snow watch 2024...

[Monster munch]

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The Beast from the East was hardly a freak of nature considering we had a foot of snow only 8 years earlier in December 2010 that lasted well beyond Christmas Day. It tends to be cyclical even allowing for Climate Change so it wouldn't be a complete surprise if we had a few bad winters now and again.

Oh I’m not sure about that, the beast caused mayhem for about a week and to me was a complete freak. Yes I remember that one in 2010 but from memory that only caused minor disruption for a day or two but realistically when else have we (and I’m saying cardiffians) had significant chaos snowfall as the media portray in the last 30 odd years? It’s very few and far between.
We just don’t get the snow anywhere near as bad as other parts of the uk.

My parents still go on about a huge dollop back in the early 80’s however (I was just a toddler so have no clue) but they say they were digging themselves out the house it was that bad.
I wonder how the modern day wallflowers would deal with that scenario, it would be like Armageddon!

[Des Parrot]

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everything here just grinds to a holt when the roads cannot be cleared of it

Mate I’ve been lucky to live & travel globally and this is an exaggeration (urban myth). The biggest single difference is the use of winter tyres.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Snow is for kids it completely screws the country up and creates havoc for the emergency services , travel

[goats]

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Oh I’m not sure about that, the beast caused mayhem for about a week and to me was a complete freak. Yes I remember that one in 2010 but from memory that only caused minor disruption for a day or two but realistically when else have we (and I’m saying cardiffians) had significant chaos snowfall as the media portray in the last 30 odd years? It’s very few and far between.
We just don’t get the snow anywhere near as bad as other parts of the uk.

My parents still go on about a huge dollop back in the early 80’s however (I was just a toddler so have no clue) but they say they were digging themselves out the house it was that bad.
I wonder how the modern day wallflowers would deal with that scenario, it would be like Armageddon!

Think it was 82/83, like a dream for a teenager…..beast from the east actually hit very beginning of March I think so was quite late

[goats]

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Mate I’ve been lucky to live & travel globally and this is an exaggeration (urban myth). The biggest single difference is the use of winter tyres.

We don’t have snow ploughs here though…..:shrug:

[xsnaggle]

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It could be worse, we could be scheduled to play Derby!

[splott parker]

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We don’t have snow ploughs here though…..:shrug:

Imagine the outcry from NorthCardiffBlue if the Senedd spent millions on snow ploughs that were used once every ten years. He’d go deeply drippy!

[Moodybluebird]

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Oh I’m not sure about that, the beast caused mayhem for about a week and to me was a complete freak. Yes I remember that one in 2010 but from memory that only caused minor disruption for a day or two but realistically when else have we (and I’m saying cardiffians) had significant chaos snowfall as the media portray in the last 30 odd years? It’s very few and far between.
We just don’t get the snow anywhere near as bad as other parts of the uk.

My parents still go on about a huge dollop back in the early 80’s however (I was just a toddler so have no clue) but they say they were digging themselves out the house it was that bad.
I wonder how the modern day wallflowers would deal with that scenario, it would be like Armageddon!

For snow lovers 1982 was up there with 1963 and for once South Wales (inc Cardiff) took the full brunt of it. It started snowing on Thursday evening and didn't stop till Saturday afternoon.

On the Friday I managed to get to work in Cardiff and afterwards decided to visit my future missus, who was staying with her mum in Newport. A very bad decision as I was stuck there till Tuesday afternoon without a change of clothes before I finally managed to get a train back to Cardiff. The beast from the east was a pussy cat compared to that snowfall.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Imagine the outcry from NorthCardiffBlue if the Senedd spent millions on snow ploughs that were used once every ten years. He’d go deeply drippy!

I suppose it's the same regarding the purchase of snow tyres. Most of us would change our cars before they would be required on our existing model.

[sneggyblubird]

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As any weather bod will admit the accuracy of a forecast drops off alot beyond 3-4 days so I'll wait for the weekend before I start panic buying.

[Nobody's Rep]

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As any weather bod will admit the accuracy of a forecast drops off alot beyond 3-4 days so I'll wait for the weekend before I start panic buying.

It will be too late by then so no crying over spilt milk you don't have - you have been warned 😂😂

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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As any weather bod will admit the accuracy of a forecast drops off alot beyond 3-4 days so I'll wait for the weekend before I start panic buying.

I used to work closely with Royal Navy Meterologists (and had one of them as a lodger). Granted that it was back in the early 90s when the capture and processing of meteorological data was less sophisticated, he used to say that predictions beyond 5 days was a bit sketchy.

[splott parker]

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Panic stations at ours, down to our last 250 toilet rolls!!

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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Met Office saying there's a good chance of snow somewhere in the UK sometime next week, but too early to say any more than that right now.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Quick before you can only buy 4 bog rolls and two packets of pasta :xmashehe:

They are the modern equivalent of five loaves and two fishes.