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Post by jinks on Jan 2, 2008 9:57:37 GMT 1
cannot see any other forcast saying less than about 0 I think manchester post have over done it a bit with the temperature low though, I live in Oxfordshire and the report is for a light snow and 1 or 2 degrees. It was colder before xmas down to -6 some nights
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Post by lolamae on Jan 2, 2008 12:35:11 GMT 1
TBH it isn't so much the intensity as the duration - hard frosts and snow for a couple of days is just something to be endured for a while, it's if it lasts for a couple of weeks or more - frozen water pipes and troughs are then a real problem as there is no relief in sight and you can't survive on just the contents of a trough. You then have to work out how to stop them freezing or to thaw them if they do (and drain hosepipes and keep them inside in case you can thaw a tap and get chance to fill a trough with them). I think you have hit the nail on the head there. If the UK routinely had conditions like this people would be set up for it and it would no longer be a problem, but because it isn't necessary the equipment isn't readily available. For five months of the year we rarely see temps over zero, our pipes are buried below the frost line (feet deep) and heated, self-filling troughs are the norm, I have no idea if you can even buy heated troughs (you can get buckets too, even my barn cats have heated pet sized water bowls) in the UK, I never even thought of them when I was there. Last year, our well froze, solid, that is our only source of water (no mains supply here) for three weeks I was driving to the creek and collecting 150 gallons via a hole dug in 6" thick ice for horses, washing and loo flushing. My husband and my brother spent an entire day down the well thawing out the pipes to the pump room with blow torches and hairdryers. Now we have a thermostatically controlled heater in the pump room (also makes for a lovely warm tack room) which has been OK.......so far. So, blow torches and hairdryers are all I can suggest for thawing pipes.
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Post by bliss on Jan 2, 2008 13:12:21 GMT 1
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ee/ee_forecast_temp.htmlRisk of disruption Severe Weather Warning Valid from Valid to East of England:40% Bedfordshire 40% Cambridgeshire 40% Essex 40% Hertfordshire 40% Luton 40% Norfolk 40% Peterborough 40% Southend-on-Sea 40% Suffolk 40% Thurrock Heavy Snow 0600 Thu 3 0600 Fri 4 As cold air sets in across the country the Met Office is expecting a spell of snow on Thursday and at first on Friday. Two separate areas of snow are expected. The snow affecting eastern Scotland and Northumbria will be more persistent and heavy leading to 10-20 cm accumulations on high ground, and 5 cm or so on lower ground, though rain is more likely close to coasts. This is expected to cause disruption to travel networks especially across higher level routes. Lighter snow is expected further south, which will turn to rain later. Here, there is some uncertainty about how much snow there will be, though latest estimates suggest little, if any, lying snow in most parts, but with the risk of 3- 5 cm over parts of East Anglia and southeast England, as well as on high ground over 100 m elsewhere. Again, this could cause travel disruption, though with lower confidence. Issued at: 1106 Wed 2 Jan Its not going to get that cold if we having snow!
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Post by dunoon12 on Jan 2, 2008 14:20:48 GMT 1
well at least it got people thinking about it and -17 was the temperatures giving out on sky news the other day. But the idea was just to raise it its not just the temperature its the wind chill factor and its the wind chill that will bring the temp down even lower (whether it snows or not). But who can really sure as i suspect even the weather men dont really know. But one thing that does tend to happen is any bad weather the east coast of the USA get we get!
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Post by lolamae on Jan 2, 2008 15:53:44 GMT 1
This is what -12C looks like, from the warmth of my kitchen Horses are absolutely NOT bothered.
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Post by geeup on Jan 2, 2008 17:35:41 GMT 1
what a view form your kitchen window.
Good weather report from metcheck.com, nearly always right.
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Post by Casper on Jan 2, 2008 17:37:28 GMT 1
Met Check are saying that the reports of -17 are untrue. Or at least they were when I checked at lunchtime. The lowest actual temperature forecast for our region (Northants) is -1 but will feel like -6 with the windchill factor.
Lolamae - what great photos!
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Post by indibindi on Jan 2, 2008 17:53:37 GMT 1
Getting chilly here... have had to teach Dolly (my Beeston baby) to accept a rug. She's rising 2 and she's trying to catch up from a bad start and is looking tucked up today. She was pretty good - only had me ski-ing across the field for 50 metres till she accepted it...
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Post by Casper on Jan 2, 2008 18:01:36 GMT 1
Bless her Smudge, glad you got sorted in the end. And anyway Dolly says it wasn't anything to do with the rug - she was trying to keep YOU warm LOL!
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Post by jackie on Jan 2, 2008 18:07:59 GMT 1
WOW Great photo,s lolamae (I would love to go to Canada my Grandfather grew up in Cowgaree (sp) and I believe my Great Aunt has a Ranch there). Thank you for sharing them with us can we request a few more!!!!!!
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Post by iceberg on Jan 2, 2008 18:17:18 GMT 1
lolamae - I am looking at your photos going greener and greener with envy!! ;D Any tips on how to persuede hubby to emigrate? Does canada need any more train drivers?
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Post by Oranges on Jan 2, 2008 18:22:28 GMT 1
lovely pics lolamae spesh the last one with hte neds Makes me laugh the carry on over a bit of weather, for about 2 week before xmas we were frozen here barely thawing out during day, snow one weekend etc, pipes had frozen, didnt even get a mention, tho then again 9 miles down the road it was barely frosty. Sure everyone will cope, i think the forcasts might be right for once my neds today were mental spent half day huddled next ta hill and other half charging round like loonies
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Post by breezy on Jan 2, 2008 20:56:48 GMT 1
It's slightly off topic, but this year I'm feeding mine Black oil sunflower seeds (BOSS). I wasn't feeding it to my livery - his rug was a middleweight and back when the temp went down to -3 he got far too cold in it (well he wasn't in it, he was moved into a heavyweight ) anyway I then started him on it - about half a mug a day - and the next time it went down to -3 he was toasty in the middleweight. Nothing else had changed - so I can only attribute it to the boss. My warmblood is toasty just in his middleweight (and his shetland-esque coat!) and my connie is happiest unrugged if not wet, and he has an apron clip. They all get Boss. Boss rules I say!! Very good for coats, lots of vit b and oil and cheap! Bx
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Post by vab on Jan 2, 2008 21:23:28 GMT 1
We are feeding BOSS for the first time and have noticed improvment in coats and am only on second bag - hope it gets them to loose winter coats a bit easier as well.
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