Fastrantiger:
During my lifetime the country has only ever come to a complete standstill because of snow once, and that was 1962/63.
It started on 29th December, by the next day the snow was up to 15ft deep and the whole country was affected. Then in January temperature was down to minus 16c, this lasted throughout January - then the snow started again in February.
I lived 2 miles out from town and it took 6 weeks before a path was cut through the snow for pedestrian access. It wasn’t until March 6th (I think) that all the roads were open again.
I know there’s been a few blizzards since but none that have covered the entire country. Some of the older hands on here wont forget the winter of 62/63 in a hurry, I know I wont, we didnt have central heating or double glazing in our house (the birth rate went up in 1964 )
I remember the Winter 62/63 too Fastrantiger, there was so much frost and frozen snow on the phone wires that I can remember my dad being able to reach them as he walked me to school.
I’m not sure about other parts of the country, but I clearly remember everybody around here wearing smog masks that Winter because people were burning whatever they could find. We didn’t see our coalman for what seemed like ages, so my dad often took me to the local railway yard to “find” some coal For those a bit older than me, is it true that the Winter of '57 was bad too
jimboy124:
Well then… are you up for a warming man hug big boy ■■ ■■
Only if we are both naked and oiled up.
Fpmsl .
Well i aint seen a flake of snow all day here in Mansfield
I was expecting polar bears and all kinds of arctic blizzards… who`d of thought they were exaggerating eh?
(the birth rate went up in 1964
For those a bit older than me, is it true that the Winter of '57 was bad too 
