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More snow and more icicles.........North East.

10.25

Kitty, you were very kind to that young family.

11:20 East Kent, just outside Dover
Made it to work but very iffy on roads. Have 10 inches on table in back garden and about 6 inches on roads etc. Traffic moving but road conditions very bad, public transport seems to have died and gone heaven but port and channel tunnel running intermittantly. No school today and kids having fun. Hubby and kids have taken elderly neighbours dog for a walk as we did at the beginning of the year and we will do so until this clears. He has also checked with other neighbours to see if they need anything. Snowing heavily on and off so can't see it clearing in the near future.

11.25 am, Kent/East Sussex border.

The snow in the garden comes over the top of my wellies! Have to take the dogs out for a drag soon, they don't want to go out, and my poor hens need some water as theirs is frozen.

I picked hubby up at the station last night - got there in the Landrover about 10.30 pm after a 15 mile drive through deep snow and his train arrived about 3 hours later. So much for the High Speed train! It was minus 5 but I had taken blankets and a spade, just in case. We towed a small car out of a ditch for a family and also towed a very smart BMW sports car around a corner and up a gentle hill as it was wheel-spinning. I said to OH that since the government charges 4x4 owners around £400 for car tax, maybe we should get a reduction for each time we help someone else out! If the roads are dangerous, and small, carbon-friendly, fuel economical cars can't cope with road conditions permitted by the government...... there's a thought for the next time a politician comes knocking on the door.

OH has just set off to drive to Eltham to collect our son whose uni lectures have been cancelled and of course can't get a train. He has even more supplies and is worthy of a polar expedition. Not expecting them back for hours. Fingers crossed.

11.45 South East Essex

Been snowing for the past 3 days, over a foot deep in the garden.

We were supposed to have been going on a coach trip up to London to see Les Miserables but we don't think we can get to the coach station- never mind getting home at midnight!

11:45 in West Berkshire
No real change
but heard that the carol concert at Wellington College is cancelled tonight:

Christmas Concert CANCELLED!
Unfortunately tonight's Wellington College Christmas Concert has been CANCELLED due to poor weather conditions. We are however trying to re-arrange the concert, so please keep checking this page for up-dates!

Willput up a seperate thread in case anyone else is/was going

Linda :o) XxX

12.02 Derbyshire
It has not stopped snowing, ontop of what we have already had, since I got up this morning. We have been warned off the M1 motorway through the county because of hazardous conditions. The bin men say that the rubbish is freezing in the bins as they cannot get to them. We have had no deliveries of milk or mail since Monday. Hey-ho
Julia in Derbyshire

12.04 Mmmm it looks very heavy up there in the sky's, wownder what its going to do??

Lindainberkshire ...

I chjanged it !! couldnt remember my password!!!

Well that didnt work did it !!!

Pammy that is a shame. I hope all of you who are snowed in without transport have got enough food, milk etc to keep you going. Still clear here but very murky.

Southampton

Snowed all night, we now have six inches of snow. Unusual for here. Schools closed.

Like Julia,lots more snow overnight here in Sheffield. I was faced with a 4ft high drift when I opened my door this morning,the cats won't go out,and I had to plough my way through waist high snow to fill up the bird feeders.

It is reported that there are hundreds of lorries stranded at junction 31 of the M1.

People panic buying in the Co-op this morning,the only thing I am worried about is running out of cat litter,with four cats using it it soon runs out.

Hi
We've now had snow in West London.
The pavement outside my house has been gritted by hand.
Two men went along putting the grit down.
I don't know whether we are just lucky or because I live next to a school but either way I'm very grateful.
Well done to Hillingdon council
Take care
Von

17:17 East Kent, just outside Dover
Still snowing hard here - about a foot in the garden and sky still yellowy (even though it is dark) so more to come. Chaos all round on roads, no sign of gritters, very few trains and not seen a bus apart from one broken down this morning. Prospect of work again tomorrow, may drive may get lift from OH. Getting fed up now - 3rd time in a year, seems we may be heading for winters like we had 40 years ago, would not be surprised if it continued on and off like this til March, sorry to be a kill-joy. Kent Police have advised freight vehicles not to enter the county unless absolutely necessary but the place is crawling with them trying to get out of the country - mind it won't do them any good as it appears to be just as bad the other side of the Channel!

Klara, my brother lives at Capel-le Ferne, and he tells me its the same as you say, that was this morning. He was hoping to get to the dentist in Dover, but it sounds as if he probably didnt get there.
Here it snowed again this afternoon, but didnt stick so roads are not bad. Very cold and windy though. Our feral cat is tucked up in his shelter for the night. Since he discovered that it was quite cosy in there he has used it every night, only coming out in time for breakfast.

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are okay.

Snow arrived in the East End.

Very icy on the pavements.

No surprise....no grit.

People's shopping trolleys are going into overdrive at the supermarket.

Take very gentle care
Very best wishes
xx

West berks

No new snow
temp -4
slippy as the snow has frozen!!

I have ordered the sunshine but it seems someone else has it at the mo!!!

Loads more snow during the night, gave up trying to clear it a few days ago. The sun's out now, so some of it might melt before the next lot comes down.

It's about 2ft deep on the paths with drifts of about 4ft.

North East............10.49.

South West Scotland, 11.33 am

The snow has reached us now - we did seem to be the only part of the country to have only had a smattering, was beginning to feel a bit left out! It isn't very deep but the big worry is it freezing on the roads and turning in to black ice.

We have two collies and they just love the snow but hare the grit.

Keep warm everyone.

11.58....nothing sofar today, but very cold. Sun is out too:o))

jude

Afternoon from West Berkshire
Still some laying snow, no fresh falls, gritted main roads and local shops have cleared in front of them. Some roads still very icy. Our estate is awful, same as last year no help from the council, the paths are like skating rinks, same on the small roads.
I have finally been to the post office and to the village supermarket to get some fresh bits, and longlife milk, then into our pet shop to get sunflower seeds and peanuts for the birds.
Little with the chickenpox stayed snug in the car with hubby. Couldn't let her out for her own health and anyone else we might have met too.

The garden is now buzzing with bluetits, greenfinches,chaffinches, thrush, blackbirds, redwing, fieldfare, robin, wood pigeon and jay.
They really needed some food and water.

Take care everyone and keep in the warm

Linda :o)