How deep is your snow ?

[wizer]

It's currently raining here in West London. Hardly a snow flake left.

 

[Krysstel]

About 1 meter here, maybe a bit more. OUtside temp about -8.
Drove to work this morning, like everyone else. No problem. Life goes on as usual.
Sorry, just had to post this !!

 

[DeanN]

Landrover's been OK :wink: in the snow - Rob

Yeah - I walked into work this afternoon, and the number of landrover/4x4 owners who thought it a good idea to drive at breakneck speeds through the snow and slush, coating me in the process - well, lets just say I wasn't amused and gave them all a friendly wave.

I think Krysstel has summed it all up - we just aren't prepared for extreme weather conditions.

 

[PowerTool]

About 1 meter here, maybe a bit more. OUtside temp about -8.
Drove to work this morning, like everyone else. No problem. Life goes on as usual.
Sorry, just had to post this !!

Yes,there are those that expect it,and know how to cope with it,and then there's us - at work,we have an offices in Gothenburg,Oslo and St.Petersburg,and they can never understand why our country comes to a stop with so little snow :lol:
I remember being told of a site somewhere in Scandinavia (possibly Norkoepping) where the factory car park had electric plug-in points to keep the workers car engines warm..

Andrew

 

[CNC Paul]

An icy car park


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQiFhI6P8k

 

[Krysstel]

Yes,there are those that expect it,and know how to cope with it,and then there's us - at work,we have an offices in Gothenburg,Oslo and St.Petersburg,and they can never understand why our country comes to a stop with so little snow :lol:
I remember being told of a site somewhere in Scandinavia (possibly Norkoepping) where the factory car park had electric plug-in points to keep the workers car engines warm..
Andrew

Where I work the covered car park is about 400 meters from the office building. All the pathways have underfloor heating so we don't slip over and the company reduces it's snow clearing budget. I can confirm that yes there are electric plug-in points in the car park but they're now all occupied by Think owners http://www.think.no/ !

 

[Paul Chapman]

Where I work the covered car park is about 400 meters from the office building. All the pathways have underfloor heating so we don't slip over and the company reduces it's snow clearing budget.

Hi Krysstel,

When I was in Norway several years ago, I saw a workman installing heating underneath the paving slabs on the pavement leading to a garage. Is electricity cheap in Norway? Everything else seemed expensive :shock:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Krysstel]

Hi Krysstel,

When I was in Norway several years ago, I saw a workman installing heating underneath the paving slabs on the pavement leading to a garage. Is electricity cheap in Norway? Everything else seemed expensive :shock:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

No, electricity is extremely expensive here but only began becoming so about 10 years ago when the country began running out of cheap, state-owned hydroelectric power. Now power production is denationalised and part of the pan-european spot market, and hence expensive !
But everything is more expensive than 10 years ago, including how much the man who clears the snow away wants in wages to be able to pay his electricity bil, and so on, and so on.....
So they still use just as much under-path heating as before, both in public areas and privately. The way most people look at such extravagances is that they are necessary to make life bearable in a country where people really shouldn't be living at all - at least in the winter !

 

[Paul Chapman]

The way most people look at such extravagances is that they are necessary to make life bearable in a country where people really shouldn't be living at all - at least in the winter !

But it's a beautiful country in the summer :wink: I went on a cycling holiday to Norway in 1960 as well as visiting a couple of times on business trips in more recent years. I thought it was one of the most beautiful countries I've ever visited. But I think I'll give it a miss in the winter :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Krysstel]

It's great in the winter if you like to ski :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

I'm too old to learn skiing :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[wizer]

Got halfway in this morning and a snow storm started! Luckily it's not snowing over here in West London. Hopefully it's not settling over South.

 

[Vulthoom]

It's wazzing down here in Herefordshire - this was taken earlier on between blizzards:-

 

[TEP]

Chester. One day of about 3 inches, it melted, and since then all we have had is a dusting now and again. That's more than enough for me.

 

[frugal]

We had another 4 inches of snow overnight and another inch since the kids woke me up at 6:30 to tell me it was too snowy to get up

I am off to beat the snow off of the tree that has so much snow on it, it is weighing down on the phone line...

 

[CHJ]

For some reason garage decided not to collect car for its MOT this morning, 200mm and drifting.

Guess who cleared the drive yesterday :roll:

 

[Paul.J]

CHJ wrote

Guess who cleared the drive yesterday

Di. :lol:

Been clearing our paths every day this week,and the back driveway :shock:

 

[CHJ]

Di. :lol:

Cheeky B [-( She only does the back yard. :roll:

Just been up to shed 450+mm lying across garden.

 

[devonwoody]

The snow is not very deep here in our part of Devon, but it is very slushy and inclined to compact to ice.

 

[devonwoody]

a fun snow picture

http://www.serif.com/forum/ViewAttachme ... tach=19756