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  • oddoneout
    Full Member
    • Nov 2015
    • 9150

    The forecast rain and possibly sleet turned out to be snow as I walked into town. Got well covered as the breeze was 'fresh', fortunately I was well wrapped and waterproof, but it all added an extra struggle to the putting on of mask and trying to see through fogged glasses. If it hadn't been market day I probably wouldn't have carried on but I wanted fish and greengrocery, and Saturday's forecast hadn't looked promising so it seemed best to do the shopping and library (open again hurrah!), and not have to go out tomorrow. The stallholders will have certainly earned whatever they make today.

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    • Serial_Apologist
      Full Member
      • Dec 2010
      • 37624

      Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
      The forecast rain and possibly sleet turned out to be snow as I walked into town. Got well covered as the breeze was 'fresh', fortunately I was well wrapped and waterproof, but it all added an extra struggle to the putting on of mask and trying to see through fogged glasses. If it hadn't been market day I probably wouldn't have carried on but I wanted fish and greengrocery, and Saturday's forecast hadn't looked promising so it seemed best to do the shopping and library (open again hurrah!), and not have to go out tomorrow. The stallholders will have certainly earned whatever they make today.
      I can well sympathise! I paid my main weekly visit to the local St Sprees [sic] this morning, dealing the best I could with a hoody that kept pushing down over my misted-up specs, which in turn pushed down into my face mask! I could hardly see what I was doing while processing my debit card at the checkout, and ended up just piling my groceries back into the trolley rather than wasting the queue's time trying to squeeze it into my back pack, which I then did outside. I can see this is going to be a problem for many people if we are to get a severe winter this year. We're also reaching that part of the pre-Xmas season when shoppers start piling up their trolleys with groceries and more, and already impatient queuers have to wait even longer. If this is when I finally succumb to The Virus it will be down to what I have thus far managed to avoid - namely being in close proximity in indoor situations.

      Apologies for not predicting last night and this morning's snow. It appears to have affected parts of E Sussex and Kent, skirting to the east of London, where the temperature did not really fall low enough, though I would imagine we had some sleet over night here. Central Scotland really has had a hammering, with a dramatic thunder snowstorm reported at 4.30 this morning, also here on the lunchtime news. Below is the live link - for those who still may not believe it possible to have snow and thunder in conjunction!

      Hundreds of residents reported hearing explosions in the early hours of Friday caused by the weather phenomenon.

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      • oddoneout
        Full Member
        • Nov 2015
        • 9150

        Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
        I can well sympathise! I paid my main weekly visit to the local St Sprees [sic] this morning, dealing the best I could with a hoody that kept pushing down over my misted-up specs, which in turn pushed down into my face mask! I could hardly see what I was doing while processing my debit card at the checkout, and ended up just piling my groceries back into the trolley rather than wasting the queue's time trying to squeeze it into my back pack, which I then did outside. I can see this is going to be a problem for many people if we are to get a severe winter this year. We're also reaching that part of the pre-Xmas season when shoppers start piling up their trolleys with groceries and more, and already impatient queuers have to wait even longer. If this is when I finally succumb to The Virus it will be down to what I have thus far managed to avoid - namely being in close proximity in indoor situations.

        Apologies for not predicting last night and this morning's snow. It appears to have affected parts of E Sussex and Kent, skirting to the east of London, where the temperature did not really fall low enough, though I would imagine we had some sleet over night here. Central Scotland really has had a hammering, with a dramatic thunder snowstorm reported at 4.30 this morning, also here on the lunchtime news. Below is the live link - for those who still may not believe it possible to have snow and thunder in conjunction!

        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-fife-55184493
        The fogged up glasses would have been a problem today even without the mask, but the earstraps getting tangled with the specs earpieces just adds to the difficulty. I keep forgetting once I'm home to look up possible solutions - I don't want to use something that might damage the coatings I have on the lenses.
        I don't think apologies are needed - I looked quite late last night and the forecast still reckoned rain with sleet likely if showers were heavy. By 9 am it was obvious that the sleet was more snow than rain! - and stayed that way until well past midday. It seems counter-intuitive that a southerly airstream should result in such cold conditions even allowing for the increased wind speeds.

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        • LezLee
          Full Member
          • Apr 2019
          • 634

          The 'thundersnow' scared the wits out of me this morning with the noise and the flashing lights reflecting off the Ochils.I'm more susceptible to visual disturbance than aural.

