The Beast from the East – Nottingham
As last night’s forecast firmed up it became clear that Nottingham was going to get some of the threatened wintry weather, but even as it fell we were told it was sleet. It wasn’t, it was snow. The advantage of sleet is that it doesn’t stay. Snow stays. Then, if it doesn’t thaw, it freezes. On our street we don’t see much sun in winter and that ice can stay for days. The temperature is just hovering a whisker above freezing at the moment and nothing is thawing.
It is nothing like the snow experienced by many of my readers, but as a nation we generally have so little snow that we are never properly prepared.
Buses have been cancelled locally and schools across Nottingham are closed (though it is very patchy and many remain open). I suspect this is more to do with where the staff live, rather than the conditions round the schools. There’s no point opening a school if you have no staff.
Snow in Sherwood – though not much
Julia did some shopping yesterday so we have plenty of food, despite running stocks down for the move. I say “running stocks down” but as long as we can do without bread and milk I think we probably still have enough for two weeks. When we get our new freezer at the bungalow I intend freezing bread, so even that won’t be a problem. I may get some long-life milk too, or look into freezing milk.
In fact, I just did look up freezing milk. You can do it, but it may separate, and can only be frozen for a month. It’s easier just to buy long life milk and put up with complaints about the flavour. Personally I don’t mind it, but I know some people do.
The header picture is one Julia took from the front window at 9am. Other pictures are from past years.
Snowy Detail
Snow! We got some snow up in the higher elevations here this week. The Pacific Northwest got hit by a bomb cyclone earlier this week.
We just had a few nights down at the new place – two of them featured continual rain and dripping from porch and conservatory roofs (still waiting for the builder!) 🙂
I agree with the critic about long life milk and frozen bread is only good for toast so I hope that the snow relents soon.
As long as I can get toast I will be OK as long as the cheese and marmalade holds out. 🙂
Well, I remember trying to play football when I was at school in Ballarat in the snow. But it was nothing like yours. In fact I have only seen snow like that about three times and then it was gone the next day. Of course up in the mountains it is a bit different
We are lucky in having quite a moderate climate. More snow than you, but less heat stroke. I watched an episode of Aussie Gold Hunters where it snowed in the mountains of Victoria – much more than we experience round here!
That’s true but only in the dead of winter.
A nice little snowstorm! Three inches or so? As we Mainers would say, this can make the roads very greasy. Best to stay off them if you don’t have to go anywhere. One of the great blessings of being retired.
🙂 Yes, it is a great benefit. No need to scrape the car. No need to fight my way round to work. And now that Julia has retired , no need to worry about her being outside in the cold.
Yes, yes! Many benefits.
🙂 I now feel officially lucky!