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    Quote Originally Posted by Sdigit View Post
    It's just started snowing in the beautiful south, barley 2cm and it's already chaos out on the roads, none of the roads gritted and cars sliding all over the place.

    Plus we aint used to it so there are dopey young mothers who couldn't drive a stick up a dogs arse on a good day freaking out all over the place and just stopping their cars in the middle of the road and just waiting.

    FOR WHAT YOU DOPEY TART!!! Sorry needed to get that out.
    Makes me fuming too.

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    I just popped up to Sainsburs to pick up a few bit and you'd think it was end of civilisation on the cards, there was hardly anything left on the shelves ffs!

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    hope it works out props, we are looking forward to seeing you again and the weather is perfect here, no AC at night, all the little loverlys down at the night market are dressed in their skimpies. Bootiful

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    Quote Originally Posted by hooter
    Major weather warning for the home counties tonight.
    Half an inch tops, then it'll be back to clear skies and warm days.

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    I'm flying out next Wednesday from Heathrow

    I'm worried, need to set off at least 9 hours before

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    All very cute until you get the gas bill, just had texts from Uk telling me how much it's snowing. lets hope they keep the flights going.

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    It's really NOT looking good.
    Britain braced for heaviest snowfall in 50-years

    The heaviest snowfall in almost 50 years is hitting parts of Britain as Arctic weather brought nationwide chaos.



    By Martin Evans
    Published: 8:05PM GMT 05 Jan 2010

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    A British Airways plane sits in a blizzard as Gatwick Airport was closed due to snow. Photo: GARETH FULLER/PA

    Heavy snow wreaks havoc across much of the UK

    A snow warning sign states the obvious to drivers in Lymm, Cheshire Photo: GETTY


    • Email your pictures of snow in Britain to mypic[at]telegraph.co.uk, telling us where the photo was taken
    As the country was plunged into one of its worst winters for decades, the Met Office issued an emergency weather warning for all counties of the UK.
    The South, including London and the Home Counties, were expected to bear the brunt of the snowfall with emergency services warning they are already struggling to cope with the increasingly bitter conditions.

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    Forecasters predicted that more than one foot of snow could fall in less than 24 hours in most southern areas leading to widespread chaos and disruption for millions.
    The residents of Hampshire and Wiltshire were expected to be the worst hit, with as much as 16 inches likely to be dumped by the end of tomorrow.
    Residents and commuters in London, which ground to a halt last February following heavy falls, were warned to expect a covering of several inches by the morning rush hour.
    On the roads drivers were advised not to venture out unless their journey was absolutely essential, as councils warned they could run out of grit if the conditions failed to improve.
    The Met Office claimed the amount of snow forecast could be the biggest single fall since the notorious winter of 1962-63, when some areas of the country were blighted by snow and ice for more than three months.
    During that winter the south saw more than a foot of snow, while blizzards in some parts of Wales led to drifts of over 18 feet.
    A Met Office spokesman said they had issued a so-called "flash warning" because of the substantial quantity of snow which was expected to fall across the south in a short period of time.
    The spokesman said: "This kind of warning is very rare. It's the level of alert we put out for the floods in the Summer of 2007."
    Forecasters have warned of little respite over the next week as freezing temperatures will continue to grip Britain.
    On Tuesday, up to eight inches of snow fell in parts of the country. It brought chaos to schools, businesses and the transport networks.
    Scores of rail services and flights were cancelled as temperatures struggled to get above freezing. The overnight temperature on Dartmoor in Devon fell to minus 9 on Monday night.
    More than 1,000 schools were closed across Scotland, the north of England and Wales.
    Police, fire and ambulance services were preparing to put into place contingency plans in order to maintain their operations through the worst of the weather.
    In some hard-hit areas however emergency services admitted they were losing the battle against the bad weather.
    The Manchester Constabulary issued a plea to the public to only dial 999 where there was a life threatening emergency or a crime was taking place.
    And the North West Ambulance Service also declared a major incident due to the weather.
    A spokesman for the service said: "We are unlikely to be able to reach patients with minor injuries or symptoms. We are having to stringently prioritise all of our 999 calls and dispatch our resources to life-threatening cases only. We would like to stress the urgency for people to stay indoors unless it is absolutely necessary.
    "The driving conditions are extremely hazardous and we would like to ensure that the risk of injury on the roads is reduced as much as possible."
    Ambulance services across the south were monitoring the worsening weather situation with some turning to 4x4 all terrain vehicles in order to reach patients.
    South Central Ambulance Service which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire was last night contacting staff to ask them if they can stay overnight near their ambulance stations.
    In London many ambulances were also fitted with special equipment which provide extra grip for tyres in slippery conditions.
    Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the Government and all the services were doing everything possible to keep the country moving throughout the worsening weather.
    He said: "The weather is taking a turn for the worse. We are doing everything possible to keep disruption to a minimum. The Highways Agency has kept the vast majority of major road networks running. We are in close contact with local authorities and it is a situation we will keep a very close eye on."
    There were also fears that gas supplies could begin to run low if the icy conditions continue for sometime as forecasters have predicted.
    Figures obtained by the Conservatives suggested under the current levels of usage, supplies would only last for another week.
    Major sporting fixtures also fell victim to the weather with both Carling Cup semi final football matches between Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa and Manchester City and Manchester United, postponed.
    Elsewhere supermarkets reported a surge in panic-buying as shoppers tied to stockpile food supplies.
    Britain braced for heaviest snowfall in 50-years - Telegraph