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          • Sir Velo
            Full Member
            • Oct 2012
            • 3225

            Originally posted by DracoM View Post
            Vicious NE wind here late evening and overnight. 1C as I post.
            And now that well-known firm of northern solicitors - Dimm, Sleet and Murk
            Pleasant day for the time of year then?

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            • LezLee
              Full Member
              • Apr 2019
              • 634

              Originally posted by Sir Velo View Post
              Pleasant day for the time of year then?
              It has indeed, turned out nice again.

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              • BBMmk2
                Late Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 20908

                I think we’ll be seeing more wet stuff today. Apparently there are flood alerts in my area!
                Don’t cry for me
                I go where music was born

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                • LezLee
                  Full Member
                  • Apr 2019
                  • 634

                  I've had several warnings about delays on the railways due to heavy rain flooding the line. I'm only half a mile away but it's cloudy/bright here!

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                  • DracoM
                    Host
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 12962

                    Sun sun sun!!

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                    • BBMmk2
                      Late Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 20908

                      Originally posted by DracoM View Post
                      Sun sun sun!!
                      Yes, wasn’t it?

                      Rather uninspiring today, I think.
                      Don’t cry for me
                      I go where music was born

                      J S Bach 1685-1750

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                      • cloughie
                        Full Member
                        • Dec 2011
                        • 22116

                        Looks like a pleasant start to the day - light rain and light winds with some sun forecast.

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                        • oddoneout
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2015
                          • 9150

                          Hmm, it was a tad cold last night, certainly more so than had been forecast, almost -5 according to the back door thermometer. The bird baths had a 1cm ice cover on. It all looked very pretty with a thick white coating over everything but as the temperature suddenly rose at abut 9am the murk started to appear together with some attempts at drizzle, but now the sun is beginning to appear fitfully and should improve as the day goes on.

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                          • Serial_Apologist
                            Full Member
                            • Dec 2010
                            • 37624

                            Pretty widespread fog is forecast for tonight. Tomorrow looks likely to be the coldest day so far this winter. Looking further ahead, the stagnant situation seems likely to shift with reversion to a more westerly type that should bring temps back to the mid-November/mid-March type maxima of about 10 C by Thursday. At the moment it's still too soon to predict Xmas.

                            I am getting a lot of pain in my left wrist at the moment, making typing very uncomfortable and me keep on hitting wrong keys. The right hand is occasionally affected too, ruling out playing the piano. Exercise doesn't seem to help. The only "cure" seems to be rubbing in Deeo Heat Max Strength, containing methyl salicate and menthol, enveloping me and the surrounding air space with powerful eye-watering fumes which, fortunately, smell quite pleasant, if rather overpowering.

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                            • teamsaint
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 25200

                              Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
                              Pretty widespread fog is forecast for tonight. Tomorrow looks likely to be the coldest day so far this winter. Looking further ahead, the stagnant situation seems likely to shift with reversion to a more westerly type that should bring temps back to the mid-November/mid-March type maxima of about 10 C by Thursday. At the moment it's still too soon to predict Xmas.

                              I am getting a lot of pain in my left wrist at the moment, making typing very uncomfortable and me keep on hitting wrong keys. The right hand is occasionally affected too, ruling out playing the piano. Exercise doesn't seem to help. The only "cure" seems to be rubbing in Deeo Heat Max Strength, containing methyl salicate and menthol, enveloping me and the surrounding air space with powerful eye-watering fumes which, fortunately, smell quite pleasant, if rather overpowering.
                              Try meadowsweet Gel. Not cheap, but a good natural painkiller and a nice smell. The only stockist is just up the road from you.sorry to hear about the pain.
                              Purchase your Skye Meadowsweet Gel - Joints & Muscles from G Baldwin & Co one of the leading herbalists in London, supplying an extensive range of natural remedies.


                              Glorious winter day here today, wall to wall sunshine from about 10 AM. Got out for a brisk ( well not terribly brisk ! ) run this morning, which was pleasant, if a bit damp underfoot in the off road bits.
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                              • Serial_Apologist
                                Full Member
                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37624

                                Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                                Try meadowsweet Gel. Not cheap, but a good natural painkiller and a nice smell. The only stockist is just up the road from you.sorry to hear about the pain.
                                Purchase your Skye Meadowsweet Gel - Joints & Muscles from G Baldwin & Co one of the leading herbalists in London, supplying an extensive range of natural remedies.

                                Thanks for the Tip, TS. the Meadowsweet isn't that much different from the Deep Heat - a fiver for the latter, small tube.

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