Even More Snow

Getting beyond a joke now

How is everything where you live?

I'm just * * off now.

It's freezing and driving is unbearable.

Started snowing here again too. Loki is hyperactive but the wind's so icy it kills, so I'm trying to keep him occupied inside. It's not going very well so I hope the weather turns more spring-like soon

There's a pile of snow about 4 foot high at my office door. I'm just after washing the van and car outside too and my wee fingers are about to fall off

Still no snow here, you get the odd flurry but it doesn't lie, it's freezing though. It must be awful for people who are stuck in it and farmers having to dig their sheep out.

Chiara wrote:It must be awful for people who are stuck in it and farmers having to dig their sheep out.

I work with a lot of farmers in this position it's absolutely horrible for them

It's still bloody freezing here too had a few flakes of snow this morning but nothing major.

I hate snow. Luckily it's melting over here!

Its been snow flurrys on and off all day today! I have had a ruddy gutsfull of it now!

inez maria wrote:Its been snow flurrys on and off all day today! I have had a ruddy gutsfull of it now!

Same here, On and off all day

It's been trying here all day on and off , and Oxfordshire (been there today) but not got anywhere

I feel for you guys, its hit you hard, was watching the news yesterday of rescuing the sheep. Have a lot of animals perished? hope it isn't affecting your work Xx

janey wrote:
Have a lot of animals perished? hope it isn't affecting your work Xx

Absolutely thousands tbh Janey. I probably deal with maybe 10-15 different farmers that have lost about 100 or so each. And there's many, many more farms that I don't know.

It was heart wrenching watch. Stay safe Xx

Its estimated to be 10k sheep killed.

Has this ever happened before?

Hypothermia would set in to a wee lamb in next to no time so a lot of them hadn't even got a hope.

janey wrote:

Has this ever happened before?

Never in my lifetime tbh, not to this scale. I heard someone saying it's the worst weather for the time of year since the late 60's??

It's just been extra bad because it's the time of year for new borns.

last really bad weather was late 60's and then again in 76 I think . Remember 76 as we had a mega summer and a mega winter and I was 8 years old

Yea that sounds about right Dave tbh, similar to what I was told.

It might sound a bit heartless, the death of animals is horrible, but financially it is also terrible for farmers. To lose a big portion of their income could really be the end for some people. Most farmers do a bit of everything lambs, cattle, potatoes/carrots etc. But when one end is doing badly the other ends pay for the loss.

Last year was terrible for Irish farmers as the price of everything was ridiculously low. This year was looking quite good and then has hit a total nose dive.

It will be a hard year. Hay is going to be ridonk to buy this year, i am really dreading it. I wanted to get a pony this year as a bit of company for the nag, but with the estimated price of £6 a bale i don't think i will bother. He will have to do with me for company.

thankfully, down here the lying snow has almost gone, although it's still too, too cold due to that horrible northerly/easterly air flow.

the last time I remember it as bad as this was the winter of 1962/63. It started snowing on Boxing Day and dumped a whole load of snow that stayed until about the end of March. I'm afraid that I don't know how the farmers coped then - I was quite young and my main concern was my pony.

Now, although I feel just as fed up as everyone else with this never-ending winter, I am aware of the wider picture. To say that I feel sorry for people who are still struggling with deep frozen snow, and especially for farmers with livestock and crops, sounds feeble and (hopefully not) patronising, but what can we do? Except pray for Spring.

About 21 degrees and nice and sunny here! Sorry you all are getting blizzard-ed!

still snowing and got loads left but it's all frozen solid!