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« Reply #15 on: December 01, 2010, 10:39:09 am » |
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I am so lucky - roads still clear so I can get into work but took me 25 mins from BFs house this morning rather than 15mins. BF's daughter eventually got her birthday wish this morning - she had a great time opening all her pressies before breakfast, then we found out that BF's Son's school is close due to lots of snow but hers was still open. She was really disappointed but then not long after she found out her school was closed too - so both kids are happy and have gone off to work with their Dad  Birthday tea to look forward to tonight Hope everyone got into work safely. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 01, 2010, 10:44:37 am » |
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Aww a lovely birthday surprise! Can someone tell me why schools close but workplaces don't?!  |
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« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2010, 11:18:30 am » |
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I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to that too Gee
I guess schools just don't want the responsibility of the kids in this weather - H & S and all that!
I know someone who is a Year Tutor at my BF's Sons School and she said she felt awful the other day telling the kids not to throw snowballs when the kids just want to have fun!
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« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2010, 05:15:58 pm » |
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I am still stuck at home, as I can't get my car out. However, I actually heard the motorway I drive on mentioned as being 'very poor' this morning, and friends at work have been posting snow photos on a social networking site. Needless to say, the town where I currently work is very high up, and so there's lots of snow, so I'm actually quite glad not to be there.
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« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2010, 10:47:15 am » |
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I am in work again today - Kids are off school, (their schools are out in the country), so spending the day with family friends, BF has borrowed a friends 4 x 4 to get to work today!
All the schools in town are closed - yet all the roads are find - its just not right in my books!
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« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2010, 10:52:26 am » |
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I know, it doesn't seem right at all.
We have another bright n sunny day here which we have had all week, but it's very cold. The main roads are fine, snow has disappeared except in and around the residential areas, it's literally glass.
I have spend the last couple of days cancelling, rescheduling and amending travel plans, and yet people still want to travel to the mainland next week.
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« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2010, 11:20:41 am » |
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nothing worth a you-know-what coming in or out of home town into London. Systemic and sporadic signal failure.
I did try to get into work, but have been told not to worry.
I cannot feel my toes!
Send whiskey!
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« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2010, 11:24:33 am » |
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Ah be-jaysus... Only in Ireland could you have a snow-free week, for it to snow a blizzard in time for Christmas lunch! It's not until 2.30pm today so still weighing up my options - - taxi it there and hope I can taxi it back - drive part way, take a bus and do same on return - dig out my sleigh and jingle all the way!!  |
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« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2010, 12:02:16 pm » |
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Gee At least yours is lunch! Al at our office convinced management to pay for an evening xmas do tonight! Hardly anyone in the office today, so guess who is not a happy bunny? Yep, our Al (especially as most of the train companies going south say they are stopping running trains early this evening!
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« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2010, 01:44:47 pm » |
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That's too bad...bah humbug!
Well I'm taxi-ing it. Snow has stopped and I think main roads are passable so we shall make the most of it.
Have a good weekend all.
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« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2010, 04:16:36 pm » |
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Hope your lunch was really fun! Keep warm and I will think of you when I am off al next week, staying at home, sleeping late (mmm, nice dream - as if that will happen!)  |
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« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2010, 09:33:54 am » |
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Hope you have a fab week off Jess - not jealous at all!!! hehe
Def keeping warm or trying too - was -11 last night when i took the dogs out abotu 5.30pm bbbrrrrr
Gee - how was lunch?
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« Reply #27 on: December 06, 2010, 10:32:57 am » |
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Lunch was great, thanks. Everyone made it.
Unfortunately it was too cold too queue for the beer tents at the Christmas market and also just as cold to wander round the various stalls, so we headed to a bar nearby and stayed there for the night. I left around 11pm and had a very lazy weekend.
Poised for more snow today according to the Met Office.
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« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2010, 05:30:09 pm » |
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Well yes the snow arrived as forecast. I left work just before 3pm much to the amazement of some others but am so glad I left when I did.
About 3-4 inches has fallen and more so there was no hesitation about getting home safe.
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« Reply #29 on: December 10, 2010, 01:35:53 pm » |
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Well I have never known the snow to melt as quickly as it has done in the last 24 hours - amazing! I can even notice how much warmer it is.
Last night went to bed, half an hour later BF and I heard dripping - turned out a pipe had burst in the attic and was water was dripping through BFs daughters bedroom in several places. BF didn't even think to wake up his daughter up and get her out of her bed as water was dripping on her - however I did and stuck her in our bed for a while then moved her into the spare room once BF had got the water turned off and we could go back to sleep.
Thankfully, think the ceiling will be ok - did put a couple of small holes in it to get the water out as quickly as possible - just need to fill in the holes and repaint the ceiling.
Hope you are all ok and not thawing out too quickly too!
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