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When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:43 pm
by Gavin Rae
Hey Nick !

Haven't seen much of (my) white stuff this winter (yet!!)

Should we not have a bit of 'wind' on the website ?

Snoman

Ps if the answer is:There is already too much on the forum
then that is not an acceptable response !

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:28 am
by Foxglove
Nooo! Keep the snow for a wee while yet. Sadly this has been a 'damp squib' of a winter. More snow would be nice.. :)

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:40 am
by NickB
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That's one for snow and one against - so we'll keep it for a wee while yet.

Hope you all had a great Burns night - we had the traditional fare with the traditional accompaniment, then I discovered that Mackies ice cream with Black Bottle poured over it is rather fine.

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:01 pm
by sleepy
Anybody know the difference between the 'real' snowman and a snow woman :snow

I vote to stop the snow. They look like the floaters in my eyes!!

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:24 pm
by Foxglove
Can we keep the snow at least until the end of January? I always hope each Season is typical and this winter has not matched up to the last two, very little frost and snow. Soon be Spring..then later..midges, tourists, unbearable heat etc., I for one like Nicks 'snow'...but then I'm easily pleased :D

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:27 pm
by NickB
Foxglove wrote:Can we keep the snow at least until the end of January? I always hope each Season is typical and this winter has not matched up to the last two, very little frost and snow. Soon be Spring..then later..midges, tourists, unbearable heat etc., I for one like Nicks 'snow'...but then I'm easily pleased :D
Snow on Scarba the last two days . . . lots on Mull above about 1,000ft

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:01 pm
by Gavin Rae
Hey Nick!

Am I right in thinking it has stopped snowing on the website ?

This has to be a full month earlier than last year !!!

Now I believe you about global warming on the island !!!

Cheers

Snoman :snowman :snowman

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:10 pm
by NickB
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Aye, cyberspring is early this year - though we have yet to move back to the Summer background on the main section of the site.

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:35 pm
by Gavin Rae
Nick

Very good !

But seriously I have been involved in the skiing industry for the last 30 years and there has often been 'a sting in the the tail' to our winter

I believe it used to be called 'the lambing blizzards' ! ie mid March

Big dumps of the white stuff but short lived

Perhaps not this year - I have removed the chains and shovel from the car already - watch out for the good deals on de icer shovels sledges etc over the next few weeks in Tesco's however !

Snoman :snowman :snowman

Re: When will it stop snowing on the website ?

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:53 pm
by NickB
snoman wrote:
I believe it used to be called 'the lambing blizzards' ! ie mid March

Big dumps of the white stuff but short lived
Aye, in Aberdeenshire they call it the 'teuchat storm'. (Teuchat is Doric for a lapwing - refers to a storm at the time the teuchats are nesting - which is around lambing time in the NE). My sister in law and her husband farm at over 1,000 feet on Deeside, and they often have a hard time with snow at the lambing.

Maybe we'll have a teuchat storm on SeilChat as well :snow