Snow watch

[TheOstrich]

As Jo reported, it's suddenly turned heavier in the last 15 minutes or so and it's just starting to pitch here in NE Birmingham. I'm in the office - we've just decided we'll go on about 16:50 rather than wait until 17:30 as we can see the traffic's starting to build up a bit ....

[Gal]

None to speak of here but it's sleety rain atm and sweeping across the roads in the strong wind....I think we will have a cover by morning

Hope you're home safe now Debih x

[debih]

We got home just in the nick of time I think.

We didn't really see any "proper" snow until we got to Wirksworth - about 5 miles away from us - and the roads were all clear. We went straight through to Matlock to pick up Millie. Mum said it was a real blizzard this morning but it stopped at around 10am and then started to go slushy.

We only stayed at mums for about 10 minutes and then set off home - it had just started snowing again (mums is only 5 minutes drive from us). I had already spoken to our neighbour who said that the lane was just about passable but was being cleared so we decided to attempt to drive home. Did so without any problem, got the car unloaded and then it started to come really heavy so Mick took the car down.

He arrived home about 20 minutes later with Emily (little girl from next door but one) and when back out to help her dad. They had been driving down the hill, it started to feel a little slippy so they both got out to take a look and whilst doing so the car slid down the hill and smashed into the wall, jamming itself under the metal handrail. Fortunately they were both fine - their 3 week old car however, was not! So Mick and a couple of other neighbours dug him out and he got the car down the hill.

The lane looks pretty bad now and I don't think much else will be moving overnight.

[meriad]

Phew, definitely in the nick of time there Debih. Glad you made it home safe and very glad your neighbour and his daughter weren't in the car when it hit that fence

Stay warm and hope you've got enough groceries in the house to see you through the weekend

[Kaz]

Very glad you got home safe and sound Debih - pleased your neighbours were ok!!! xxx

[Diflower]

Very glad you got home ok Debih, had just been talking about you
Poor neighbours with their new car though, but at least no-one was hurt.
x

[debih]

I thought my ears were burning Di.

It's still coming thick and fast here. We have around 4 inches now and it seems set in for the night.

Looks like the snow suits will be coming out again. I knew it was a mistake to wash and pack them away!

[Diflower]

I thought my ears were burning Di.

I was telling him you had set off for home early and Bb was trying to remember when it was the boys went to Legoland
(We just have rain...and more rain...lots and lots of rain...)

[JoM]

Glad you got home in time Deb, what a shame about your neighbour's car though - at least they weren't in it though.

[Workingman]

I just looked out the window and it's blizzard conditions out there.

Sounds as though you got home just in time Debih. We are apparently in for more all day tomorrow from the Peaks to the Pennines.