I was living in Tongwynlais in ‘82. I was just a kid. It was epic. Huge drifts. Dug our way out of the house. Cut off even though it was right on J32 of the M4. Loved it. Mornings were for getting supplies up to the old folk for the milkman, the butcher, the newsagent and the grocer. Once we were done it was mucking about on every hilly field we could get to.
2018 matched it for drifts in the sweet spot by Barry - 50cm of level snow fell in the storm then drifted wildly. It took them days to dig out Five Mile Lane - the main road from the A48 down to Barry. We dug ourselves out with a JCB to get off the farm and join the next village. The rural lanes were blocked even longer. Cars being abandoned and covered in snow was a big problem getting things clear. Our water main burst and we had no running water for six days. Funny... less time for snowballs and sledging as an adult.
Hope some of us get lucky in the next week and, after, that the SSW has a favourable impact.