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Katek Wed 28-Feb-18 15:35:55

Can’t go north, south or west because of road closures and east takes me straight into the North Sea! Ho hum, have all supplies we need, just hoping power doesn’t go although we do have camping stove and light and small 750w generator. Weather is horrendous.

grannyactivist Fri 02-Mar-18 20:03:15

He got home safe and well, but right now I'm following him on something called Viewranger:BuddyBeacon. It means I can track his movements when he's out on his own; right now he's skiing a couple of miles away, but I can see that he's heading towards home. We use the same tracking device (an App on his phone) when he's cycling solo or windsurfing. It updates itself every few minutes, so as long as there is movement when there's supposed to be I know all is well. He is always well equipped for the conditions, even though at times he has literally sawn his toothbrush in half to reduce weight! When we were first together I used to worry hugely when he was off on an adventure, but I have learned to cope better as the years have gone by and he's always come home safely.

Our youngest son is a chip off the old block and goes solo snorkelling in all sorts of weather. We have an arrangement where (if he remembers) he phones me to tell me where he's going and then he gives me a time by which he'll phone to say he's safely ashore. Twice he's taken it to the wire and I've been about to call the coastguard!

My eldest son used to go wild camping on Dartmoor, but fortunately he hates being on his own and always went with at least one other - just as adventurous as his dad and brother, but slightly less of a worry for me. smile

Jalima1108 Fri 02-Mar-18 20:16:39

I remember DH knocking down all the icicles hanging off our gutters in 1982 in case one of the DC went out to play in the snow and a spiky icicle fell on their head!

Jalima1108 Fri 02-Mar-18 20:17:25

The Clevedon Swimmers (BBC stars) were swimming today.

merlotgran Fri 02-Mar-18 20:23:10

Heavens, ga. I'm glad I only have to worry about a weekly fishing trip! grin

Jalima1108 Fri 02-Mar-18 20:25:38

I know how you feel ga, youngest DGC has gone off on an adventure on her own (not in the UK) and I haven't heard from her for over a week.

They say that no news is good news .....

Granny23 Fri 02-Mar-18 23:36:35

We are virtually housebound, still with the remnants of our chesty coughs. Monday and Tuesday waiting in for plumber to fix our central heating. He did not show up so spent Tuesday afternoon gathering a supply of fire wood from the hill, which has kept us going until tonight.

Wednesday, schools closed, Day Care cancelled, Carer's Support cancelled, road out of village blocked. Thursday made my way to petrol station shop only to find it closed, back home to concoct meals from store cupboard and freezer. Also on Thursday there was a council ByElection in the neighbouring ward. (2 small towns and a couple of villages). Apparently, there is no provision in Electoral Law for cancelling elections due to adverse weather, so it went ahead - result today shows that less than a quarter of the electorate managed to vote (mostly postal).

Friday, shop open - at 9.30 I got one of the last cartons of milk (Our milkman has been unable to make deliveries), the last packet of ham and some eggs. No bread, rolls etc available. DD1 walked to the other end of her wee town to perform a funeral service in the deceased's house, should have been at the crematorium but it has been closed since Wednesday. Only 10 mourners made it to the service and the undertaker was unable to bring the coffin as the hearse is snowed in. The mountain rescue team have been ferrying staff to and from the care home in the village.

There is a 4 foot drift at the end of the drive in front of the car so I doubt if I will be able to get it out tomorrow. Not much point as facebook friends report that there are empty shelves in all the supermarkets in town. No one is taking online food orders and the chippys and Chinese are closed having run out of supplies.

Going stir crazy now.

Granny23 Sat 03-Mar-18 11:34:38

My DD1 lives only 3 miles away. She has a big stack of firewood and logs; we have run out. The igloo in the 1st picture is her car. The second picture is DGD2 in the street outside their house, taken earlier this morning before it started snowing again.

Another duvet day for us. When will it end?

KatyK Sat 03-Mar-18 11:39:39

Thick snow on the ground here but fortunately the horrendous wind has quietened down and no more snow has fallen overnight. We have plenty of provisions. DD rang this morning to offer to get us some shopping as she has a big Land Rover which can tackle the dreadful roads around here, but I told here we are OK at the moment. Rain forecast for tomorrow. Let's hope so.

henetha Sat 03-Mar-18 11:45:09

I was completely snowed in yesterday and couldn't even open the front door. But it's thawing a bit now and I managed to get out to the garage to fetch a shovel and clear the steps, and the path to the back garden so I could feed the birds. It's started to rain now.

whitewave Sat 03-Mar-18 11:49:48

Oh! Our snow has nearly all gone.

whitewave Sat 03-Mar-18 11:59:06

Mythical Shaftesbury

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Oopsadaisy12 Sat 03-Mar-18 12:10:29

2 people from our local Pub have just been around our village knocking on doors, asking if anyone would like some homemade Tomato soup.
Isn’t that a nice thing to do?

Oopsadaisy12 Sat 03-Mar-18 12:11:40

But it is getting better here

whitewave Sat 03-Mar-18 12:18:25

Just think in a few weeks time all those branches will be showing green!

Oopsadaisy12 Sat 03-Mar-18 12:19:54

I hope so, I can’t wait

Oopsadaisy12 Sat 03-Mar-18 12:20:17

This morning

harrigran Sat 03-Mar-18 12:44:41

You could be forgiven for thinking this is in the Alps, it is actually the north of England.

jenpax Sat 03-Mar-18 13:56:44

So fed up with the cold❄️? roll on spring ??‍♀️?☘️?

grannyactivist Sat 03-Mar-18 14:16:54

We had torrential rain and high winds last night - very scary as there is a tree just outside my bedroom window that was catching on power and phone lines as it was blown about. The Wonderful Man is out there now with his chain saw - I will miss the tree, but shall be glad not to have the worry again that I felt last night.
The snow on the ground is almost gone except for where it had drifted and was very deep. As my son is driving here to stay overnight with his baby I'm praying there is no ice on the road between his house and mine.

merlotgran Sat 03-Mar-18 15:10:26

ga Whenever one of our trees catches on power lines, which has happened a few times, we ring the electricity board and they send out Wonderful Men with their chain saws. The trees are pollarded, logs stacked and a large supply of bark chippings heaped up ready to spend six months weathering before mulching the borders.

Doesn't cost us a penny.

grin

BBbevan Sat 03-Mar-18 18:04:34

Raining in SW Wales and the snow has nearly gone