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Old January 10th 10, 01:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
RockyTSquirrel[_2_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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


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Old January 10th 10, 02:13 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
webster72n
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Default UK from space, all snow covered


Quite impressive and eye opening, Rocky
I don't believe the majority was prepared for that hard a blow.
Looks more like Iceland to me, only you are not that far north,
especially not in the southern part of the country.
A large portion of the States is also under the spell of this cold
weather, where it normally shouldn't be.
We keep praying for relief...

Harry.


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

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


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Old January 10th 10, 02:50 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Heather[_3_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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




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Old January 10th 10, 10:05 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Mart
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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






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Old January 10th 10, 12:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Joan Archer[_4_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

Ain't that the truth, it's gently falling down here now and I've got the
son-in-law and his cousin working in my kitchen putting up a new light as
the old one died a death and it's not very good trying to cook without light
g

I'll be glad when it gives over I haven't been out the house for ages g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

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

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






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Old January 10th 10, 12:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

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
...
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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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






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Old January 10th 10, 01:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Joan Archer[_4_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

I was lucky and got my grocery delivery on it's due date and my oil tank it
about half full so that's OK, I've always got the open fire if needs be, my
coal bunker is ¾ full.

Mind you it depends on how things go in the next couple of days whether my
next grocery delivery will get through, we didn't get a refuse collection
last week so I hope they make it this week don't really have anywhere to
store too many rubbish bags to keep them safe from the roaming animals and
the seagulls and crows.

Well at least I now have light in my kitchen, yippee g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
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
...
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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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






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Old January 10th 10, 01:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

So they refused to collect your refuse? Typical.

Anyway. Any chance you could email me a bucket of coal, Joan?

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
I was lucky and got my grocery delivery on it's due date and my oil tank
it about half full so that's OK, I've always got the open fire if needs
be, my coal bunker is ¾ full.

Mind you it depends on how things go in the next couple of days whether my
next grocery delivery will get through, we didn't get a refuse collection
last week so I hope they make it this week don't really have anywhere to
store too many rubbish bags to keep them safe from the roaming animals and
the seagulls and crows.

Well at least I now have light in my kitchen, yippee g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
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
...
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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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






  #9  
Old January 10th 10, 05:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Joan Archer[_4_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

I'd willingly let you have a couple of buckets if it was that easy g

Apparently the refuse wasn't collected because at the beginning of the week
it was too icy and when it got to our day, Thursday, the refuse men were
being sent to help out with gritting g they are supposed to be starting to
collect from tomorrow so we'll have to wait and see if they get to us this
Thursday.

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
So they refused to collect your refuse? Typical.

Anyway. Any chance you could email me a bucket of coal, Joan?

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
I was lucky and got my grocery delivery on it's due date and my oil tank
it about half full so that's OK, I've always got the open fire if needs
be, my coal bunker is ¾ full.

Mind you it depends on how things go in the next couple of days whether
my next grocery delivery will get through, we didn't get a refuse
collection last week so I hope they make it this week don't really have
anywhere to store too many rubbish bags to keep them safe from the
roaming animals and the seagulls and crows.

Well at least I now have light in my kitchen, yippee g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
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
...
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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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






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Old January 10th 10, 07:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Heather[_3_]
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Default UK from space, all snow covered

How amazing!! You folks get your groceries delivered???? That is so 1950's
to us. Mind you, I would be quite happy not to have to go out in minus 20C
weather. We have piped in natural gas for the furnace, so other than a
major explosion somewhere, no problems for heat.

If the hydro (electricity) went down, we would have NO water, furnace or
lights. Happened a few summers ago and we were 4 days without the above. I
think not having hydro was worse than water.........at least I could buy
bottled stuff.

Oh, and can't use our fireplace because in 22 years we have never had a
chimney sweep clean it out and won't use it until we do. 3 doors down had a
fire in the walls caused by the creosote buildup and the idiots didn't have
any insurance. It is MANDATORY if one has a mortgage, so not sure how they
got around that one. As no one seems to be working in that family, I can
only assume they are on Social Assistance (PC word for welfare).

I could go online and order groceries to be delivered, but somehow just
can't do it. I want to see what I am buying!!

Sunny, but cold here........Heather

"Joan Archer" wrote in message
...
I was lucky and got my grocery delivery on it's due date and my oil tank it
about half full so that's OK, I've always got the open fire if needs be, my
coal bunker is ¾ full.

Mind you it depends on how things go in the next couple of days whether my
next grocery delivery will get through, we didn't get a refuse collection
last week so I hope they make it this week don't really have anywhere to
store too many rubbish bags to keep them safe from the roaming animals and
the seagulls and crows.

Well at least I now have light in my kitchen, yippee g

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

"Morgan Alabaster-Artichoke" wrote in
message ...
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
...
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
...
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
...
just in case you wanted a pic of the snow..

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








 




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