Has it snowed yet in London?

[Bridewell]

Do you even have snow tires? (or is that tyres, I forget).

Hi Jon,

We use 'tyres' in the UK. the winter variety are available but I think it's a minority who use them. They's be useful in the present conditions, but we're less than six weeks from March now.

[DrummondStreet]

I'm a bit jealous of you guys with your recent snowfall. Most of the snow in my region has already melted, thanks to the 40 Fahrenheit heatwave we're experiencing. Can't wait for the next blizzard.

[Wickerman]

Hi Limehouse.

I didn't, but then I live 28 miles by road from Loughborough. temperature now -2. Still snowing, but not as heavy as before.

My god its been years (1970-71?) since I was around Loughborough, Mount Sorrell actually (is that how you spell it?).
A buddy & me jumped on a bike and took off for the weekend, from Leeds. What a wild weekend that was.

Our weather channel in Ontario is showing you guy's in England struggling with snow, Reading, Worcester, Bristol, it seems quite widespread.
Here we are with all the equipment and no snow, and you have the snow but no equipment to deal with it
Such is life...

Do you even have snow tires? (or is that tyres, I forget).

Best wishes, Jon S.

[Limehouse]

Think my daughter was on duty in Lutterworth last night. Have to ask her how it went.

[Steve S]

About 2" here in rural Leicestershire. Same in Grantham apparently.

Leicester to Lutterworth was a fun trip last night..........

[Bridewell]

This is getting monotonous...four years on the trot now...looks as if we might actually have to start actually preparing for winter...what a bore...

All the best

Dave

Perhaps the management at heathrow Airport will get around to training some staff to actually use all those extra snow-ploughs they claim to have bought!!

[Bridewell]

Did you feel the earthquake in your area Bridewell?

My daughter lives in Frisby on the Wreake and I heard there was a quake centred around Loughborough?

Hi Limehouse.

I didn't, but then I live 28 miles by road from Loughborough. temperature now -2. Still snowing, but not as heavy as before.

[Cogidubnus]

About four inches here down on the South Coast, though evening temperatures haven't been as cold as forecast and thin hail is melting much of the snowfall... however, the met office are forecasting sub zero again tonight so I guess it looks a tad icy tomorrow!

This is getting monotonous...four years on the trot now...looks as if we might actually have to start actually preparing for winter...what a bore...

All the best

Dave

[Limehouse]

About 2" here in rural Leicestershire. Same in Grantham apparently.

Did you feel the earthquake in your area Bridewell?

My daughter lives in Frisby on the Wreake and I heard there was a quake centred around Loughborough?

[Bridewell]

About 2" here in rural Leicestershire. Same in Grantham apparently.

[Robert]

Not a flake here. They'll be having a snowpipe ban soon.

[Limehouse]

Lots and lots of snow all over the Uk today! Wales is practically cut off - and here on the Fens its been snowing for about three hours and is getting quite deep. We went shopping just as it was getting started and can now stay in the for rest of the weekend if necessary!

Not really looking forward to walking through it all on Monday morning when work starts again though!

[DrummondStreet]

I see that our friends in London finally got snow. Too late for a white Christmas, but, oh well.

[Robert]

Hi Drummond

We're not all metric. Being on the wrong side of 50, I'm happy with inches, feet, yards, miles, ounces, pounds, stones, pints etc.

[DrummondStreet]

I'm in Madison. By then end of the storm we accumulated 16.6 inches. (That's about 42 cm for our British friends.)

Thanks for the history on heating. You're right that the pipes would freeze without central heating. Are radiators considered central heat? They almost look as though they could function individually.