The weather has been very unusual in the past years. It is apparent that the climate is changing, and not for the better.

Right now, here it's raining. With about 40 cm of heavy snow still covering the rooftop, this has me slightly worried.

It's lovely to watch it fall, and to see a view covered by virgin snow (specially, the first time). It becomes a royal pain once you need to walk through it, when it's become muddy and black, the stacks of dirty snow on the corners of the street that appear to last months... Plus, once it's on the ground it's usually too cold for me to wear shorts, and I love my shorts. But as I said, I had missed it.
It's rain that doesn't drench you right away. It just gathers on top of you and once you get to cover, you can get it off you. So often I don't even need a raincoat :)

Last few winters we have had odd days of snow but its been gone within a day or two.

This winter though we have been hit hard. We are having to keep the kids off school today as we can't get the car out and the buses aren't running. We are literally in a blizzard at present and snowed in, snow is a third of the way up the front & garage door and you can only see the tip of the arial / antenna on the roof of the car which was clear when we went out yesterday.

I do like the snow, have no issues with it, its just everything tends to end up a standstill when we get hit in this way round the Durham area

Don't eat the yellow snow.

It's understandable on a country not used to snow, but after it has happened a couple times in a row, you would expect some measures to be taken...

So what do I do with my lemon slush puppie?

hehe damn huskies

Lots of wet snow on the roof, yes could be a problem. Any way to clear it off. Is it a flat roof or a peaked roof? Hope it doesn't become an issue for you.

It is a peaked, inadequately constructed roof already covered with heavy, thick clay roof tiles. It does not inspire much confidence, hence the occasional worries.

Not really a convenient rooftop for cleaning actions even when it's dry. Anyway, I suppose I shouldn't ponder over it since there's little that I can do, which does annoy me, mostly out of concern for the rest of the family.

What will be will be... XI

Four days of snow solid here, 2 to 3 more days expected. It seriosly looks just like Hoth outside. Needless to say I love it; so long as I don't have to go out and work in it.

Is it proper powdery snow, or that annoying watery snow (slush, sleet, whatever the English speaking world calls them, we call them "loska", "räntä" or "suoja(keli)") when the temperatures are near 0 Celsius degrees?

I hate the melting watery snow, it is the worst kind of weather I know (besides maybe real floods up to your neck). As for the powdery frosty snow that is light as a feather (you can practically blow it off your car, as if it was covered with tiny feathers), I miss it if I don't see it in the winter. Must be colder than -5 Celsius or so for that, closer to -10 is better (like right now here).

And Heathrow airport missing lots of flights due to 8cm of snow... LOL! Ok, I guess the airport does not want to invest on snow ploughs since there is not supposed to be much of snow in GB.

Just looking out the window, I see irelands usual half arsed attempt at any type of weather, other then feckin' rain. :)

It was the light kind which only sticks to grass and cars. Thankfully no watery snow on the street, plus the sun just came out. Ah, well, something's something.

I've only ever seen snow twice in my entire life.

Most Australians faint dead away upon first seeing it.

Saw snow sometimes back in Ireland, depending on where you were of course. And rain. Don't forget the rain. :P

Doubt I'll see much here though. :P