Sleeting here in Tod. Trying to work out whether to send the extended family’s cars to the bottom of the hill. They’re due to leave tomorrow and such is my cabin fever the last thing I need is for them to get snowed in 🙂
Snow on the ground now. My brother’s and brother-in-law’s cars have been moved to the bottom of the hill as a precaution. Looks like an off-road ride tomorrow then rather than a road ride.
Interesting, it started as rain, now snow, so the snow is sticking to everything ie cables etc and not falling off. The wind is getting up, and a massive conifer in the garden opposite has partially fallen down due to the weight of snow and the effect of the wind. Made one hell of a noise!
Finally stopped just outside of derby. Boxing Day hilarity with the outlaws has resulted in a few “extras” staying over as there’s no way at all if driving home. I need to get ours tomorrow to go pick up my new addition to the family!!!!!
Just enough snow in Tod for some pre-breakfast sledging. I’m now hoping the road down the hill thaws enough so all my visitors can get home and leave me in peace 🙂
Travelling between Congleton and Sheffield last night took 11 hours! Never had a journey like it. Trees blocking the road, abandoned cars everywhere, driving sideways/drifting round corners using only the steering wheel, just trying to stay roughly on the road without going over the side. And everyone helping out to push each others cars up the hills. In the end most people gave up and just slept in their cars. It was an eerie sight seeing a line of traffic stretching into the distance with no lights on, just the glow from mobiles etc.
Travelling between Congleton and Sheffield last night
Not being funny but did you have to make that journey? Knowing what that area is like at the best of times I would have sacked it clean off! Fetched our new dog from Wirksworth yesterday and knew it’d be bad so decided to walk the last half mile.
That’s our third snowfall of the past 10 days or so. Each one has been swept away by wind and rain. I’d like to think this one will stick around for a while but there are more heavy winds forecast tomorrow evening.
we (Baildon, West Yorks) were threatened with some for last night on high ground. I didn’t go up to Queensbury to check it out, but there’s none here now. not even particularly cold
Can hardly believe that a forecast 2-5cm of snow for Central Belt gets top slot on Reporting Scotland, with live coverage from a gritting depot 🙄 jeez, its winter, in Scotland……
[/we (Baildon, West Yorks) were threatened with some for last night on high ground. I didn’t go up to Queensbury to check it out, but there’s none here now. not even particularly cold]
I can see Baildon moor from here, I can confirm there is no snow…..yet. Will keep looking.