Mundane News

[potsy]

We have the freezing rain and howling winds. It's stuck to the windows.

Good

We just have strong gusting wind and a lot of half melted snow, my walk later may be a chilly one

 

[hopless500]

I'm now getting worried about Cava and Prossecco levels. I may run out and have to resort to Belgian beer

 

[postman]

Boiler leak sorted.

It seems our outlet pipe is frozen.No amount of hot water or blow torch will release it.So solution was undo it near the boiler fit short pipe and run it to a large container,when the better weather comes a larger and better quality pipe to be fitted.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Leicester snow watch: When I went to bed last night we had a few millimetres of white covering everything and it looked quite nice. this morning someone has swept all the roads, paths and driveways leaving the snow piled smoothly and neatly against walls, and the tarmac dry. I can't remember this happening before.

Our main roads are OK, a lot of the side roads are slippery, I'm in town and on a couple of ocasions on the way down the car was sliding round, wheel spin on gentle acceleration and the front of the car moving round ain't good.

 

[postman]

Mrs Postman's elderly parents have phoned,Boiler stopped working,British Gas with whom they have a repair contract will not or cannot answer the phone,we have tried from here Leeds,they live in Preston.Live chat on the web page is not accepting calls,e mails are closed,yet the wording on their web page states elderly are a priority.Going to keep on trying.

 

[Illaveago]

So I'm mad, but I couldn't resist the call of the snow and took a bike out for a ride. It was fun, a touch of opposite lock at times as the front wheel snatched as it found a hard bit of snow but a bit of power soon sorted some of the problems. I think I did a couple of miles in all but it was cold hands that made me put the bike away.

 

[Illaveago]

Here is my accomplice .

 

[Reynard]

We are getting light flurries and increasing winds.

We're getting a little low on gin tonic water and white wine. I may make a trip to Waitrose in a bit...

That'll be heading my way then, am about 15 miles north of you.

A few tree branches came down in the overnight gale, but that's about it. Snow is melting here, not that we had that much to start with. Friends living a few miles up the road had about 4 inches, we barely managed an inch.

 

[Dec66]

Had my hair cut just now at Barbers Point in Kingly Street, W1.

Very nice mod-style cut, done with a razor.

Now I think a chin tuck would be nice to complement it.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its snowing in Coventry.

 

[Reynard]

Took this wee puppy out of the oven earlier.

Have already demolished a good chunk of it for lunch - with butter and tilsitzer cheese.

 

[hopless500]

Supposed to be more snow in a bit

 

[Reynard]

Supposed to be more snow in a bit

It's snowing here, but not very successfully.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its been snowing steadily here for about an hour.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Been snowing lightly again for about 50 minutes and there is already a dusting on the road that had been cleared and gritted.