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Ariel
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Stopped off at the supermarket after work when I got home and wondered for a moment if I'd missed an announcement that they were closing down. Nearly half the shelves were completely bare in a normally very well-stocked supermarket. No bread, no potatoes, no staples, huge gaps where other things had been.
I can only assume people have been panic-buying, faced with the prospect of The Snow, but as one woman said to me, she'd never seen anything like it. Neither have I: not even in the pre-Christmas spending binges.
Well, it's snowing, anyhow, and has been for a while so here we go, I guess. Good luck everybody.
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ArachnidinElmet
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
We have a blue tit nest box with a live cam. Obviously nothing on the cam at the mo but we have some highlights from last year and the whole hatching/leaving the year before on the site http://littlebluetits.com/highlights.html
(Yes that really is the name of our blue tit site and not some dodgy website ![[Smile]](smile.gif) )
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Yes - lovely!
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Smudgie
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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
It was certainly worth spending the extra on the Industrial Strength Ear Protectors for when Pete was in the dental surgery this afternoon as the screams rang out across the building
But whose screams, I wonder. Pete's, or the dentist's!
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Poor Pete - I hope you feel better soon. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif)
It seems to me that the British papers (even the "quality" ones like the Torygraph) have a lot to answer for when it comes to making people panic about the weather.
Headlines like "BRITAIN PREPARES FOR BIG FREEZE" followed by something like "temperatures are set to plunge to -2°C and up to two inches of snow is expected" make people here fall about laughing. I suppose it's a matter of what you're used to: here everyone has winter tyres and snow shovels and scrapers because for it to make news there has to be about two feet.
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Pete
(Passes over a cup of tea with straw)
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Welease Woderwick
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I hope that wasn't the last straw!
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St Everild
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You don't mention the panic buying of bread and milk, Piglet...
It may be awful in Wales, but her in Bethnei I can still see the tops of the grass stalks in the back garden. And I hope it doesn't get any worse, because I am waiting for an engineer to come and replace the central heating pump, it having failed this morning...the DH can remember the Big Freeze of 1963, but I cannot remember it, being as I was too young...and people coped the in houses that were not was we'll insulated, and with no central heating.
I am thinking about all refugees in tents in freezing weather, and trying to be grateful for a roof, and a gas fire, and three cats to keep me warm.
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Sergius-Melli
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Originally posted by Heavenly Anarchist:
No snow here yet but you can feel it coming.
Snow here, but he council gritted everything so it's not sticking apart from in the garden.
My bunny went out in it this morning and then came running back in to hide behind my legs at the door before plucking up the courage to venture out into it again until his toes got cold!
Bless him!
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Heavenly Anarchist
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My hens are hiding in the henhouse and only come out to eat and drink. I keep having to go and top up their water as it freezes over.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by St Everild:
the DH can remember the Big Freeze of 1963, but I cannot remember it, being as I was too young...and people coped the in houses that were not was we'll insulated, and with no central heating.
I am thinking about all refugees in tents in freezing weather, and trying to be grateful for a roof, and a gas fire, and three cats to keep me warm.
Precisely. The 1963 winter is one of my earliest memories - it was bitterly cold for weeks on end and we sat round the fire, but while the heat was wonderful as you faced it, your back still felt the chill of the winter. You could see your breath in the air indoors and the insides of the windows were sometimes ice. Yet we coped. This current spell is only for a few days. The panic-buying really annoys me, but there are a lot of people now who never grew up with coal fires, ice on the windows etc., so aren't used to this sort of thing.
(I still feel embarrassed about the time I opened the curtains too quickly one morning and they ripped, because they were iced to the window.)
We have about 4+" of snow here now and more coming down steadily. Cars going at about 2 miles an hour.
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Sergius-Melli
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Originally posted by Ariel:
quote:
Originally posted by St Everild:
the DH can remember the Big Freeze of 1963, but I cannot remember it, being as I was too young...and people coped the in houses that were not was we'll insulated, and with no central heating.
I am thinking about all refugees in tents in freezing weather, and trying to be grateful for a roof, and a gas fire, and three cats to keep me warm.
Precisely. The 1963 winter is one of my earliest memories - it was bitterly cold for weeks on end and we sat round the fire, but while the heat was wonderful as you faced it, your back still felt the chill of the winter. You could see your breath in the air indoors and the insides of the windows were sometimes ice. Yet we coped. This current spell is only for a few days. The panic-buying really annoys me, but there are a lot of people now who never grew up with coal fires, ice on the windows etc., so aren't used to this sort of thing.
