tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post8364409041786265231..comments2019-02-20T19:45:11.064+00:00Comments on Big Galloot: Heavy WeatherBig Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-41063241989794185172009-02-08T21:57:00.000+00:002009-02-08T21:57:00.000+00:00I'm old enough to remember proper winters where sn...I'm old enough to remember proper winters where snowfall was measured in <I>feet & inches</I>. My old home town on Speyside has had over 2ft in the last week. I want to go back :o)Big Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-90046924152412517702009-02-08T13:02:00.000+00:002009-02-08T13:02:00.000+00:00Your summary about the weather is very apt and how...Your summary about the weather is very apt and how true your prediction turned out to be. Snow in Wales is no big deal and frankly we don't get enough of the stuff anymore. When I moved here 21 years ago I could count on several weeks of snow every year, now this is the first decent fall for several years. The plough has just been through for the third time leaving a 3 foot glacier at the end of Taffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538889934965626651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-89409865666736355732009-02-04T07:54:00.000+00:002009-02-04T07:54:00.000+00:00197cm. Ha!:o)2. A soupcon.197cm. Ha!<BR/><BR/>:o)<BR/><BR/>2. A soupcon.Big Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-16051500179854378492009-02-04T00:27:00.000+00:002009-02-04T00:27:00.000+00:00Now I'm utterly confused. If the depth of snow is ...Now I'm utterly confused. If the depth of snow is to be conveyed in feet and inches, how did we get to "knee high"?<BR/><BR/>FFS, at this rate we'll soon be using cubits, picoparsecs or some other such tosh.<BR/><BR/>IMO, snow depth deserves its own dedicated system of measurement, something sensible that true outdoors folk can relate to (like the original Beaufort Scale), something that can be BG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18025972482224907021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-25363625271619346032009-02-03T23:45:00.000+00:002009-02-03T23:45:00.000+00:00That's two in two days, first my sister in law, no...That's two in two days, first my sister in law, now you. What I'm on about is people that try to make themselves seem younger by giving snow measurements in centimetres. Everyone knows that snow is measured in inches(or feet and inches on a good day) , no matter how metric you are, it's like your height, how tall are you in cm, bet you don't know!! <BR/><BR/>(I've had all day to ponder this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-18139831839484938932009-02-02T19:38:00.000+00:002009-02-02T19:38:00.000+00:00I've just been up to the wee shop to get milk. It ...I've just been up to the wee shop to get milk. It was a mini-adventure :o)<BR/><BR/>Oh, and it's not snow we're getting, it's an "extreme weather event". Sheesh!Big Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-58716301390384442872009-02-02T17:31:00.000+00:002009-02-02T17:31:00.000+00:00I think there is good reason to be worried. Some o...I think there is good reason to be worried. Some of the flakes outside that window are the size of Weetabix.<BR/>That could knock a train of its tracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-88401879708423813282009-02-01T22:59:00.000+00:002009-02-01T22:59:00.000+00:00Can't fault you there, Duncan.Can't fault you there, Duncan.BG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18025972482224907021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-61842543935047312262009-02-01T22:32:00.000+00:002009-02-01T22:32:00.000+00:00Dragons? I hope you're not referring to SWMBO? She...Dragons? I hope you're not referring to SWMBO? She's a very nice lady. She's just got a terrible taste in men ;-)AktoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-55888632136802053292009-02-01T14:46:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:46:00.000+00:00There is nothing North of Watford. Only dragons. O...There is nothing North of Watford. Only dragons. Or is that west of Watford?<BR/><BR/>Mark my words; you'll be glad of that beard afore the weekend's oot :o)Big Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-63111640386965600352009-02-01T14:33:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:33:00.000+00:00It won't be as bad as you fear, Kev, as the supply...It won't be as bad as you fear, Kev, as the supply-line for the stolen oil is terminated just north of Watford. Folks south of there are expected to keep warm by spouting hot air and burning their own bull5h1t. :o)BG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18025972482224907021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-15049484971089855772009-02-01T14:10:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:10:00.000+00:00I fully expect our lights to dim as what's left of...I fully expect our lights to dim as what's left of our energy reserves is sucked southwards.<BR/><BR/>Yooz are doomed. <B>Dooooomed!!!!!!</B><BR/><BR/>:o)Big Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718421848578901920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-41435996416610389822009-02-01T14:00:00.000+00:002009-02-01T14:00:00.000+00:00FWIW, It started here about an hour ago, after a g...FWIW, It started here about an hour ago, after a gloriously warm sunny morning, and it's settling well.BG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18025972482224907021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484417020188355498.post-31904038634164096842009-02-01T13:52:00.000+00:002009-02-01T13:52:00.000+00:00We'll survive - we'll just have to burn more of yo...We'll survive - we'll just have to burn more of your oil.<BR/>:-)BG!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18025972482224907021noreply@blogger.com