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Post by Paulmold Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:04 am

If anyones thinking of a trip this way, North Wales, don't!. Woke up this morning to around 8 inches of snow. Estate roads almost impassible, secondary roads just about and main roads such as A55 strewn with lorries that can't make it up the slightest incline. Been out myself to try to take someone to airport but had to give up as couldn't get to them, so just cleared drive for second time to get car back on and thats where it's staying for rest of day.
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Post by whisky Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:14 am

Hi Paul.

Not quite so bad in Notts only about 3 inches. But have had a call from one of our guys in Lincolshire who can't get out. Its fairly bad there.

Not motorhome weather shrugg Roll on Spring. up!

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Post by deckie Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:08 am

Dry and sunny, here at the moment up! will have to put on some 'Factor 30' smile! .... now that was definitely "below the belt", deckie hugegrins

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Post by whisky Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:11 am

Now then Brian.

How much have you got below the belt that needs sun tan lotion. scratch head

Ohh ! Forgot the Orange Dongle hugegrins

There you go you've got me off topic again. shrugg

goneoff Whisky.

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Post by oldbikerider Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:02 pm

We live in Carlisle.
What's snow??????
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Post by deckie Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:46 pm

whisky wrote:Now then Brian.

How much have you got below the belt that needs sun tan lotion. scratch head

Ohh ! Forgot the Orange Dongle hugegrins

There you go you've got me off topic again. shrugg

goneoff Whisky.

allthumbz allthumbz lol4 lol4

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Post by plattypus Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:39 pm

Hi all.
It was time to make the dreaded visit to family down south so we thought it a good idea to go yesterday scratch head
We had to go to Southend so we thought we would cut across Cumbria get on the A65 and stop off at Last of the summer wine home Holmfirth for 2 nights do a LOTSW local walk then get onto the M1 and head off down to the M25. broomstick
What a mistaker to make!!!! We had booked in to the Holme Valley camp site at holmfirth for 2 nights!
Great journey through Skipton, sunny and dry. Wandered round Holmfirth Thurs afternoon, had coffee in Sids Cafe biggrin Booked in for two nights at campsite.
Woke up this morning , after a freezing cold night to 4ins of the white stuff cold As the weather forecast said the weather was moving south decided that it would be advisable to go back home as it is only 98 miles rather than 300 to Southend, and the return journey!!
Campsite wouldn't give a refund sensored1 So the entire waste of time cost us about £80 fedup

Moral of this story.... Watch the weather reports and take notice of them dum

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Post by CC Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:55 pm

We saw Mold on the news this morning and thought of you Paul, seems like we have missed the worst of the weather as we often do here in Norfolk.

We are currently staying (nearby to home) at the Norfolk Broads caravan club site, within the Broads National Park.... here its extremely cold, extremely blustery and with a few snow flurries thrown in but its reasonably bright at the moment smile!


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Post by MrsCC Sat Mar 23, 2013 2:06 pm

Paul I can feel you shivering from here cold - keep warm and don't build that snowman yet SnowballFight - you may get buried alive if more snow comes winks .

We ventured away for a couple of nights to the Norfolk Broads as CC has already mentioned - nice little site - bitterly cold and blowing a gale shiver . Cant do much as its so so cold outside. Good job the heating is working - snug as a bug inside allthumbz

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Post by Paulmold Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:41 pm

Well it's actually stopped snowing now and the sun is out, thawing slightly. Don't want it to thaw too quickly or else we'll have floods next. Thought you might like to see what our road now looks like after we eventually had the jcb snow-plough round last night...........

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Carol insisted I put that last one on to show that she did some work.
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Post by deckie Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:40 pm

Hi Paul & Carol,

Great pic's allthumbz

Makes me feel a bit guilty for living 'darn sarf' ...... but looking out of our window, I'm sure I'll get over it smile! smile!

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Post by nerdycross Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:25 pm

deckie wrote:Hi Paul & Carol,

Great pic's allthumbz

Makes me feel a bit guilty for living 'darn sarf' ...... but looking out of our window, I'm sure I'll get over it smile! smile!

Brian

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Post by Doris Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:32 am

Thanks for keeping us informed about conditions, we were going to stay in Ellesmere for a few days, but decided on Saturday that it was going to be too cold and the roads a problem, even if it was not so bad as you are having.
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