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The "worst snow in a decade" apparently.

Sporadic Sparkly

An Amber weather warning for heavy snow has been issued for the UK region where I live, which is due to come into effect tonight. According to a BBC News article, it will be the worst snow in my region for a decade. The local weather forecast for the town where I live states there will be heavy snow between 10pm and midnight, making me inclined to think that it probably won't be the "worst" snow in a decade in my particular area of the region. Therefore, I'm anticipating that I will probably be left feeling underwhelmed.

The "worst" snow (or best snow) I remember was in January 1982, when I was living in South-East Wales. It had snowed for 36 hours, and as a young child I thought it was wonderful.

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  • Living in a rural area, most of us went food shopping yesterday to avoid the roads. They have been ploughed and  are clear. I went and cleared part of our road and gritted and a neighbor's path.  Having worked on the local gritter fleet, there are only so many roads you can clear in a shift despite what people may think. There is always talk about roads not being cleared or running out of grit. Wet snow is hard to clear unlike the dry stuff in Europe or Canada.  

  • in reply to LucyLandRover
    LucyLandRover said:
    Having worked on the local gritter fleet

    You all do a grand job. I love watching the gritters on TV. I like the way the gritters are given names! 

    LucyLandRover said:
    I went and cleared part of our road and gritted and a neighbor's path

    That is a lovely thing to do. There is so little community-minded stuff like this, so well done Heartpulse.

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