Maxwellian Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Think it ended up as Whitbread, but yes, now Tescos. Take mum to Ask sometimes which was part of the old buildings on the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizG Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, Maxwellian said: Think it ended up as Whitbread, but yes, now Tescos. Take mum to Ask sometimes which was part of the old buildings on the corner. Thanks, that answers a question we had at the weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 faversham brewery is shepherd neame (well it was last time I looked - Home of spitfire beer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 That’s about the most brilliant cake I have ever seen! (Envy those who tasted it!) Giggle...Love the way this thread is flipping between snow beast and wedding & cake! Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxwellian Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, grendel said: faversham brewery is shepherd neame (well it was last time I looked - Home of spitfire beer. Peter. The main existing one is SN, you are correct, although we used to have a nickname for it. I think they also have a micro brewery as well in the area. The Whitbread one was across the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizG Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 42 minutes ago, YnysMon said: That’s about the most brilliant cake I have ever seen! (Envy those who tasted it!) Giggle...Love the way this thread is flipping between snow beast and wedding & cake! Helen And a serious p**s up in a serious Brewery. On the brewery tour they said they brew some beers under a different name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I discovered on my way om this evening that the tyres on the 'GriffTile' van are very nearly 100% useless when driving on only about 2" of compacted snow on tarmac. It's my own fault as I have not put on winter tyres this year but even so, Holy Moly I didn't think they would be this bad. So, the covering of snow we have (And it ain't much) will be here in the morning with no doubt another odd 1" on top. The van can stay in the drive and I will be using my GC Jeep. Job location is a village with no main trunk road going to/from it and I doubt the van would make it safely Griff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExSurveyor Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 5 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said: I will be using my GC Jeep. Unleash The Beast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labrador Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 My day has just started walking my youngest lab, she went bananas in the snow, it's up to her stomach. Norfolk has disappeared in a blanket of white. Visibility about fifty yards at the moment. Met office upped east Norfolk to Amber warning until about midday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Great, there is now around 3" lying this morning and it has started snowing a good un about 20 mins ago with no signs of any breaks in the cloud. If this keeps up I will end up going up in t loft and getting out my Langlauf gear (Still have all the kit from when we lived in Norway) Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEM Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 If its any consolation we had minus 12.5 C this morning (to the North-West of Hamburg). Not much snow (about 1") but nearby there has been considerably more. I have to take the train to the South-West corner of the country tomorrow (Black Forrest area). Could be interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 16 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said: Great, there is now around 3" lying this morning and it has started snowing a good un about 20 mins ago with no signs of any breaks in the cloud. If this keeps up I will end up going up in t loft and getting out my Langlauf gear (Still have all the kit from when we lived in Norway) Griff Hi Griff, You know as well as me that all we have had is a slight dusting in our area, we have been lucky over the last few month and have had less snow than other area's. It only takes about an inch of snow in the center of Sheffield to stop all traffic leaving the city due to snow on all of the hills. It is a case of having winter tyres, grips or chains and a spade in the boot, I have always got home in the snow, it can be case of planning a route and avoiding other drivers that are clueless in driving in the snow. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Well I've driven in from the Coast of Norfolk to work in Norwich, I didn't see any tarmac, overtaking BMWs with their wide wheel spinning on a slight slope is most satisfying. I was driving my 34year old LandRover 110 (which has additional limited slip differentials)at 20 to 30 mph, more to the point on All terrain Mud and Snow rated tyres.. They did send a plough on the front of a tractor down my road last night.... not to clear snow just to clear the mud, they were dragging sugar beet out of the mud till 21:00 last night... According to the radio South / South west of Norwich is basically a No go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Ohhh we are waiting for it to arrive here, just a light dusting at present. Our daughter in Kent face time called to show the winter wonderland outside their house, and is working from home, there is no prospect of getting the trains in and out of London today in any reliable way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I have just been thinking - the navigations of the Broads are the only thing to remain open in this weather. No ploughing, no gritting, no wheel spinning and no pre-ordained timetable cancellations. Just scrape it off the windscreen and away you go! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 If only Vaughan - ICE - a boat stopper even the thin stuff, well it is for us woodies Jeep - Flat battery - Now running and warming up, gear transferred over from van (Well just as much as I need) What I really need is a spare set of rims with dedicated winter snow /ice tyres on them ready for the van each winter but that is a lot of expense not to mention the faffing around, and how many winters would I need them? - They would probably perish / degrade before they got worn out. So having the jeep as a back up is the way to go for me. Griff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 err I did 14 minutes ago, Vaughan said: I have just been thinking - the navigations of the Broads are the only thing to remain open in this weather. No ploughing, no gritting, no wheel spinning and no pre-ordained timetable cancellations. Just scrape it off the windscreen and away you go! Err I did notice the snow lying on the river at Wayford bridge so not all the rivers are open, as sections of the Ant are iced up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 It's all right! I can look you all in the face again. It's snowing heavily here as well. And it's settling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Oh Boy! I do love watching the southern French trying to drive in the snow! There have already been 3 shunts on the slope right outside our window, so after only half an hour, the village is now blocked to traffic. Luckily I have plenty of firewood in! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Well my day started well, a slow 40mph drive up the M2 this morning, only to find holdups at the tunnel (a lorry had jackknifed across 4 lanes, so they were taking everything up the slip road, round the roundabout and back on. as I joined the back of the queue, they cleared it, so a further half hour and I was through - arrived at the office to find it shut and deserted. went to our depot across the road to find the manager had sent an email out shutting the office for the day, picked up the spare keys and found the email myself once i had logged on (most people that have work mobiles receive their emails on them as well). there are actually 4 of us in now, but we will probably pack up and head for home at lunch time. there is a light shower of snow at the moment. Temperatures well -110C when I left home, -140C at gravesend on the M2 -60C outside the office, warmest spot 00C halfway through the dartford tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 They are all standing around shouting and shrugging now! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Ah its not just the UK that comes to a standstill when they get a dusting of snow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Not much snow in Warwick, just a covering although pretty cold. I'm suffering from man flu with the addition of an ear infection - in both ears !! So working from home for a few days with the benefit of an excuse to ignore the wife as I struggle to hear her ! Pretty sure my hearing will improve when she announces the banana muffins she is baking are ready though !! If more snow appears today or tomorrow I'll wander down to the canal and take some boaty photos of it iced over. In the meantime it's time for some more antibiotics, they are the size of torpedoes and I'm not sure if I need to swallow them or hammer them into my ears !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Woke up to a slight dusting this am. and now it's just started snowing again. Colin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 be careful out there, that looks nasty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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