It feels that this winter just reflects the state of the UK in general.

Brexit Britain has become a desperate place with political turmoil, closing factories, record violent crime, decaying cities, rubbish littered streets. God we have become an awful place and this fowl, miserable and depressing winter just characterizes the nation we have become.

I was around during the deep recession of 1981 but the Country wasn't as divided, fearful and paralysed as it is now and we had a great winter to compensate!

No such joy to be had in this darkest year of 2019 when the smell of decay is everywhere, the only thing missing from our rapid decline into chaos is a swarm of Locusts.

Andy

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It feels that this winter just reflects the state of the UK in general.

Brexit Britain has become a desperate place with political turmoil, closing factories, record violent crime, decaying cities, rubbish littered streets. God we have become an awful place and this fowl, miserable and depressing winter just characterizes the nation we have become.

I was around during the deep recession of 1981 but the Country wasn't as divided, fearful and paralysed as it is now and we had a great winter to compensate!

No such joy to be had in this darkest year of 2019 when the smell of decay is everywhere, the only thing missing from our rapid decline into chaos is a swarm of Locusts.

Andy

bloody hell Andy, you been drinking mothers ruin? ...all joking aside reminds me of driving through Sarajevo in the mid 90’s. 

When is this mind-numbing tedious crap going to end? It just goes on and on - the same repetitive dross day in day out. Pig sick of being blasted by that vile wind every time I step outside. It's been like that for a whole week with utterly dire temperatures. Not dropped below

I don't know, when are you going to stop posting?

I know this is a moaning thread but FFS.

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I think we have much to look forward to in this country, possible date record mild temperatures in the winter month of February and Bishops Finger real ale is on offer in Aldi.
What could anyone else realistically wish for ?

What could anyone else realistically wish for ?

Seeing some snow falling in winter? What an absolute waste of a winter month February is turning out to be.

 

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Seeing some snow falling in winter? What an absolute waste of a winter month February is turning out to be.

 

...but I hope this winter will finally put to bed (and before I am slated no criticism of the Met office themselves) the complete waste of time producing a LRF at all, based on model output,  because despite some posters with their rose tinted glasses have said, they are pretty much useless, the trends they pick up are often the opposite of what comes to fruition, like the last 2 months for example. 

The experts have not covered themselves in glory with these worthless forecasts and I suspect my moan is nothing compared to those hundreds or thousands of companies and business that lost money in changing plans, based on those forecasts, but maybe just maybe those journos that led (several times) with their artic headlines have learned not to trust the LRF produced by the Met office, for the public must have seen through them now too  

Right off to get the Patio furtniture from B&Q sorted, if I had believed the forecasts it would have been snow shovels ...funny I expect they are on offer! 

 

 

 

This winter is now in a completely vegetative state and should have its life support machine unplugged to end its miserable existence.

 

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but maybe just maybe those journos that led (several times) with their artic headlines have learned not to trust the LRF produced by the Met office, for the public must have seen through them now too 

Blaming the Met Office for Express headlines is a bit like blaming your neighbour's dog for dropping an atom bomb on Hiroshima .....

Those headlines will continue until at least a week after the world has ended.  Regardless of what weather we ever actually get

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This winter has turned out like a Blind Date gone bad.

You turn up at the restaurant having been told the girl of your dreams is waiting only to discover her ugly mate has turned up instead.

Then just when you think things can't get any worse the ugly mate throws up over the table, collapses drunk on the floor and leaves you to pay the bill.

Just one more week and this rancid winter will be over.

Andy

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Seeing some snow falling in winter? What an absolute waste of a winter month February is turning out to be.

 

Retron, we have seen some pig winter months since the intranet era started but this month is worse than any I can remember.

At least February1998 finished with an arctic north westerly and 3 inches of snow.

Andy

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What score would you give this winter out of 10, Andy?

 

 

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This winter has turned out like a Blind Date gone bad.

You turn up at the restaurant having been told the girl of your dreams is waiting only to discover her ugly mate has turned up instead.

Then just when you think things can't get any worse the ugly mate throws up over the table, collapses drunk on the floor and leaves you to pay the bill.

Just one more week and this rancid winter will be over.

Andy

With the exception of a very short spell during the second half of January and the very beginning of this month, I can't say that this so-called "winter" ever really started in the first place. Nevertheless, I will be more than glad now, to see the back of it which couldn't happen soon enough as far as I'm concerned.

 

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Just enjoy the springlike weather guys. 

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Sadly I have been stuck under overcast skies and 10 c all day today. Ironic considering I'm the most nearest to the current high pressure system and the main continent, but it's the cold Channel that is the spanner in the works - which is often the case at this time of the year.

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What score would you give this winter out of 10, Andy?

 

 

0.000000000000000000001

The 1 at the end for a light snow shower on 29th January.

Andy

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Taken as a whole the last few weeks here have been superb. We had the snow event that depositing 6Cm to 8cm from recollection and today it's been close to 16C under bright blue skies. For me that's damned near perfect. Frankly the older you get the less exciting snow is. That should be good news for all snow lovers here because I assume none of them are planning on getting younger. 

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Taken as a whole the last few weeks here have been superb. We had the snow event that depositing 6Cm to 8cm from recollection and today it's been close to 16C under bright blue skies. For me that's damned near perfect. Frankly the older you get the less exciting snow is. That should be good news for all snow lovers here because I assume none of them are planning on getting younger. 

I tend to agree Brian and I guess it is off topic but with 9cm of snow and then a couple of weeks later 17°C I am more than happy. 

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TWO suggests 6th March could bring snow in Lincolnshire - I do hope so.
Roger

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Taken as a whole the last few weeks here have been superb. We had the snow event that depositing 6Cm to 8cm from recollection and today it's been close to 16C under bright blue skies. For me that's damned near perfect. Frankly the older you get the less exciting snow is. That should be good news for all snow lovers here because I assume none of them are planning on getting younger. 

20 years ago it was all the hunt for snow.

Then, all of a sudden, it was making sure transport could take Luke safely to special school and now its the Mrs, and her staff,  getting to the old folk for their daily calls up in the hills ( had to drive her over the 'ice storm' this year!)

I'm sure some sense of normality will resume and I'll once again be 'wishing snow' instead of praying for it not too bad!!!

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Taken as a whole the last few weeks here have been superb. We had the snow event that depositing 6Cm to 8cm from recollection and today it's been close to 16C under bright blue skies. For me that's damned near perfect. Frankly the older you get the less exciting snow is. That should be good news for all snow lovers here because I assume none of them are planning on getting younger. 

You were lucky Brian.

The cold spell here produced cloudy dry weather at 4c

The warm spell has brought cloudy drizzly weather at 13c.

So it's basically crap weather just a bit warmer.

Andy

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