Mundane News

[raleighnut]

Bit of a 'dusting' here in Leicester but only left on the bushes/hedges and grass now.

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from Suffolk where normal service has resumed - it's grey, chilly and currently raining quite heavily. Coffee has been had.

Another earlyish start for me as it's another away day - this time to Sheffield to see Sleaford Mods at the Leadmill. The overnight bag is by the front door ready to go but I'm still trying to decide the level of warm clothing required for the trip.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

We have snow in Derby.

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Looks like someone's nicked your car.

Meanwhile, it's been raining most of the night but that's now changed to sleet so it won't settle. A good day for staying inside.

 

[Mike_P]

Disappointing effort by the snow, largely unheated man made surfaces only

 

[biggs682]

First cuppa went down well
Snow has almost stopped

 

[mybike]

After a crispy start today, went into H*****d's to kick off about their useless de icer spray 'effective down to minus 25 degrees' and the end of the conversation was marked by the assistant saying 'I'm not surprised to be honest'.
Obviously a well trained and loyal H*****d's employee - !

I would expect anything Harrods sold would be perfect.

 

[mybike]

really? snow? wow, when it occurs, do share! last year didn't get a storm until 1/7/24

To us that's the 1st July.

 

[oldwheels]

@oldwheels - saw this on the BBC website and thought of you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ejdjpq96o

There was much weeping and wailing on the internet when she left Stornoway for the last time. Not one of our ferries here but I have sailed on her a few times on my travels.

 

[oldwheels]

There's been snow in June round these parts before.

In my farming days we could not get casuals to work at thinning turnips in June as it was so cold. I remember wearing gloves and and an old army greatcoat I found as we had to do it all ourselves.

 

[classic33]

In my farming days we could not get casuals to work at thinning turnips in June as it was so cold. I remember wearing gloves and and an old army greatcoat I found as we had to do it all ourselves.

I've spent a few days "t'inning" turnips, carrots spuds. Working on the knees to save the back where possible.
Fertilizer bag cut into two sheets, one one each leg and tied in place above the knees. Okay if you never reversed.

 

[oldwheels]

No snow here but 0.1C outside when I got up this morning.
Just as well as this afternoon I am due to get a smart meter fitted outside the house so would have been a bit if problem for the fitter.
I think there is a bit less on the mountains I can see from here.
I found that I had apparently joined a few FB pages which I had no connection with so after a long fight I have deleted my FB account in case it has been hacked so will miss out on some local information. These days it is mostly ads for fancy food in all sorts of "gourmet" joints so no great loss.

 

[oldwheels]

I've spent a few days "t'inning" turnips, carrots spuds. Working on the knees to save the back where possible.
Fertilizer bag cut into two sheets, one one each leg and tied in place above the knees. Okay if you never reversed.

I remember those days all too well but the worst I think was cutting kale on a frosty morning.

 

[mybike]

We have snow.

The pavements are covered with wet leaves & it has been raining for quite a while. Now it is snowing, big soggy flakes. Be interesting if it's still there in 7 1/2 hours. Temp is 35F.

Temp @ 7:00 was just over 32F, pavements clear & grass not under trees had s fair bit of snow.

 

[classic33]

I remember those days all too well but the worst I think was cutting kale on a frosty morning.

A day, or two, on the bog, cutting, turning and footing turf.