Posted by Pycoed on December 25, 2007 at 14:37:21 from (86.155.3.103):
In Reply to: David in Wales posted by Paul Simmer on December 25, 2007 at 12:26:04:
David is about 50 miles west of me, so even less likely to get snow than we are! He's on the Atlantic/Irish Sea coast where all our weather comes from, so our winters are typically above freezing & wet. The Gulf Stream keeps the weather very temperate. we have just had a week of frosts with temps down to about -5deg C, but that's usually as cold as it gets in a normal winter. Every 20 years we get a load of snow(1981 was the last real lot) - about 2 feet ( nothing by Canadian/American standards) - which brings everywhere to a halt 'cos we just aren't geared up for it.
If you are missing the pics, here's a couple to tide you over until David's back:
One is my tractor ( an Universal 445DT - Long in USA) with a Vicon Acrobat fitted, down in front of my house.
One is of the estuary a couple of miles downstream from home
One is hunting the cliffs at Gower, just south of the estuary. You should be able to zoom in to see the huntsman & a hound or two.(Note to busybodies: we are hunting rabbits, obviously not foxes, because that is now illegal)
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