The Weather

[Mrs H]

Is it a bit elephant in the roomish - no one has really mentioned it yet so I thought I would. Loved the picture on the BOF website - similar to those being beamed down to me from Sheffield today - so I guess my caravanning weekend at Chatsworth is off then

It's pretty cold and windy here with a light covering but we have had the benefit of a Malvern shaped window in the bad weather for most of the week as per chart. How's it with you lot, are events being cancelled, how will you get to the YBT final this weekend?

[swat]

The weather in Leeds is fab, tons of snow - just been outside throwing snowballs in my lunchbreak. Ran out on Ikley Moor last night which was great though quite hard work in the drifts. Unfortunately the traffic is suffering, our night street event tonight has just been cancelled (something which we managed to avoid all last winter).

[EddieH]

The Deeside night league appears to be on as always. If they have the same ampount of snow as here it will be very hard going, particularly for the first

[Ernie_Wise]

Got the yak trax out last night and ventured out for a run in the snow around Haywards Heath. It's bad but I've orienteered in worse...

[Simon]

What snow? There is a distinct lack of it here. A bit fell yesterday but none of it settled.

[graeme]

Edinburgh airport and schools closed. So I got to go sledging instead of some meetings in London and hours at airports. Delights of giving my seminar by videoconferencing today though...

[Kitch]

- no one has really mentioned it yet

you just had to go and spoil it
Yes we know its snowing the 24 hour media keeps banging on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and

it happens !

[seabird]

The weather in Leeds is fab, tons of snow - just been outside throwing snowballs in my lunchbreak. Ran out on Ikley Moor last night which was great though quite hard work in the drifts. Unfortunately the traffic is suffering, our night street event tonight has just been cancelled (something which we managed to avoid all last winter).

Current estimate of traffic speed in Leeds and Bradford is 1 mile per hour. We may be /running walking home tonight. If it ends up anything like Sheffied ( consistently above the knees) it will be a harder workout than we had on the Moor last night.

The Private Sector employees next door were given permission to go home hours ago. The exit from their (and our) car park has been at a total standstill for an hour.

Maybe just as well that our Public Sector masters have kept us shackled to the yoke.

[seabird]

Is it a bit elephant in the roomish

The elephant was already lurking there amongst the crocodiles
"a thorough risk assessment last night might have persuaded this M60 to desist from wallowing through the snow drifts high on Ilkley Moor from 7.30-9.00 last night."

[Red Adder]

Our club got lucky with the weather this year. I had originally targetted our main event for this coming weekend but the FC already had the forest booked for a horse-riding event so we had to have an earlier date. The weather that weekend was about as good as it will get in November and our turn-out was about 50% above average (I think a central (for EA) area on a brand new map helped). If we had had it this weekend I could foresee either postponement of a sub 100 turnout.

Burt at least the Beeb have something to panic us all about.

[Spookster]

The forecast is for it to stay below freezing until at least Friday/Saturday, so I guess they'll be a few cancelled events at the weekend.

Anyone for Ski-O?

[redkite]

No snow in Cardiff and the only ice is on the Ice Rink the council have set up for xmas festivities I can see as I sit here at work. Plenty of kids going round in circles and then falling over

I guess the wife may find it difficult to get up to Sheffield on Friday night to visit daughter though. anyone want an expensive pre booked hotel room for 2 nights?

[Scott]

I'm supposed to be leaving on Sunday for the CUOC/OUOC/hangers-on training tour in South Wales. Looks like we could have some slightly chilly conditions for the night-O exercise in the Brecon Beacons

[madmike]

Just done a blue course at the BAOC event at Long Valley - bit chilly but great fun.

Suspect the crocs were hibernating.

[Gnitworp]

Ditto

Snow cleans your muddy O shoes a treat