Snow brings back wintry feel to region (From York Press)
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Snow brings back wintry feel to region
8:57am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in News
A blue sky offers a perfect backdrop for Clifford’s Tower in York as snow lightly covers the Eye of York
FREEZING temperatures and snow brought a wintry feel back to York and North and East Yorkshire.
Police warned of poor driving conditions with drivers advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
Easingwold School was closed yesterday due to broken heating. It was expected to reopen today.
Further snow is expected across the region this evening and tomorrow night.
The freezing temperatures meant yesterday was on track to be the coldest March day since 1986, forecasters said.
The unseasonably cold weather left travellers across the country battling ice and snow, with the south of England being worst hit.
Jersey Airport was shut due to snow, and on the roads there were hazardous conditions on many major routes.
Blizzards were reported on the M40 in Warwickshire and there were numerous rush-hour accidents.
Strong winds added to drivers' problems with falling trees blocking some roads, while on the trains poor rail conditions led to delays in Sussex and Hampshire.
Forecasters warned of snow spreading to nearly every area of Britain, with almost 4in (10cm) expected in the worst-hit areas.
Comments(8)
Buzz Light-year
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12:49pm Tue 12 Mar 13
All thanks to the new tradition of getting drunk and climbing up and sliding down.
Pillocks!
Guy Fawkes
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3:59pm Tue 12 Mar 13
Police warned of poor driving conditions with drivers advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
The police would warn people never to step outside their front doors, ever, if they were given the chance. Why don't they just go the whole hog and dust off the old WWII 'Is your journey REALLY necessary?' propaganda posters?
There is a little bit of snow and ice about in Yorkshire, meaning that if you choose to try to drive on it like Ayrton Senna ... well ... you'll probably end up like him, too. Or you could just use a little common sense and get to your destination with minimal disruption and inconvenience.
YorkShrimper
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4:31pm Tue 12 Mar 13
Buzz Light-year
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6:34pm Tue 12 Mar 13
glyn
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7:01pm Tue 12 Mar 13
There is a little bit of snow and ice about in Yorkshire, meaning that if you choose to try to drive on it like Ayrton Senna ... well ... you'll probably end up like him, too. Or you could just use a little common sense and get to your destination with minimal disruption and inconvenience.
100% right Mr Fawkes.
Fourkov
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7:28pm Tue 12 Mar 13
Guy Fawkes wrote:Agree. Too many pathetic mollycoddled types about who believe everyone else is responsible for their safety.
Police warned of poor driving conditions with drivers advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
The police would warn people never to step outside their front doors, ever, if they were given the chance. Why don't they just go the whole hog and dust off the old WWII 'Is your journey REALLY necessary?' propaganda posters?
There is a little bit of snow and ice about in Yorkshire, meaning that if you choose to try to drive on it like Ayrton Senna ... well ... you'll probably end up like him, too. Or you could just use a little common sense and get to your destination with minimal disruption and inconvenience.
Magicman!
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4:24am Thu 14 Mar 13
Fourkov wrote:That pretty much sumes up society as a whole... "oh I've tripped in a supermarket, I'll sue the company for compensation"...."oo
Guy Fawkes wrote:Agree. Too many pathetic mollycoddled types about who believe everyone else is responsible for their safety.
Police warned of poor driving conditions with drivers advised to allow extra time for their journeys.
The police would warn people never to step outside their front doors, ever, if they were given the chance. Why don't they just go the whole hog and dust off the old WWII 'Is your journey REALLY necessary?' propaganda posters?
There is a little bit of snow and ice about in Yorkshire, meaning that if you choose to try to drive on it like Ayrton Senna ... well ... you'll probably end up like him, too. Or you could just use a little common sense and get to your destination with minimal disruption and inconvenience.
oh I've broken through the fence whilst drunk to get to my neighbours trampoline and then fell off it, I'll sue my neighbour for compensation"... "ooohh I'm drunk and I need an ambulance to take care of me".. "oh I've driven too fast around a blind corner in the snow and crashed into the tree, I'll complain that the road should have been gritted despite it being in the butthole of nowhere"... people should grow up and a grow a pair.
With proper tyres and an adapted driving style should see you through in snowy conditions (as well as having either a 4X4 or FWD car... plus if you believe all the drivel spued out by America, driving around in a 4X4 will bring about some heat so we have less snow to deal with!)... plus the snow that fell this time round was dry powdery snow which just blew around and didn't really slush up too much.
Ignatius Lumpopo says...
10:41am Tue 12 Mar 13
Did we blink? Have the daffodils been and gone? Or is it the BBC just not bothering to get things right again?