Friday - December 11, 2009

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Some other nice photos at the link ...

UPDATE WATER HEATER

OK so, we found someone through age concern and he came out and looked at what we have.  Doesn’t look very good as the immersion heater won’t come cleanly away from the the tank it sits in. There was always that danger and I was aware of it the last time that part was replaced.

Cut to the chase we are looking at a new water tank/heater.  Doubtful it can be done today, it’s already late in the day.  So we hope by tomorrow.
I suppose the upside is that a new water tank will be more energy efficient cost wise to run.
Stay Tuned.

Temperatures to plummet to -3C as Britain faces a weekend of freezing fog and ice

By Arthur Martin
Last updated at 1:18 PM on 11th December 2009

After enduring the wettest November on record, you might have hoped for a bit of respite before the Big Chill.

Alas, any relief you might have enjoyed will be frozen out this weekend by sub-zero temperatures and widespread frosts.

Temperatures will drop to lows of 3C (37F) in the daytime and will plummet to minus 3C (27F) or less in northern parts of the UK at night.

Forecasters believe the cold temperatures could bring snow to northern and eastern parts of the UK next week, most likely over hills.

Travellers attempting to make an early start to their weekend today were hampered by a thick layer of fog which shrouded much of the country.

The RAC warned drivers of increasingly treacherous conditions on the roads, with visibility limited to less than 100metres in some places.

Bosses at Heathrow Airport were forced to cancel 56 flights today. Holidaymakers and business travellers whose flights were still operating faced delays of up to an hour.

Stunning: In this picture from the Lake District, sheep graze as a blanket of fog covers the valley beneath them. It was taken by Becki Higgins on the A6 in Keswick, Cumbria

Forecasters said much of the fog had cleared by mid-morning, but some pockets are persisting.

Sarah Holland from the Met Office said: ‘Over the past couple of weeks we’ve seen very unsettled weather, although it has been very mild.

‘It’s going to feel significant colder over the next few days, but at least many will be able to enjoy bright crisp days.

‘The cold weather is caused by a cold front coming in from Scandinavia.’

The Met Office said it was too early to predict if this cold snap would increase the prospects of snow on Christmas Day.

However, Paul Michaelwaite, forecaster for NetWeather.tv, was less reticent. He predicted the cold spell would last ‘right through Christmas’.

‘There are no certainties,’ he said. ‘I’d say 30 per cent to 40 per cent risk of snow [on Christmas Day] - not a bad risk two weeks away.’

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