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Aaron

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  1. Most of the snow is gone here now, a few patches here and there, but there are still plenty of drifts. Yes, that's an issue for me too, I'm a city guy at heart.
  2. For my back yard (MTD).. Mean 1.7C Mean max 4.2C Mean min -0.7C Air frosts: 18 Snow falling: 16 Snow lying (>50%): 9 Ice days: 2 Days above 10C: 0
  3. Some variation then - something crap that you find on ITV! No shortage there.
  4. 66 hours to date at Church Fenton compared to 124.6 hours this time last year, so exceptionally dull indeed.
  5. Mean IMBY is 1.8C. It joins December 2010, January 2010 and February 2010 as the coldest months I have ever recorded.
  6. Of course they don't, and this is another point that I forgot to pick up on - are we supposed to adhere to what the 'majority' want or prefer? I cannot stress this enough - I really don't care what the majority of people want. I really don't. Most people in this country only want to watch X-Factor and listen to Lady Gaga, but I'd sooner cut my own arm off than watch or listen to either.
  7. The only people calling for spring are the people who have had no snow.. sour grapes? lol
  8. Looks like a particularly heavy shower over Wakefield, I can see it from here.
  9. Leeds Bradford and Bingley are the coldest non-mountain locations in the UK right now.
  10. Wishing I was in Huddersfield right now, but I probably won't be saying that come May. I think today might be the day when snow cover falls below 50%, in my garden at least. Other gardens look snowier than mine because they are more sheltered so less drifting.
  11. Lighter again. The radar is utterly useless, again. Reality is not reflecting what the radar is showing, again. If the snow was falling as heavily as the radar was implying, since it started at around 7am, then we could have had a few cm by now as when it gets heavier, it settles with ease even on wet surfaces.
  12. I'm not angry in the slightest, but I am increasingly annoyed at some of the comments being posted on here and in other parts of the forum, such as one's implying that people shouldn't enjoy cold weather, look for cold weather, or that there is no point in cold weather, simply because they don't like it, think it is pointless or can't understand people enjoying cold weather. I have never once questioned the preferences of others, or attacked anyone for enjoying a type of weather that I dislike (such as heat), so I am confused as to why other people think it is totally okay to do the same to people who enjoy cold weather. Is it really so hard to accept that people enjoy different things, even if you yourself cannot understand it? I've looked over the past few pages of this thread and it is essentially the same thing being posted again and again, but worded differently than before. Seems like a waste of time to me. In fact, I could probably sum up what has been said on here since this thread's creation, on its 106 pages, in just a few short points.. 1. Rob doesn't like cold, it affects him financially 2. Everyone else is aware of this and understands, and do not wish for cold to begrudge him 3. People don't like the bias in the MOD thread, it should change 4. People enjoy extremes and have different preferences 5. Gavin is losing the plot.. lol (we all love Gavin really)
  13. Seems to have mostly stopped now despite the radar looking very good. Mindfcked.
  14. Haven't hit 10C here for 57 days, will be 58 soon.
  15. Really coming down thick and fast now and the road is nearly white.
  16. Big fluffy flakes are settling instantly on every surface here. It can keep this up, maybe the green patches will disappear!
  17. Rob- I will continue hoping for a continuation of cold, snowy weather for as long as it is realistically possible (mid April or so), and there is absolutely nothing that you can say or do that can change my way of thinking. You are fighting a losing battle by repeating yourself on a daily basis. If that makes me, god forbid, a sadistic sociopath, heartless, ignorant or whatever else, then you are perfectly entitled to that opinion, and I am, of course, perfectly entitled to ignore you. I will continue 'championing' the cold, as you put it, and I am not bothered if I offend anyone, they can ignore my posts if I am that much of a bother. I am not cheering gleefully at the suffering of others, but I am not going to play down my enthusiasm for a certain type of weather because it is affecting other people. Sorry, but that's the truth. No two ways around it. As for bias in the MOD thread - I'll agree to that. The MOD should be about unbiased and objectionable posts that summarise what the models are showing, rather than putting their own spin on things by declaring that certain charts are great, or that the projected outlook is good for everyone, when we all know that is not the case. Everyone, of course, has a weather preference, and I only desire cold, snowy weather in winter, but I do not object to windstorms or record-breaking warmth, purely from an interest perspective, and I do genuinely love windstorms. During the rest of the year, I desire mild weather, thunderstorms, hail, gales, or anything record breaking, essentially anything that mother nature can throw at us. However, one cannot help but notice that these debates only arise when the proclaimed 'mildies' return, many of whom unnecessarily attack cold lovers simply for desiring weather that they do not like, and start going in guilt trips by mentioning their own problems - perfectly valid of course, but using it as a personal tool to get people to start disdaining a type of weather is pretty pointless. Not needed at all IMO.
  18. The very large drifts at Temple Newsam have completely compact, I can walk on top of them, so they will probably be here well into April. Snow drifts in May, anyone?!
  19. Clearly my post was deemed too 'offensive', so I shall reiterate what I said while sounding insincerely polite, in two points (I just hope this post isn't considered too blunt for the mods!): 1. This is a weather forum aimed at people who are, er, enthusiastic about the weather (shocker!), attacking people for enjoying adverse weather (snow, storms, cold, heat) is illogical and meaningless. I challenge to you give me an example of something truly enjoyable that poses no risk at all. Reading or knitting excluded. 2. Attacking people for enjoying cold weather - why? Why ruin the discussion on this forum by jumping onto anyone who dares proclaim their enjoyment of this weather? I very much doubt such a thing would occur during a summer heatwave, it certainly didn't occur in March 2012 or April 2011, even though extended warm and dry weather causes enough of its own problems, and I doubt it occurred in 2006. The effects of heat have been pointed out here already, so it seems like a case of double-standards, when one is willing to overlook the negative aspects of certain weather types because they enjoy it, while attacking others. I hope that is nice enough for you? As am I. I swear you bring this exact 'moral' issue every time people start enjoying weather that is adverse. I don't see the point at all, but there you go. I suppose the ignore function comes in handy here, it's better than clogging the forum with arguments about issues that have been beaten to death already. I think we have already established that people will not stop enjoying severe weather on a weather forum, unless you propose a different purpose for this forum. For the time being, I'm afraid you'll have to come to terms with the fact that the vast majority on here enjoy severe weather, but this certainly doesn't equal people reveling in the misery and suffering of others. A bit of perspective is needed here.
  20. Gotta go to work now so it'll be interesting to see if our snow cover is still here by the time I'm home, looks like being a completely sunny day today.
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