Winter doom and gloom

[Thelma Sanders]

Hot water bottles - who has them nowadays?

Me ....,..

and me

[Miss Mousetrousers]

The last time Mount Agung in Bali erupted was February 1963. Does anyone else remember that winter? (Those grapes who are old enough ) It was one of the coldest on record, I looked it up, with the sea at Herne Bay in Kent freezing for a mile offshore. I certainly remember playing in snow in the early part of the year, and the school milk having "lollipops" of frozen milk pushing off the silver tops and sticking out of the bottles.

I wonder if this winter will be as bad.....

I hope that volcano in Bali doesn't erupt or it could be a distinct possibility. Past volcanic eruptions in AD 535, Mt. Sam Blas in 1257 (in Paraguay near the equator), 1783 (Laki in Iceland), 1815 (Mt. Tambora in Indonesia which gave rise to the Year without a summer due to the air pollution blocking out the sun's rays) seem to have contributed in promoting a long spell of cold weather.

[Philthy]

Really enjoyed reading this thread.. Can't relate to a lot of it being only mid 30's myself, and as such I'm feeling very fortunate to have been able to grow up having a bathroom as a designated space within the house.
But I can appreciate the feeling on standards of driving in winter, though i don't think in general it's anybody's fault if you're south of the Midlands. It's annoying if someones' miscalculation proves an inconvenience, but these days significant snowfall in the southern counties and along the south coast is such a rare event no-one has the opportunity to practice driving in such conditions, so they're always caught out on the odd occasion they do occur. Literally a one, possibly two day event of snow causes absolute chaos in and around London. We had a bit last year and I spent the night in my car in a Morrisons carpark because I couldn't get up the hill to where I live. By mid morning the following day the gritters had been through and the sun was out and the roads were passable again. Always feel a bit embarrassed when we're paralysed by a few inches of the white stuff but like I say it's talked about a lot but very rarely comes to pass..

[lottie dolly]

Hot water bottles - who has them nowadays?



and me

and me,they are a comfort,not just warmth,as i have said previously,when its hot at night,it also helps you cool down a bit,what started out as cold,is warm by morning,yer, a good friend.