Winter She Is Here

[DaveM]

Well this morning was a typical winters morning waking up to rain and a freezing 11 degree Celsius = 51.8 degree Fahrenheit

When will this winter ever end it has just been with us tooooooooooo looooooooooong now

 

[shanered6]

Well where coming out of winter now and it's a barmy 10c and sunny , so it looks like you never had a winter Dave ? You Southern Hemisphere lads I bet you don't even eat ice cream in case of frost bite !

 

[Rocky]

I'm glad it's somebody else complaining about winter instead of us over here.

And yes, 11C certainly is brutally cold alright (snicker, snicker, laugh, chortle, guffaw)
I don't know how a person can survive such cold

We've had some really nice warm sunny days recently and the snow is taking quite a beating. It's nice to se those massive snow banks getting smaller every day.
I even saw some bikes out yesterday, but all that water in the streets and running across the roads from the snow melt is full of road salt, sand and debris with deep puddles everywhere.
That's not for me even if I could get a bike out.

 

[DaveM]

Oh boy it's going to be a long cold winter this year, I may even have to put a jacket on

 

[shanered6]

Rocky ! I bet he just put this on to wind us up for a laugh ? Coz he knows it's like a red rag to a bull !well Dave

 

[DaveM]

Well it is now 14:30 and the temp is at 10 degree Celsius = 50 degree Fahrenheit, now this is a bit strange to have it going down towards midday and so early in the season

 

[Rocky]

Rocky ! I bet he just put this on to wind us up for a laugh ? Coz he knows it's like a red rag to a bull !well Dave

Yeah, he's just winding us up
He should have been over here when it looked like this and he would know what REAL winter is!
My driveway a few weeks ago.

 

[DaveM]

Well the weather people have issued a warning that we heading for the coldest winter in 25 years, I think I will pop off and help Rocky shovel some snow for the next 6 month or so

 

[Rocky]

As amazing as it may sound now, but that snow pictured above is 98% gone.
It's really quite astonishing at how quickly the direct sun, rain and temps in the 6-10C (42 - 50F) range knocks it down.
On the other side of the house and in those areas always shaded from the sun still have lots of snow though.
So Dave, if you want to help shovel you had better get over here soon before it's gone

 

[Village Idiot]

We got home from Florida on Tuesday afternoon and came home to NO snow on the ground, here in central Massachusetts. I was honestly amazed because I was sure that the pile which was plowed up at the bottom of my driveway (6-7 feet high) wouldn't be melted until May. Now, the temps are in the mid 60's F, or so, and I'm wearing my short sleeved shirts again..................what a relief!!! Jim

 

[Qship]

Sorry, Dave. Like Rocky I am NOT sympathetic to your plight. +11 Celsius is T shirt and riding weather here.

 

[triumph david]

Looks to cold for me.

 

[DaveM]

As I have mentioned before we not equipped for cold weather here as it normally really last a short period so we just tough it out over that period. So if it is 8 degree Celsius = 46.4 degree Fahrenheit outside normally it will be colder inside the house. We don't have any type of heating equipment in our house except for the electric blanked on our bed. So with all said when the temp drops it really becomes unpleasant for us, the warmest place is in my car that has a heater lol

 

[shanered6]

Come on Dave get the long johns out .....and don't forget to wear the ones with the flap in the back !

 

[Rocky]

Come on Dave get the long johns out .....and don't forget to wear the ones with the flap in the back !

 

[Qship]

+12 Celsius out this afternoon. I'm getting a sunburn working outside and sweating. Time to grab a cold one, go sit outside and listen to the snow melt

 

[Qship]

Dave, you need me to send you a winter jacket. I'm done with mine

 

[shanered6]

Well this is what Scottish summer time looks like 26th April week till may -1 c and snow , yesterday 15 c and sunny ?

 

[Mad On Triumphs]

Oh lord, I hope that goes away by the end of next month 4 of us will be going to Fort William then Skye for a week.

 

[Rocky]

That happened today in some parts of our province too, but thankfully, not here where it's a modest 8C (46F).