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    Quote Originally Posted by hooter
    ever heard of a council gritter?
    number 26 from sharkagogo has

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    Brilliant pictures!

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    ^^^Probably told her he was a doctor, and the boys at the bar an ex SAS guy.

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    Waiting for taxi now. No more snow up here overnight, but likely to be delayed at the airport.

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    Best of luck mate

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    At least its your flight hasnt been cancelled. Just head for the bar and wait.

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    Now at Man airport courtesy of WiFi hot spot and the Escape Lounge. Checked in but flight delayed for 3 hrs.

    Must give Qatar airways their due here. Even as I checked in I was told that my onward flight from Doha had been changed due to the delay. After check in was told to go to the Qatar desk. They had already got a new ticket for me and had booked me an overnight at a hotel in Doha.

    This completely messes my connection aat BKK. Luckily have a fully flex ticket for the Dom travel so should be able to get that changed easily enough.

    It is just past 8.10 am here and is just getting light. Think that it is time to introduce myself to the free whiskey here

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    Some pics of Doha to come?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Propagator
    Now at Man airport courtesy of WiFi hot spot and the Escape Lounge.
    So other people may see your monitor?












    ALLAHU AKHBAR!!!!




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    Never fails that one Slack. Get him again when he's on his stopover in Doha (he'll be a bit more pissed then). Hehe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sdigit View Post
    Looks bloody awful Props, It's still minus 4 here and I doubt it'll get much better over the coming days.....Don't you just hate the winter

    no, it's fantastic

    25C in the daytime and 18C at night, perfect

    just saw Sky news showing the whiteout, otherwise known as England

    cute

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    bloody hell all that white stuff, buggered if i know how people live in that shit...brrr cold and wet...pass, bad enough when it gets down to -6 here, i have to park up me thongs and break out the ug boots

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    Every winter it amazes me how un-organised the UK is for a wee bit of snow. When are they going to learn. Same in the Summer - heat wave!!

    In all my years living in Switzerland I think I missed school maybe twice - and that was because the plow could not get down the lane we lived in, not because the school was closed.

    Wallalai - love the frozen Geneva lakeside pics, I was living just up the road at that time. Slipped a few times!!

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    It's raining in Udon. It rained yesterday evening too.

    Quite normal apparently, and the air smells lovely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Sdigit View Post
    Looks bloody awful Props, It's still minus 4 here and I doubt it'll get much better over the coming days.....Don't you just hate the winter

    no, it's fantastic

    25C in the daytime and 18C at night, perfect

    just saw Sky news showing the whiteout, otherwise known as England

    cute
    Is it winter where you are now

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    Quote Originally Posted by nedwalk
    break out the ug boots

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