Frozen and water-logged tracks on the way...

[Zenyatta]

Greetings from a very chilly Edinburgh, Scotland! After having a great time around Europe last couple of months on the strength of a 35k lottery win, I've nearly blown the lot on women, wine and gambling

Sadly, this party may be over for me for now.Sounds like I may have to head back to the warmth and sunshine of Australia and New Zealand for a couple of months to regroup.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/358 ... e=outbrain

"BRITAIN will grind to a halt within weeks as the most savage freeze for a century begins.

Temperatures will fall as low as minus 20C in rural areas, forecasters warned last night, while heavy snow and “potentially dangerous” blizzards will close roads and cripple rail networks.

James Madden, forecaster for Exacta Weather, said: “We are looking at some of the coldest and snowiest conditions in at least 100 years. This is most likely to occur in the December to January period with the potential for widespread major snowfall across the country.

“Parts of the North, Scotland and eastern England are likely to experience a run of well below average temperatures, which will include some potentially dangerous blizzard conditions at times.”

He warned the South faces a bout of “unusually heavy snowfall” in December.

Leon Brown, meteorologist for The Weather Channel, said snow could arrive within days."

[gutuami]

We are looking at some of the coldest and snowiest conditions in at least 100 years

I don't believe a word when a forecaster predicts weather more than a week ahead.

[freddy]

Exactly, when they can accurately tell me what the weather will be tomorrow i may start to listen to what hey have to say for next month .

[Zenyatta]

So you reckon the weather people are about as accurate as the guys that do the write-ups for the racing spot-lights (tipsters)? that is to say, utterly hopeless

I hope you're right, but thinking back to the last few years and the very extreme European winters, it suggests a systematic change for the worse, climate change?

[Euler]

Exactly, when they can accurately tell me what the weather will be tomorrow i may start to listen to what hey have to say for next month .

I agree wasn't it these guys that were forecasting a 1976 style summer?

[Euler]

BTW, you can't go back down under without visiting our offices first!

[CaerMyrddin]

Spent most of my time yesterday on a water logged highway queu, crappy day!

[Groovyelms]

A good griend of mine in IT was saying that the met office have some of the most powerfull computers on the planet at their disposal. Natural forces I guess will always suprize, amaze and scare us rigid..