(I still feel embarrassed about the time I opened the curtains too quickly one morning and they ripped, because they were iced to the window.)
We have about 4+" of snow here now and more coming down steadily. Cars going at about 2 miles an hour.
![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) - I was watching that Vicar of Dibley episode last night!
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Smudgie
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I think of that episode every time anyone's talking about extreme weather and have to suppress a giggle.
They've sent my boy home from school - honestly, a big tough fifteen year old boy, and the snow is only about an inch deep. Mind you, not so sure about the "big tough" bit - his friends had a snowball fight on the way home and he wimped out! He should be out there, trying to gather together enough snow for a miniature snowman or something.
Me, I'm going to raid my secret santa present and curl up under the duvet with a hot chocolate with marshmallows. A sermon to write and a couple of application forms to fill in, then I think we'll be indulging in a bit of Harry Potter or Death in Paradise.
Or should I nip out to the shops and panic buy chocolate and biscuits first?
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Welease Woderwick
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The pair of you could nip next door for a warming glass of something ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
On second thoughts hot chocolate might be good - as long as you make that poor, long-suffering, cold boy one too.
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Originally posted by St Everild:
You don't mention the panic buying of bread and milk, Piglet...
What amuses me is the people who buy huge quantities of toilet paper before a storm.
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I still live in a place like St Everild and Ariel were describing. Not a coal fire but there's no central heating, and the condensation sometimes freezes on the inside of the windows on a really cold night. I've stuck some bubble wrap to the bedroom window as a sort of double glazing, which seems to be quite effective.
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Nicodemia
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I can remember the big freeze of 1963 - we had got married in 1960 and lived in a little bungalow, with no central heating! But few people had CH then, and we all coped merrily! Mind you, I had come off my bike just before Christmas, going over the handlebars, and ending up in Hospital. I suddenly got worse on Boxing Day and had to be admitted again. that night the freeze set in, the sister who had gone off duty came back in again with a broken led, and they pushed me off home because they needed my bed.
I will add, very quietly, that I remember the big freeze of 1947, it was a very difficult time, food was still rationed, and we wore our outdoor coats in school as it was so cold. And that was the Grammar School, a newish school, but I think the problem that year was that there was no fuel, it being rationed. And big girls and boys could jolly well wear their coats, and walk to school. Which we did. No-one thought of closing schools then!
Having said all that, we've only got about 2 centimetres here, enough to make it all white and pristine.
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Firenze
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Even with CH... This house was built c 1928. Radiators in this room are under the bay window, which is not double-glazed. Usually the updraft of warm air is enough to counteract the cold coming through the glass - but not today.
Snow forecast for tonight.
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Smudgie
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I have bread and milk but, looking at the snow, I wonder whether I ought to don my wellies and go out to panic buy chocolate and biscuits! After all, we can't go running out of essentials, can we?
The central heating is beavering away but it's doing nothing to keep my toes warm. A while ago I began to wonder whether the temperature was finally rising, then realised it might have something to do with the fact that I'd noticed the bathroom window was still open and had closed it!
Still, though I'm really disappointed my visitors aren't coming, the lack of urgency with the housework has meant I could concentrate on getting a few more application forms under my belt.
Anyone else want a cuppa - I'm just off to the kitchen to stick the kettle on.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Smudgie:
I have bread and milk but, looking at the snow, I wonder whether I ought to don my wellies and go out to panic buy chocolate and biscuits! After all, we can't go running out of essentials, can we?
No, this is why I went out specially today to panic-buy chocolate. The shops seemed to be keen on closing early today but there's always tomorrow. And I stockpiled mulled wine around Christmas for an occasion just such as this.
Incidentally, I'm guessing I'm probably the only person in the country who's never watched The Vicar of Dibley.
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Boogie
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No snow here - just a light flurry around lunch time which didn't stick. So no excuse for panic buying chocolate!
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Sergius-Melli
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Originally posted by Ariel:
Incidentally, I'm guessing I'm probably the only person in the country who's never watched The Vicar of Dibley.
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Firenze
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariel:
Incidentally, I'm guessing I'm probably the only person in the country who's never watched The Vicar of Dibley.
There is at least one other.
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Snow! How exciting for this New Zealander! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
I really didn't think it'd snow in Bristol 'cos we're central and near the harbour but we woke up this morning to a winter wonderland! So pretty!
I happily stomped to work in my wellies through several inches of powder. It's snowed most of the day - very quiet in the office and hardly anyone on the roads.
