We are due an awful winter

Tom_Boro

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I think the last bad one I can remember was 2009 and the snow was relentless and it was hitting minus 10, surely we are something like this soon?
 
I like a bit of snow in winter. We live down south so don't get too much snow, but we did manage to build a fosters swilling snowman, so must have been quite cold.
 
2009 had loads of snow around this time. We have managed to avoid it down South although it was freezing this morning on my bike ride.
 
It's brilliant Nobby especially living just off the pentland hills
Funnily enough Tom my wife was just looking at houses in edinburgh for when we retire. I was born there and still have family living around the city.

Its also cheaper than where we are now. Not keen in the sealed bidding process though.
 
2010 was the last really bad one. I was staying over at my GF’s house and went straight to work from there. My neighbour phoned me at approx 9:00am to tell me there was water coming out of my bathroom window frame. I rushed home to find the house flooded. There was a capped off water pipe hidden in the loft which had frozen over night, expanded and blew the cap off. Early morning had seen temperatures rise enough for a thaw, which meant said pipe now became a water fountain. The house was wrecked. I was out of it for 10 months and a massive insurance claim. Every room was damaged.
 
I remember some deep snow in 1978 but the winter of 1963 was a nightmare. I was only a nipper but remember it clearly. Had a green in front of our house and families rolled huge snow balls and built a fort with them for the local kids to play in. The snow was falling as fast as we could roll it and it was higher than my wellies. I can remember my Mam calling me in ever hour to put warm socks on. The local beck was frozen and we were warned not to go out of the house after 5pm as it was that cold.
Having said that it was wonderful having a coal fire blazing away when you came in.
Mam ...." don't put your feet too close to the fire or you will get chillblains " me "ok mam" wondering what the hell a chillblain was 😁
 
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