Little surprise this morning.

Consett Mag · 03-13-2015, 05:08 AM

Got up and saw this. I'll skip putting my summers back on today ...

roshambo · 03-13-2015, 05:13 AM

Ha! Wow.... Put my summers on last week. No snow around me. Where abouts are you?

F30Andy · 03-13-2015, 05:17 AM

Wtf?!

It's like 14c in London. Where in the blazes are you?

CraigUK · 03-13-2015, 05:18 AM

I always wait until after the Easter weekend. Often there's a last minute snowfall just when you think winter is over.

simon. · 03-13-2015, 05:18 AM

You can fecking well keep that please

SkyJawa · 03-13-2015, 05:32 AM

LOL

He's in Durham so quite North! I am umming and ahhing about putting my summers back on this weekend, forecast is around 10 for the foreseeable.......

JustChris · 03-13-2015, 05:48 AM

WTF was 14C here yesterday in the North West, rainy today but still warm.

Consett Mag · 03-13-2015, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F30Andy

Wtf?!

It's like 14c in London. Where in the blazes are you?

Er, Consett!

It's in North West Durham and is about 900 feet up.

We're used to the cold. The real problem is when it drops to -114°C, the temp that alcohol freezes - as that's when the pubs need to close.

dicky.hillary · 03-13-2015, 05:54 AM

That's totally normal weather up in Consett, it's the only town I know that has at least 3 different weather patterns going on at the same time.

Sussex_G20 · 03-13-2015, 06:00 AM

Spent a lot of time in Aberdeen in the past and that can do four seasons in a day

Consett Mag · 03-13-2015, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dicky.hillary

That's totally normal weather up in Consett, it's the only town I know that has at least 3 different weather patterns going on at the same time.

That's correct - we have cold, freezing and off the scale.

In all fairness, we had a few days sunshine last August. Sadly it was raining intermittently those days ...

Martan · 03-13-2015, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyJawa

LOL

He's in Durham so quite North! I am umming and ahhing about putting my summers back on this weekend, forecast is around 10 for the foreseeable.......

Not as far north as me. And all we've got is rain here

but yep in Consett summer doesn't come round til late in the year

Steve_M_Sport · 03-13-2015, 07:01 AM

I never took my summers off !

....,,,,..,,.. · 03-13-2015, 07:04 AM

Yeah that's spring in Consett.

I don't actually think they get any seasons in Stanhope or Tow Law

It's where Xdrive or winter tyres were invented.

Even the horses have winter rubber on

V8RM · 03-13-2015, 08:22 AM

No snow in my part of Scotland, sun is out ... which means no throttle feathering

Edinburra · 03-13-2015, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Consett Mag

Got up and saw this. I'll skip putting my summers back on today ...

Pretty picture, just a reminder that it's not all over yet. Be warned.

Tom Tallon · 03-13-2015, 12:27 PM

Cmag

What a change(see below). Great picture.

On Tuesday last, I took some southern friends on A68 Newcastle, Corbridge, Castleside, Tow Law to Barnard Castle (Bowes Museum). A glorious sunny drive ending via Upper Teesdale and Weardale on return. I believe A68 was impassible at Kiln Pit Hill this morning.

Still if we have the scenery, we must have the snow to go with it!

TT

PS I've just looked hard at the lower footprints in your pic and they are 18 inches long - do you have some YETI specimens in good old consett.

tjlees · 03-13-2015, 12:32 PM

Gorgeous Carol on radio 2 this am said some parts of the UK would have serious snow.

This am it was 2c at 0630 with some sleet/rain in wintry old Cotswolds ... And now it's 11+c

Still not taking my winter off just yet

Consett Mag · 03-13-2015, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Tallon

I've just looked hard at the lower footprints in your pic and they are 18 inches long - do you have some YETI specimens in good old consett.

Ha ha - the wife doesn't look at this forum.

JM85 · 03-13-2015, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brigand

Yeah that's spring in Consett.

I don't actually think they get any seasons in Stanhope or Tow Law

It's where Xdrive or winter tyres were invented.

Even the horses have winter rubber on

Often in Consett, Stanhope & Tow Law for work - this isn't unusual, that's the main reason for my winter tyres, saved my bacon a few times!

Martan · 03-13-2015, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JM85

Often in Consett, Stanhope & Tow Law for work - this isn't unusual, that's the main reason for my winter tyres, saved my bacon a few times!

Never used winter tyres.....that's why I've got xdrive

.....although I remember going along the A69 to work in a E90 when the outside lane disappeared under about 6 inches of snow just past Heddon on the wall...the car was all over the place

....that's when I drove with 3 bags of sand in the boot for about 2 months.

Consett Mag · 03-13-2015, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edinburra

Pretty picture, just a reminder that it's not all over yet. Be warned.

That fir tree was in our front room at Christmas about 10 years ago. But not serious about the summer tyres - April swap for them.

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Tom Tallon Lieutenant 164 Rep 496 Posts Drives: BMW 335 XDRIVE Join Date: May 2014 Location: North East England iTrader: (0)	Cmag What a change(see below). Great picture. On Tuesday last, I took some southern friends on A68 Newcastle, Corbridge, Castleside, Tow Law to Barnard Castle (Bowes Museum). A glorious sunny drive ending via Upper Teesdale and Weardale on return. I believe A68 was impassible at Kiln Pit Hill this morning. Still if we have the scenery, we must have the snow to go with it! TT PS I've just looked hard at the lower footprints in your pic and they are 18 inches long - do you have some YETI specimens in good old consett. Last edited by Tom Tallon; 03-13-2015 at 12:35 PM.. Reason: question
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