Not looking forward to icy pavements when it freezes, but still, I'm thrilled.
Cheers,
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I was meant to fly to the UK tomorrow for my Grandad's 90th birthday and now I can't go anymore because they've closed the airport. ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
(Why yes this is a shameless plug for a sympathy trip)
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Ariel
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How's the Eurostar looking, would that be an option?
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Originally posted by Ariel:
Incidentally, I'm guessing I'm probably the only person in the country who's never watched The Vicar of Dibley.
No you are not!
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Don't think Eurostar's a goer either, someone I know spent seven hours getting from Paris to London the other day (speed restrictions in Northern France). And I would still have to get from London to Birmingham, for which I have doubts about the reliability of Mr. Bransen's trains.
I am very, very bummed out. ![[Tear]](graemlins/tear.gif)
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Ariel
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Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
And I would still have to get from London to Birmingham, for which I have doubts about the reliability of Mr. Bransen's trains.
Birmingham Airport isn't closed, if that's where you were going. They just said on the news that flights have resumed. OK there will be delays but I wouldn't give up hope completely. Tomorrow is another day - we're not expecting heavy snow so if you want to go, don't tear up your ticket just yet, check in the morning and see how things are looking.
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This part of South Wales is under a thick blanket of snow. I can see that there has been one vehicle across the street, but there is very little moving. We live opposite the very aptly named "Hill Street" and so we can watch the antics of the idiots who try and drive up it in snow and ice. There's so much snow around that no-one's tried it yet. (We give them points for the elegance of their backwards slide back down when they get stuck, and extra points if they manage to miss the lamp post at the foot of the hill).
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We're also under about 5 inches of snow. We went for a walk this afternoon and came across a car apparently parked diagonally across the road (a very small lane).
As we came up to it the owner rushed down the adjacent steep driveway saying 'That's not where I parked it!' It had slid down the drive after being parked, and settled comfortably where it was, with no damage to anything - just blocking a road that most people were avoiding anyway.
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St Everild
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Heating engineer came and fixed our heating...yay! So I have watched the snow from indoors in the warm!
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We got a bit more snow here today too - about six inches on top of what we already had. Not nearly enough to close anything, although when D. phoned me to say he was on his way to pick me up from w*rk he said he'd be a wee bit late as the roads were a bit iffy.
It worked out well though, because the extra few minutes meant I was able to finish the piece of work I was doing and make the person I was doing it for very happy.
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Welease Woderwick
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No snow here
Though it is a little cool in shirtsleeves first thing in the morning. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Yes, we receive a lecture every morning from an elderly lady castigating us for not wearing hats or other head coverings when it is so cold!
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Originally posted by Firenze:
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Originally posted by Ariel:
Incidentally, I'm guessing I'm probably the only person in the country who's never watched The Vicar of Dibley.
There is at least one other.
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Originally posted by Firenze:
Even with CH... This house was built c 1928. Radiators in this room are under the bay window, which is not double-glazed. Usually the updraft of warm air is enough to counteract the cold coming through the glass - but not today.
Snow forecast for tonight.
Mind if I dive in here as a voice of hard-earned experience?
if you have big heavy curtains, close them and lean something against them so the heat doesn't just blow behind them, keeping the glass warm and the rest of the house cool. alternately, hang a big blanket over the leakiest of windows and doors. just tack or nail them up, and tack again at the bottom. it makes for a bit of a cave effect, but the insulating factor is big. wool blankets or big fluffy comforters/duvets are the best. for your doors, just tack the blanket at the top of the framing and let it drape down. you have to adjust it when coming and going, but it can be a big heat saver. also, roll a towel and put it across the bottom of your door, which is a place lots of cold gets in.
When I was living the tent life I went to our version of goodwill and bought a whole bunch of comforters on the cheap, and then lined our wall tent this them. it looked like a crazy circus tent inside but it was a 20F difference in interior temps!
another favorite trick for dinner time or other at-the-table time - cover your table with a blanket so it drapes to the floor, and stick a little electric heater underneath. everyone sitting at the table has their legs under the blanket and it's TOASTY.
anyone want driving/walking/dressing tips? I could do this all day. stay warm and dry folks, and enjoy the winter wonderland!
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Firenze
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Cold spells here are seldom so severe and protracted as to make turning the place into a sort of yurt worthwhile. (This, in general, is the problem with the UK - weather extremes are not reliable. Though global warming could change that.... But regards snow, for example, prior to the Great Winters of a couple of years ago, there was about a decade of virtually snowless ones).
