Saturday - December 04, 2010

cold but dry as more bad weather on the way …

Very cold still but much snow melted in our section. Not going out for sure till Monday, we hope.

Answer for Drew re. window casements. Yup. They’re iron, rusted through but in 1924 they were state of the art. Should have been replaced long ago.
Question. They’re supposed to keep rain out? Really? lol.  They bleed water this time of year and if wind is up you can feel it.

Going to try and do a large grocery shop in the hope that there’s still something to shop for. Can’t do anything till Mon. at the earliest. Dairy here delivers almost everything tho, so if their supplies are good there shouldn’t be anything to be concerned about.  It mostly folks in the north that really feel this. We’ve been lucky so far but not complacent.  Have heard that somewhere a lot of folks lost power for awhile. Now that’s scary.

Photos at links.

The ultimate lock-in: Seven trapped in Yorkshire pub for last EIGHT days as forecasters warn Big Freeze will go on for at least another week

By Daily Mail Reporter

* Snow death toll up to seven, after two men killed in motorway crash
* Temperatures rise but ice and snow warnings remain
* Host of sporting fixtures called off in England, Scotland and Wales
* Government urges Britons not to panic buy
* Cash machines running out of money as snows hamper delivery vans
* Limits on truckers’ working hours relaxed to help transport of vital supplies
* Rail networks still facing delays

While thousands braved the cold to begin their Christmas shopping, seven people in North Yorkshire are praying for better weather after being snowed into a pub for eight days and counting.

Heavy snow showers and strong winds have left the group stuck in the Lion Inn pub in Blakey Ridge, Kirkbymoorside since last Friday, with little chance of an escape.

Drifts of up to 16ft blocked the inn’s doors and windows, with the surrounding roads impassable, and to make matters worse, the stranded seven’s cars are buried under nine foot of snow.

The group’s predicament in the fourth highest pub in England continues as forecasters warned Britons to expect icy conditions for at least another week, with temperatures falling as low as -10C in the South East of England overnight.

Katie Underwood, 18, who has been a waitress at the Lion Inn for four years, said: ‘It was really novel at first, and quite exciting. 

‘The snow is immense. Most of the windows in here are blocked up, but we’ve got a door open at the back to get some air when we need to.’

oh the weather outside is frightful

Two pensioners ‘freeze to death’ after collapsing in their gardens as the Big Chill hits minus 20

By Sara Nelson

Two pensioners have been found dead in their gardens amid the freezing conditions.

William Wilson, 84, was found dead in his garden in Kirby Stephen, Cumbria, on Tuesday. It is not known how long he lay undetected.

The body of Lillian Jenkinson, 80, was discovered in her back garden in Workington, also in Cumbria, at 10.40am the next day.

Post-mortem examinations will be held to determine whether both of the pensioners froze to death in the sub-zero temperatures.

Today detectives said Mrs Jenkinson may have fallen in her garden and spent the night in freezing conditions before she was discovered.

source and photos

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