My little orange bucket....

[Nicos]

Actually I've loads of them- but this particular one brings a smile every time I see it.
Ya see- it' outside on the North East side of the house and is totally in the shade. When it snowed and froze before Xmas, it became a bucket containing a block of ice.
Would you believe that as yet it's not thawed- since before Xmas!!!...that's about 12 weeks!
Just shows how cold this winter has been!

[stella]

I can well believe it as it is still freezing outside here.

[Brengirl]

I too was thinking today that last November it was so very cold we wondered if we might get a white Christmas. THAT was 4 months ago and we still have a frost at night and doesn't get above 6c in the day. The sun shines though so can't really grumble.

[bubblewrap]

Yes the non ferrous anthropoids are still looking for a welder.

[Jeanied]

So just how untypical is this winter? I can understand that you have continental weather over there Nicos - was this one extra bad?
I suppose what I'm really asking is, do we think the gulf stream has diverted?

[bubblewrap]

So just how untypical is this winter? I can understand that you have continental weather over there Nicos - was this one extra bad?

Continental weather? Antarctica is a continent.
Or is it incontinent weather?

[Jeanied]

Nah, BW - we've got maritime weather here.

[bubblewrap]

Nah, BW - we've got maritime weather here.

I know the Thames is tidal but I didn't know it affected the Heathrow area.

[Nicos]

Nah, BW - we've got maritime weather here.

who is Marie?- and why has she got control of the watch????

[Nicos]

Darn- who's nicked my blue bucket????

[bubblewrap]

who is Marie?- and why has she got control of the watch????

So she knows when to ring "Eight Bells"
Ship's bell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[organic]

So just how untypical is this winter? I can understand that you have continental weather over there Nicos - was this one extra bad?
I suppose what I'm really asking is, do we think the gulf stream has diverted?

Yep... and everyone above *scrawls arbitrary line across an entire continent* THIS LINE is already dead!