I do do the woolly things at the bottom of doors though. But in general, it's easier to insulate me rather than my surroundings, so I just put on more clothes.
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agreed. layers is always the place to start!
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Nicodemia
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We've had more snow here, Boogie, so now its fresh powdery snow on top of unseen ice. Bit tricky for me!
But daughter said she might bring her granddaughter over tomorrow to sledge down the hill in the park. if there is any snow left after the children have pounded it to bits today!
Its a regular sledging hill, and when the grandchildren were small, they used to come over and have the whale of a time. One year there were clear skies and a full moon, and some older children were sledging until midnight or so!
I like watching them - my sledging days are long over!
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Smudgie
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A bit hard to assess the snow from here, but my, my duvet's nice and warm Not that I can stay here for long. I've passed the tickets for our missed play on to another family and they're coming round to collect them in about twenty minutes. I don't know them, so they might be a bit worried if I open the door dressed like this!!! These fleecy pyjamas do a good Mr Blobby impression!
My day looks like this: write a sermon, clean the kitchen, make a snowman.
How's your day looking?
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Ariel
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I'm liking what I see from the window. It's all covered in white, and the hills and fields are looking very pretty, but there are signs that it's melting: dark patches are appearing steadily on rooftops and increasing with time.
I don't have to go out for anything. I can stay in by the fire with a mug of cocoa and carry on reading Masefield's wonderful book "The Box of Delights". I've had this copy since 1966, and it's missing a few pages now, plus part of the cover, but is miraculously still intact otherwise.
Lovely weekend so far.
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Still just flurries here - but all the grass and hills are covered in white from the snowfall earlier in the week. It has been below zero since then so nothing has melted - very pretty.
I was very disciplined last week and kept all my work to four days. I found I had a much happier, more balanced week. So shall do the same this week. This takes self-discipline, which I don't have much of!
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Our snow has frozen overnight (and bits of it have melted, sadly). We're seeing lovely birds on our feeders (husband has just been out to refill them). So far: Robins, Blue tits, Chaffinches, Great tits, Goldfinches, a Blackbird.
I do hope I don't have to cancel my meeting on Tuesday 'cos it was blimmin hard to get everyone together, but it's a long drive cross country... We'll see.
Right, time to put on some wellies for a stomp outside!
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Got in and out OK yesterday - though being allowed to leave work early was a help. Today, shovelling snow to clear my drive has been easy - frozen enough for it to break up in light slabs, but not so frozen that it sticks to the ground. However, with frozen snow slush all over the minor roads and around the shops, I may not actually go out.
As we left w*rk yesterday, a colleague said to me: "We are now officially little old ladies - there's snow everywhere and all we're saying is 'Take care', not 'Have fun'!" But what I was thinking as I shovelled snow this morning is that, when you're a child, a lot of play - including snow play - is about challenges. In mid-life there are real challenges - at the risk of sounding like Mary Poppins, the trick is to see meeting those challenges as play, rather than w*rk. So I'm playing at bread- and soup-making today. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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As we left w*rk yesterday, a colleague said to me: "We are now officially little old ladies - there's snow everywhere and all we're saying is 'Take care', not 'Have fun'!"
Yes - but children bounce! I remember the hill where we went sledging had a big wall at the end. If you didn't stop or turn in time you fell five feet at the end of the run - bump. Did it bother us? Not at all. If I did it now I'd break several bones!
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This part of South Wales is under a thick blanket of snow. I can see that there has been one vehicle across the street, but there is very little moving. We live opposite the very aptly named "Hill Street" and so we can watch the antics of the idiots who try and drive up it in snow and ice. There's so much snow around that no-one's tried it yet. (We give them points for the elegance of their backwards slide back down when they get stuck, and extra points if they manage to miss the lamp post at the foot of the hill).
Lucky devil!
Whilst the hills around are covered in snow, town in snowless, and the sun has made an appearance today.
With any luck it will dry out all the surfaces, allow the ground to reach a nice cold temperature to allow any further snow to actually settle.
If only the council would stop throwing grit on the ground we would probably already be in a better position where snow had fallen and stuck in town.
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A thin scattering on pavements and the side-roads with not much traffic. But no sign of even a slight thaw so it's still a bit tricky avoiding the ice. If it was sunny I might just be tempted outside with my camera but as it is I'll stay indoors with the radiators turned up.
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This morning there was an icing sugar-like dusting which was long gone by lunchtime, and I've just now noticed a few more half-hearted flakes appearing. Don't know what all the fuss is about!
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