Scotland/Alba Regional Weather Discussion - 16/01/2018 Onwards

[Cheggers]

@More Snow

Virgin Trains, which had not been running any services north of Newcastle, is resuming trains to and from Scotland.

An hourly service will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh but passengers are urged to only travel if necessary as trains will be busy.

The west coast route between Carlisle and Scotland is still closed with no replacement buses

ScotRail said snow ploughs were tackling drifts as high as 10ft (3m).

Edited March 3, 2018 by Cheggers

[NUT]

That little band is tantasingly close although a fair amount of melt has gone on today as you would expect there's still so much around the last of it probably won't disappear for maybe a week................? if not longer

[Stormeh]

41 minutes ago, Stormeh said:

Same here, heavy snow and filling all the gaps and the roads  

Doh! Didn’t last long!

[mardatha]

Top of my street today

 

[Hawesy]

And just to prove it can snow in Broughty Ferry a photo from the little nature reserve about a 100m from the beach. It’s surrounded by trees so the snow wasn’t blown away like most other parts of the sea front.

 

[Sunny Leith]

2 hours ago, Rickoza said:

I've been putting out anything that's past sell by date from the fridge.  Even tomatoes and strawberries have been getting wolfed down.  They really must be desperate.

We know things are bad when a Scotsman has to eat fruit and veg ! 

[Sunny Leith]

3 hours ago, ciel said:

Fruit, Cheggers. Chopped apple or soaked raisins.

He is not likely to be alone. They usually roam around in flocks.

It's a Redwing. Winter visitors from Scandinavia I believe. Been watching them square up to each other across the road from me as they forage around tree roots for anything they can find. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/redwing

Edited March 3, 2018 by LeithRayOfSunshine

[Guest]

@Cheggers thanks for the update. she booked on national express to Edinburgh tomorrow morning and then from there train to Inverurie.

[Hawesy]

Hmm, it’s really quietened down on this thread. I’m beginning to think there may just possibly be some correlation between the prospect of snow falling, or snow actually falling and the amount of posts from members. Do you think I’m on to something there? 

Anyway others have said the same but I would like to add my voice of thanks to everyone for making this such a fun, friendly and unpretentious place to talk about the weather over the last week or so. It’s been quite a ride weather-wise  and the quality of banter has been high! 

A special word of thanks to the regulars* on this thread, the guys and gals who post year round whether it’s an epic easterly at the end of winter or a boring drizzlefest in the beginning of June. They know who they are but @CatchMyDrift @Hairy Celt @Northernlights @Ravelin @Blitzen @NUT @Cheggers  and their like (definitely not an exhaustive list). You guys lead this thread, we just follow! 

* I consider myself a solid semi-regular these days. 

[mardatha]

30 minutes ago, More Snow said:

@Cheggers thanks for the update. she booked on national express to Edinburgh tomorrow morning and then from there train to Inverurie.

AWESOME!

[Hairy Celt]

32 minutes ago, More Snow said:

@Cheggers thanks for the update. she booked on national express to Edinburgh tomorrow morning and then from there train to Inverurie.

Holiday's over then?  Perhaps she could stop off and get some Buckie on her way...

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, mardatha said:

AWESOME!

Just in time as the washing up has piled up some what this week..

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Hairy Celt said:

Holiday's over then?  Perhaps she could stop off and get some Buckie on her way...

I did ask her too as she has a 3 hour wait in Edinburgh, I'm not sure the swear filter in here would cope with the answer..

[Hairy Celt]

Just now, More Snow said:

Just in time as the washing up has piled up some what this week..

And the washing basket, and the hoovering, and changing the bedding, and cleaning the toilet... (Been there...)

[TinyTim]

6 minutes ago, CatchMyDrift said:

Hopefully we'll pick up a few more regulars over the next year. It was pretty good over the past year that the thread kept ticking over but the more the merrier

 

Hi all

Must also add my thanks to everyone!  At times this week I was sitting here for hours at a time, just reading the thread and struggling to keep up.  I might have spent more time in here than out in the snow!  Seems like things are winding down here snow wise with a dusting today taking us to about 17cm overall, though some of that has already started to melt.  An amazing experience, certainly the second best snow event of my lifetime and up there with (and in some aspects surpassing 2010).  I will be reading the thread throughout the year, even if I don't post much, but will always remember and appreciated the last few days.

Cheers

Tim

Edited March 3, 2018 by TinyTim

[drm]

Gentle snow falling in Aberdeen giving a light top up it seems to be pepping up a bit off the coast so maybe more to come.

[101_North]

The wife thinks I'm nuts and the kids are bored but yes....... I am about to sit on an upturned plastic tub and have a glass of wine

[TPStones]

As an occasional lurker I'd like to add my thanks to everyone who has been posting. I've had great fun reading all the posts.

 

I don't know anything about weather beyond what I observe when I look up at the sky so feel rather under qualified posting anywhere else on the forum but I feel qualified to comment here, since I know what buckfast is, and I've hunted high and low for a plain loaf this week so I feel an affinity with you all. 

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Hairy Celt said:

And the washing basket, and the hoovering, and changing the bedding, and cleaning the toilet... (Been there...)

Not a chance of that in my house, I'm a bloody clean freak me, I even hoover the walls 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, TPStones said:

As an occasional lurker I'd like to add my thanks to everyone who has been posting. I've had great fun reading all the posts.

 

I don't know anything about weather beyond what I observe when I look up at the sky so feel rather under qualified posting anywhere else on the forum but I feel qualified to comment here, since I know what buckfast is, and I've hunted high and low for a plain loaf this week so I feel an affinity with you all. 

If you got any buckfast can you drop it over to me Ive not had a fix in days...

[Hawesy]

5 minutes ago, 101_North said:

The wife thinks I'm nuts and the kids are bored but yes....... I am about to sit on an upturned plastic tub and have a glass of wine

Legend! 

[drm]

2 minutes ago, More Snow said:

If you got any buckfast can you drop it over to me Ive not had a fix in days...

you do know that Buckfast is rarely drunk up here in Aberdeenshire more a central belt liquer,those Rothienorman folk not introduced you to the local hooch yet?  

[Hairy Celt]

9 minutes ago, 101_North said:

The wife thinks I'm nuts and the kids are bored but yes....... I am about to sit on an upturned plastic tub and have a glass of wine

Suitably chilled, in more ways then one. I'll raise one to you in my very imaginary igloo later

That goes to everyone, just to add to the spirit (hic) of @Hawesy

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, drm said:

you do know that Buckfast is rarely drunk up here in Aberdeenshire more a central belt liquer,those Rothienorman folk not introduced you to the local hooch yet?  

I will drink anything me. I have a few friends in the Glasgow area and it was them that got me started on it. still not wrecked the house on it yet.

[Landylou]

We’ve had a great day diving into snow drifts here! I know snow can get a bit tiresome after a while (Not to me ?) but we thought we better enjoy it while we can!  Has been flaking away all day though, expecting to go to sleep and wake up to another covering!