Sick of the incessant snow updates

Long distance Fat Bike training?

I was out for almost 4 hours yesterday and managed a whole 33km.

I’d still be drafting!

And I hear low tyre pressures work well in the snow.

That was an interesting drive up the m74 yesterday afternoon. It took 4 hours to get from Gretna to Larkhall, should have been about 1.5hrs.
Although to be fair it looks like I faired a lot better than those going southbound.
Felt sorry for those that were breaking down / getting stuck. Less sorry for those who binned it because they were driving like a ****.

I’ve postponed the Inverness trip. The car was being covered by snow as fast as I could clear it.

To bike, or not to bike…

Like you need to ask…

WindyWilson saying tonight into Thursday will be even more…

Well despite the whole 1.5cm of slush, A6038 into Shipley was queuing all the way back to Otley. People driving in the opposite direction at walking pace on a flat piece of road with no snow , slush or ice. There’s caution and then there’s timidity

Decided to snow in Yeadon yesterday, just as I left the house to go for a run. Typical!!

Rachel

25cm of pow at street level

pfft, I made it over the hill to Culbokie and then all the way to Lybster and back. Its a bit wet kind of snow now. Felt a bit wild at 6.45am though 🙂

scotroutes – POW indeed!

For those not on the Ski/Snowboard thread, here’s the view from my mates chalet in La Plagne:

Not a lot of skiing happening!

Currently sat in Southampton airport waiting to fly back to Edinburgh, followed by a drive home into the borders… think I’ll pick up some emergency snacks from WHSmiths!

10pm tonight the borders is going to be snowmagedon according to WindyWilson

Elected to get train back to edinburgh from Birmingham having looked at weather

Yup, flight lands at 10.30… I’ve already warned one of the partners that they may find me asleep on the office sofa in the morning!

I hear it was really bad overnight though.

Yeah a colleague was stuck on the m74 overnight until it started moving about 5.30am, problem was there was no warning on overhead gantries etc that traffic ahead had been stationary for two hours already so more and more traffic was piling on from behind. Police were trying to keep a lane clear for the gritters/rescue trucks etc but bmws etc kept trying to use it to overtake and getting stuck. Apparently one prize plum trying to drive along the central reservation too. SOunds like mountain rescue were doing a great job though.

Snow biking last night, then tonight up to Glenmore on the XC skis, loads of sled dog teams on the tracks- it was fantastic!

Did I ever mention I LOVE WINTER!

Well, made it home OK but it’s coming down fairly steady near West Linton now. Fingers crossed there’s enough to justify a snow day tomorrow…

There’s a road in there somewhere, pic lifted from the Traffic Scotland camera at Crocketford on the A75 which is closed to all traffic, We’ve only got a couple of inches here in Kirkcudbright but it’s just started snowing very heavy again so i figure i’ll be heading on the Quadbike t’morn to practice some 4wheel drifting fun on the roads 😀

edit : bugger…no linking to Traffic Scotland cameras, that’s spoiled all the fun 😥

Well, that was fun.
It has laid 3″ down in Dunblane in a couple of hours…

Just had texts telling me the kids are getting sent home from school due to “forecast worsening weather”

WTAF? It’s sunny blue skies.

perchy – looka the met office weather radar, lots incoming from the west.

Stirling just announced schools closed as of lunchtime – I can’t see it on their FB site, but mrs_oab is currently handing over children to parents having been told this and two mini_oabs texted to say they are being sent home immediately.

I now want a set of these……

Where is the line in the country that says you will get snow in winter?
It must be 10 years since we’ve had proper snow in Surrey.

My Facebook feed popped up with one of those automatic “memories from n years ago” thing this week. It was pictures of a massive snowfall from 2013. I’m in Surrey BTW.

just had to advise staff they can go home :

Police Scotland advice

It is snowing rather heavily in South Lanarkshire at the moment though, and both South and North Lanarkshire shut all Primary and Secondary schools at lunchtime

😆

Actually properly snowing here in Laaandan

The snow we had earlier had turned back to rain. Which is odd as the car says it’s 0degC out there. Baildon, West Yorkshire

Light snow in London.  Slightly annoying to cycle into without glasses.

0002hrs – light flurries in Brum. -3deg

We can’t let this thread die.

2” here.

Eh? We’ve got two other threads going too…

Which one shall it be ?

Formthe sake of following Dracs fashion..

Clear,  no snow, cold and sunny on the Solent.

At least 2 others.

Google alerts has been warning me of severe weather for the last two days, was reluctant to get out of bed this morning for fear of what lay in wait.  -3ºC and blue skies – hardly severe.  Off for a hilly two hour ride once I’ve found my gloves.

(Basque coast)

Original and best thread ftw.

The child in me still rejoices in the fact we are just winding up the OP.

Thousands of Londoners devastated by a terrifying inch of snow 🌨😫😱

Pray for London 🙏

A couple of cm in Saddleworth…as expected causing road chaos. The beast from the east was no match for the trusty Brompton though and Northern Rail is running like clockwork (sort off).

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