So it must be Winter 2016. Love it. (EDIT Spring 2017)

[Ootohere]

Greenwich Mean Time and dark already up Northish UK.

Winter formulation in the filling stations and a cracking day before turning colder this week.

 

Love it.

Edited 21 March, 2017 by Awayoffski

[Gaz]

I was at work today.  Nice and crisp down here.  Sunset was pretty over the Downs from my 3rd floor office.

 

Gaz

[@Lee]

Have The Express predicted 'Worst Winter In 100 Years' yet?

[mac11irl]

Have The Express predicted 'Worst Winter In 100 Years' yet?

Dunno about the express, but its been knocked around the media a bit already... "enjoy it while it lasts, because the big chill/freeze/flood/galeforcewind is on its way according to experts looking for more research grants"...

[Aspman]

Greenwich Mean Time and dark already up Northish UK.

Winter formulation in the filling stations and a cracking day before turning colder this week.

 

Love it.

 

Dark all the time

Crap mpg

 

[mac11irl]

Had about 60odd kids trick or treating tonight.. ran out of fructose based gack to hand out... stopped answering the door when we ran out.

[fabiamk2SE]

Dark all the time

Crap mpg

 

 

I dno.. i always seem to get better MPG in winter? 

 

Maybe thats more to the adapted driving style though? 

[fabiamk2SE]

Had about 60odd kids trick or treating tonight.. ran out of fructose based gack to hand out... stopped answering the door when we ran out.

 

Same problem here. 

 

10 little bags ready to handout. 

 

Then they go knockin on doors in groups of 15. 

 

Wtf's that about. . 

[millser]

I didn't even answer the door , just let my dogs bark at them :-D

[john999boy]

Have The Express predicted 'Worst Winter In 100 Years' yet?

 

Maybe not the worst in 100 years but it has been mentioned - here and here.

[Aspman]

Sure I saw "worst winter in 100yr / Snowmageddon" stories back in July.

 

The usual long term prediction big freeze / heat wave stories.

[Ootohere]

What another beautiful day after a chilly start.

Offski on my bike just shortly to take advantage of the rest of the short daylight hours.

[Tamber]

Definitely hit winter-ish; on its way to dark at half four, so no tinkering time after work due to receding light... not that I'd be able to do much with my fingers getting frozen stiff anyway! Checked the antifreeze strength in the truck -- paranoid about that big copper&brass radiator core -- good to -12°C; might strengthen it up a little bit more anyway.

 

Not long before co-workers start the gentle ribbing about when it's going to be on the road to start pulling people out of slush-drifts.

[gadgetman]

I only scraped the car once last winter.

 

Already scraped it on 3 mornings this week.

[Breezy_Pete]

I'm loving it. That pup that I'm cuddling on the left there is plagued by some little feckers called harvest mites in autumn, despite veterinary medicine's best attempts to prevent them. They're horrible little b'stards that cause violent itching.

Frosts kill them off.

[fabdavrav]

Got the winters on, & big brake conversion done, just need a service now.

 

Wood is nice & dry for the stove

 

Need to look at some lighter tele boots for this winter & new lighter tele skis..

 

Roll on the snow

[SuperbTWM]

Its barely been cold yet and we have already been low on power due to low wind generation, made worse by the french shutting a load of nukes down. Good job we have good old coal power to keep the lights on.

[punyXpress]

 

Frosts kill them off.

Does it work for crabs ?  

[BJM]

Do crabs suffer from harvest mites?

[Aspman]

Does it work for crabs ?  

 

Just need to stick your meat and two veg in the freezer for a couple of hours.

[dan4291]

It's started!

 

Daily Express headline: 

ICY PLUNGE: Met Office warning as polar vortex set to bring coldest winter for 35 YEARS

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/729340/UK-weather-Met-Office-coldest-winter-35-years-polar-vortex-Britain

 

Daily Mail headline: Time for your winter woolies: Snow warnings are issued across the UK as polar vortex plunges the country into its coldest winter for five years

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3912772/Time-winter-woolies-Snow-warnings-issued-UK-polar-vortex-plunges-country-coldest-winter-five-years.html

Edited 7 November, 2016 by dan4291

[Aspman]

Tee shirt and shorts at the ready.

 

I think we hear about snowmagheddon at this time of year every year. More reliable than a Black Friday sale.

[KenONeill]

I presume that the Daily Heil makes these predictions on a "stopped clock" basis?

[Ootohere]

I love snow, proper white snow then crispy cold weather and blue skies.  

So there is some now and a maybe a good bit more tomorrow.   Bring it on.

[gadgetman]

It's started!

Daily Express headline:

ICY PLUNGE: Met Office warning as polar vortex set to bring coldest winter for 35 YEARS

http://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/729340/UK-weather-Met-Office-coldest-winter-35-years-polar-vortex-Britain

Daily Mail headline: Time for your winter woolies: Snow warnings are issued across the UK as polar vortex plunges the country into its coldest winter for five years

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3912772/Time-winter-woolies-Snow-warnings-issued-UK-polar-vortex-plunges-country-coldest-winter-five-years.html

Only 35 years?

They're slipping. Last year was 300 years