Most of the time... Waiting for people to stump up the cash for the Newcastle gaff and staying with friends in Buxton until I can, er, stump up the cash for the place I agreed to buy.
Just to prove that we are not missing out on the snow, sadly, a man was killed yesterday on the A96 (Aberdeen - Inverness) near Huntly in an accident described as being exacerbated by winter conditions.
A northbound articulated lorry was in collision with the southbound BMW car on the approach to the road's crawler lane. Grampian Police warned that, with the sudden onset of winter conditions, drivers everywhere should be wary of road conditions........
There is snow on the tops of the hills here today.
2nd Nov 2006 9:29 am
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Looks like our freinds in Tasmania are having some fun too
WMO wrote:
Rare snow for south-east Australia
(posted on 30 October)
Snow fell in Bicheno, Tasmania, for the first time in over 30 years on Saturday, with overnight temperatures dropping to 2°C (average 8-10°C).
The Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and capital city Canberra also witnessed snow flurries which came in wake of a particularly warm October for the region and the hottest on record for Canberra.
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I'm guessing it must be right - just found a load of links to ski resorts in Tasmania. Guess it's pretty hilly....Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
3rd Nov 2006 5:05 pm
smwilk
Member Since: 15 Oct 2006
Location: Gold Coast
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Believe it! It can snow in Tasmania even in the middle of summer. Not much in the way of skiing there though, most resorts are in the Australian alps on NSW/Victoria state border (not far from Canberra) and are open June to Sep.
3rd Nov 2006 10:52 pm
espri
Member Since: 07 Nov 2005
Location: Tyrol, Austria
Posts: 387
Snow in Bavaria
We've had a little snow in Germany too, on Thursday and Friday. Nothing like what they have in Finnland and Sweden but enough to have vehicles sliding off the road and block the autobahn, so that my journey to work on Friday took about 2hrs 20 mins rather than the usual hour.
There was a little more snow on some bits of the motorway but never very much. I did see a couple of inches on the roofs of some cars. However, the 'Stau' (traffic jam) did give me the chance to admire some of the trucks.
Eric
P.S. Think I just saw on television a Disco driving through the flood waters up near Hamburg earlier in the week.
5th Nov 2006 12:56 pm
smwilk
Member Since: 15 Oct 2006
Location: Gold Coast
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Have a look at this link for some very late Spring snow in Aus.
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Location: Tyrol, Austria
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Here in Bavaria it has almost gone back to summer, with temperatures up round 20°C - ugh! Some light snow on the mountain tops but nothing down below.
Eric
15th Nov 2006 10:52 pm
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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Here in Bavaria it has almost gone ... but nothing down below.
Eric
The art of paraphrasing and taking something out of context. Sorry it's only Thursday but I couldn't resist"To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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Guess it's pretty hilly....
