Been coming down again all morning here, though apparently not in (North)
London, which since the East and South are supposed to be worst hit today...

Last Wednesdays grocery delivery happened yesterday (including a nice Aussie
Peanut Gringo), last Friday's firewood delivery happened Thursday (because
the arboriculture persons were unable to do the work that was previously a
barrier to it). But still no sign of the coal (and I burn the firewood on
top of coal, which without is a serious waste of logs. Today I'm thinking of
using summer's unused charcoal for the purpose. I don't suppose it will
explode. Much).

I'm sure we Brits are familiar with the idea that we remember one or two hot
summers or cold winters in our childhood as much more frequent, and we
really didn't have that many glorious balmy summers or White Christmases. No
doubt it is the impression those atypical seasons made on us (like our
distorted body image based on the relative sensitivity of the organs etc,
i.e. the Cortical Homunculus): which is probably the way childhood itself
impinges on our still-forming consciousness, where periods of a year or two
feel more like half a dozen or more (like the length of time one thought
this popular music combo or other were the greatest thing since unsliced
bread).

Yet this snow does seem to me the way it frequently was when I was a kid.
Consequently it seems like 'belated business as usual'.

Me



"Mart" wrote in message
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Thanks Rocky - unfortunately we don't really need a satellite shot to
prove it - we only need to look out of the window g But thanks guys, for
thinking of us - it's certainly making for an interesting year

Figgs wrote :-
Take care, my UK buds........
hope you are stocked up on canned goods and booze!!

Hey Heather, shouldn't that be booze and canned goods? - priorities!!

Mart


"Heather" wrote in message
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Good grief!! Where is England?? And Wales?? I didn't realize until
today just how badly Noel, Mike and Joanie were getting hit. I must
write my Scottish friends to see how they are faring.

We get kinda used to weather like this, but they don't. The damp is
killing me, cold or hot. My swollen hands are not a pretty sight,
dammit. Time for more pain creme.

Take care, my UK buds........it hopefully will be over soon. Meanwhile,
turn up the gas fire and hope you are stocked up on canned goods and
booze!!

XX Figgs

"RockyTSquirrel" wrote in message
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just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima...010007_lrg.jpg