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On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The Big >Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down the >River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at all. I >remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there was snow >(common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note, unlike the winter >of 1962/3 which I also remember.
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there
was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note, unlike the
winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
"Max Demian" <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote in message >news:tphk8o$8fdl$2@dont-email.me...
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The Big >> Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down the
River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at all. I
remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there was snow >> (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note, unlike the
winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
I was at university in Bristol. I measured temperatures of -13 deg C on the >windowsill outside my room. It would probably have been colder away from the >heat from inside going through the single-glazed window.
I don't recall large amounts of snow, just very cold. I remember thinking >that I might have to spend some of my precious beer money on getting the bus >to lectures rather than walking the 2 miles or so as I normally did.
"Max Demian" <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:tphk8o$8fdl$2@dont-email.me...
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating
down the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this
at all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course
there was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of
note, unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
I was at university in Bristol. I measured temperatures of -13 deg C on
the windowsill outside my room. It would probably have been colder away
from the heat from inside going through the single-glazed window.
I don't recall large amounts of snow, just very cold. I remember
thinking that I might have to spend some of my precious beer money on getting the bus to lectures rather than walking the 2 miles or so as I normally did.
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there
was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there
was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
On 10/01/2023 09:39, NY wrote:
"Max Demian" <max_demian@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
news:tphk8o$8fdl$2@dont-email.me...
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down >>> the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there >>> was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
I was at university in Bristol. I measured temperatures of -13 deg C on
the windowsill outside my room. It would probably have been colder away
from the heat from inside going through the single-glazed window.
I don't recall large amounts of snow, just very cold. I remember thinking >> that I might have to spend some of my precious beer money on getting the
bus to lectures rather than walking the 2 miles or so as I normally did.
Wouldn't deep snow be as much (if not more) impediment to a bus as to walking? Wasn't most of the snow during Christmas vacation?
I was living about a mile from Manchester University at the time, and usually drove or cycled there. I also drove home (dahn saaf) for
Christmas. I don't recall *any* problem going where I wanted to go.
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there
was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
On 09/01/2023 17:52, Max Demian wrote:
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at all.
I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there was
snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note, unlike the
winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
I don't recall the winter of that year specifically. But I remember having
a few feet of snow in our back garden a couple of times when I was primary school age, one of which could well have been '82.
On Mon, 9 Jan 2023 17:52:25 +0000, Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com>
wrote:
On Saturday 7th of January Channel 5 broadcast a programme called "The
Big Snow of '82" claiming "20ft drifts and giant icebergs floating down
the River Severn as the UK ground to a halt." I don't recall this at
all. I remember 1982, where I was and what I was doing. Of course there
was snow (common in the winter in those days) but nothing of note,
unlike the winter of 1962/3 which I also remember.
I remember the snow drifts making driving to work difficult. I had to
drive through the deep snow from my house to the M62 approach road.
The traffic on the motorway was down to about 20 MPH and so it took me
ages to get to work in Manchester. Driving home from Manchester wasn't
too bad.