DDolfelin Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Pretty dire here. Not going anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 The icy blast has reached the southern Hemisphere with knock on flight delays. A cricketing colleague is facing a day of notalot at Auckland airport as Emirates unlike others has given up flying in to the UK. Just stay safe everyone! Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Greetings all, it's grey and it's cold at LBG and only a small amount of snow in Sidcup overnight. Yesterday's train home was rammed; it's only because I am impolite enough not to care that I forced my way on to a train at LBG last night. I wasn't waiting another half hour ... but loads of people would have had to. The trains this morning ran OK. Snow is forecast for much of the afternoon and both Lurker boys' schools are closed again. Ocado delivered as promised which meant that the others all had a lie in....! Thoughts are with those shivering and ailing, particularly those with heating problems. I am so glad we bit the bullet and upgraded our heating and double glazing last spring. It's good to read that the Sherry-stuck-in-the snow drama which unfolded last night has ended with her safe. Enjoy your day! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 The icy blast has reached the southern Hemisphere with knock on flight delays. A cricketing colleague is facing a day of notalot at Auckland airport as Emirates unlike others has given up flying in to the UK. Just stay safe everyone! Baz You not planning to come back soon are you I'd say sod the expence and have another week. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 We were going to see some friends in the Malverns, but we've postponed. Later in the year I may get a trip to the Severn Valley in... Guerrilla warfare going on over the heating controls here. Julie says I should change up from the t-shirt and shorts... Went down the shed yesterday in open sandals just to prove a point. Still snowy here but mostly cold, high winds and chill factor. A friend in France has had part of her chimney come down the flue of the woodburner, which can't be used until the flue is repaired. Not a good time for that. We're hoping we've no damage or frozen pipes. Best wishes to all affected by health, weather, age or circumstance. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 Morning form a very cold Surrey. Not much if any fresh snow overnight in our road but very blustery. Decided to still take today off as leave as need to go to the doctors (8 miles away) to get a repeat prescription. Unfortunately they insist that I turn up and fill in a repeat prescription request despite advising that it may be difficult to get there. Then I have to wait 72 hours before collecting the prescription. They used to do this over the phone. I must find a more local practice soon. Snip< Does your practice not have patient EMIS? Then you can log on to make repeat prescriptions - works a treat for me as our practice is a 10 mile round trip. You can frighten yourself too, by looking at al the various test results and googling them...hours of fun. Makes you realise you're 58 not 28...... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Guerrilla warfare going on over the heating controls here. Considering your avatar, wouldn't gorilla warfare be more apt? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Yesterday Debs was give a different drug to which she had a quite severe reaction. The antidote is slow working. She's not well at all. I'm going to hold off posting any more to her until she feels up to reading it, but please keep it coming. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Morning all. Not much snow here of late but by gum that easterly is biting, and when it does snow it doesn't half sting the cheeks. You may recall that when last reported my daughter and son in law were snowed in, in a holiday lodge in Scotland without water. They were moved to another lodge that did have water and even braved the hot tub. I don't think they were impressed when I said they looked like those Japanese monkeys. I think they were cheesed off as they couldn't leave the site and there is only so much walking you can do in this weather. They are due to leave today and the site owner has offered to tow them off the site and to the nearest drivable main road. However, when last checked, the A1 and other cross border routes are still blocked in Northumberland so we have arranged for them to head to members of the clan who live up that way and stay there until it is safer for them to return. I am looking after my son's dog at the moment so will have to venture out for a walk at some point. He is an 11 year old black Labrador whose whiskers are whiter than mine but still has great fun seeking out and bounding through the deepest snow drifts. The dog that is, not my son. Stay safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post BSW01 Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2018 Morning everyone. Well the boiler is still working and the bucket seems to be catching any condensate, so fingers crossed, so far so good. Still no word from the engineer, but the M62 was closed earlier this morning, so I’m not that hopeful. No overnight snow and what is left is in sheltered areas that the wind can’t get at, but that wind is bitter. First thing this morning I was at the dentist for my 6 monthly check up. A quick clean and polish and told to come back in 6 months, result. Glad to read that Sherry finally got out of her jam. Pete. Welcome back, it’s been too long! Ian A. Happy birthday Back later. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post NGT6 1315 Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2018 Mawnin' awl. Grounded again due to flare-up of laryngitis which snuck in Wednesday night. Of course, it's nothing in comparison to what I understand Debs in particular is going through, but still, I'm beginning to be fed up with this winter… Sending best wishes to everyone in need, and a HB to Ian Abel, lest I forget! Furthermore, this arrived this morning: This is a Brawa 185. I had wanted to give their TRAXX a try for a long time, and as this variant fitted a still-developing theme perfectly, I went ahead. It seems very nicely done indeed, pretty much as finely detailed as the ACME TRAXX. I'm particularly impressed with how they designed the bogie pivot and gear casing. It's not always a given that scale models will allow the same degree of unobstructed ground level view from one side to the other where such exists on the prototype. However, the design provided by Brawa pretty much mirrors the prototype arrangement, where only part of the traction motor casings are visible rather than one solid block of gear casing: Stay warm and well, everyone. Thoughts with anyone of our number who isn't, too. