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Title: Snow
Post by: The Moan Ranger on April 06, 2008, 08:49:49 AM
About three inches of it in Surrey this morning. Seems I won't be going on the back of a Vincent Black Shadow down to Maidstone.

It'll play havoc with the British Suoerbikes at Brands Hatch, too.

Bummer.
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Just One More on April 06, 2008, 09:03:40 AM
4" here. I've lived down here since 1989, I've never seen snow that deep down here before.

Your mention of the Vincent Black Shadow brought back memories. As a kid in the 70's I use to live next door to a motorbike cop. He had a 1958 (I think) VBS and a 1938 Harley that he restored. They looked like they'd just come out of the factory, beautiful machines, wonderful sounds
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: TG on April 06, 2008, 09:10:37 AM
28 feet of snow here. No work tomorrow.  point:
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: The Moan Ranger on April 06, 2008, 09:11:35 AM
Lovely indeed. The bike belongs to my neighbour, who is 62. Even though he's a tough old boot, not even he fancies risking £25,000 worth of classic in this weather. He's looking at adding a BSA Gold Star to his collection soon - I wouldn't mind a go on it!
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Barman on April 06, 2008, 09:12:32 AM
Lovely indeed. The bike belongs to my neighbour, who is 62. Even though he's a tough old boot, not even he fancies risking £25,000 worth of classic in this weather. He's looking at adding a BSA Gold Star to his collection soon - I wouldn't mind a go on it!

You want to be nice to him then... for when he goes like...  ;)
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: The Moan Ranger on April 06, 2008, 09:18:41 AM
Way ahead of you there, Barman ;-)

Hopefully I will be taking twenty quid off him later too, if Shane Byrne wins both races at Brands Hatch (assuming it isn't cancelled). He's picked Leon Haslam as his rider for the season. Mad old fool!
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Barman on April 06, 2008, 09:20:27 AM
Way ahead of you there, Barman ;-)

Hopefully I will be taking twenty quid off him later too, if Shane Byrne wins both races at Brands Hatch (assuming it isn't cancelled). He's picked Leon Haslam as his rider for the season. Mad old fool!
Good man...  happy088
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Snoopy on April 06, 2008, 09:24:53 AM
We can see snow on the hills across the valley but none on the ground here.
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 06, 2008, 10:32:10 AM
We have a fair covering
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: GROWLER on April 06, 2008, 10:45:57 AM
We can see snow on the hills across the valley but none on the ground here.

Any on MY hill? rubschin:


I'm seriously thinkin' about contacting DCC with a view to starting up a mobile caf. up on the top. Could make a fortune, but no doubt the council will piss on me chips. ::)
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Snoopy on April 06, 2008, 11:36:25 AM
We can see snow on the hills across the valley but none on the ground here.

Any on MY hill? rubschin:


I'm seriously thinkin' about contacting DCC with a view to starting up a mobile caf. up on the top. Could make a fortune, but no doubt the council will piss on me chips. ::)

Of course they will ..... The County has a cafe at the bottom (In Loggerheads) they will not want you taking their trade. Anway there is an ice-cream van some days in the summer and I have seen him "moved on"
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Just One More on April 06, 2008, 11:49:05 AM
28 feet of snow here. No work tomorrow.  point:

They'll never believe you TG, send them photographic evidence ( a pity the knobhead that posted the photo didn't know his inches from his cm's)


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Title: Re: Snow
Post by: GROWLER on April 07, 2008, 08:12:27 AM
Long range forecasters refused to rule out a repeat of last year's torrential rain, which caused widespread flooding. Nor would they rule out an extremely dry summer.


So there we have it. A really helpful forecast ey? ::)

Snow in August anyone? rubschin:
Title: Re: Snow
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 07, 2008, 09:30:34 AM
I always thought the term "changeable" summed up our weather forecasting prowess rather nicely.