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 Morning all from Estuary-Land. Still a touch windy here but not as bad as it was. Strangely the snow on the road in front of the house instead of forming a solid icy mass as usual in the current conditions is disintegrating under the traffic instead which means my car can get a grip so that I can reverse onto my drive. If the forecast is anything to go by it will be prudent to shop a bit earlier today as Emma is forecast to dump some more snow on Estuary-Land this afternoon. Happy birthday Ian A and I'm glad to hear that Sherry's OK and fingers crossed for Debs. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Dunno what all the media hysteria about the weather is. I remember the winters of 1981/2 being far worse, with temperatures down to minus 15 in places. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but I recall people still somehow got into work, and schools stayed open - mine certainly did. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I'm not in work today - not by design It's just too risky - not from me but the other cockwombles. And I have to remind myself sometimes that I'm not as young as I used to be Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Dunno what all the media hysteria about the weather is. I remember the winters of 1981/2 being far worse, with temperatures down to minus 15 in places. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but I recall people still somehow got into work, and schools stayed open - mine certainly did. When I was at school in the 1960s the school was usually warmer than home and the food was better! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post trisonic Posted March 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) I remember 81/82. One weekend I was staying with my folks (RIP) in Essex and I had to get in to London on the Monday. My father offered to give me a lift to Ongar (don’t look back in Ongar) to pick up the Central Line (as was). Within a mile of home his diesel “froze” - luckily on the old Eastern National 251 route (no longer either, at least so far as I know). So I trudged to the Bus stop and waited an hour for a bus to take me to Newbury Park (closed today!). When the bus eventually arrived my wellies had frozen to the tarmac..... Options are much less today. Baz! Stay in NZ for a while... Oh, I forgot, BR had a “strike” day................... Best, Pete. Edited March 2, 2018 by trisonic 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Morning all, Good to hear that Sherry has been extracted from the A31, I trust the Channel will be somewhat calmer than photos posted by RFA Tidespring yesterday http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/01/rfa-tidespring-reveals-scene-storm-emma-meets-beast-east-7350927/ Happy Birthday to Ian A. hope you've got yourself a suitable present and fingers crossed once again for Debs. Our overnight 'heavy snow' didn't although we had an extended shower of the stuff this morning that re-covered the front path plus the wind is blowing a lot of the stuff around. The Good Doctor duly trudged to work while laddo decided to give the train a try and managed to get there somewhat more quickly than his journey home yesterday evening notwithstanding the need to change trains twice. We can order our prescriptions online through the surgery or at the Tesco pharmacy as well going to the surgery. The Tesco ordering system usually works well and if there are any delays inevitably they are at the surgery - Tesco has the advantage of a slightly shorter walking distance but far better parking if I go in the car so it scores highly and the pharmacists are mostly extremely good. Have a good day one and all 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I once had my handmade Cuban-heeled boots freeze to the pavement in Sunderland during the winter of 69/70. Not again, please. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 I have ventured out this morning. The sidepiece on Aditi's spectacles fell off so I took them to the opticians. As I arrived they had a power cut but fortunately the repair did not need electricity. The roads other than ours were clear and well gritted. Not many cars about. Aditi has been shopping but didn't go further than her computer to amend an online grocery order for tomorrow. Tony 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Meanwhile, another Estate gets the HMRC green light (no tax to pay!), and we can now move on to applying for the Grant! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 I once had my handmade Cuban-heeled boots freeze to the pavement in Sunderland during the winter of 69/70. Not again, please. So, I suppose Sunderland constitutes what Sun Tzu called "fatal terrain"… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 In the near future pharmacy managed systems will allow the doctor to write a prescription for multiple issues of an item. Some already do. This has been the norm in many other countries. At the moment controlled drugs can't be issued to the pharmacy electronically but that too is changing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coombe Barton Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 I did have the foresight to shop for our weekend on Wednesday evening on the way home from work. I had gone into Sainsbury's to pick up stuff I'd missed when inspiration struck. We're now catered for until Tuesday. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NGT6 1315 Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 2, 2018 Sheesh, reading back a few pages re the dire meteo conditions in the British Isles, I'm relieved at it having been mostly sunny recently, even if it has been fiendishly cold! Temperatures but are predicted to rise by tomorrow, at which point it but is expected to begin clouding over… 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 This will follow: Best, Pete. That is not me.....] 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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