Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

Your User Name:
Your Password:	Forget your password? \| Register
Subject:
Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]This was the year Heanor ground to a shuddering, shivering halt. It was the longest, coldest, snowiest winter as far back as anyone could remember. On Derby Rd; the snow was piled into solid snow-walls a good five/six or more feet deep ON the road itself, with just one traffic lane in the middle of the road, one car width. The surface itself was solid snow and ice for weeks. On the pavements, a zig-zag 'pathway' was made, wide enough for one person only to travel at a time, the snow piled high at the sides. As more heavy snow fell over the weeks, this pathway began to meander all over the place, the easiest parts only being cleared each time. As a nipper, i managed to get as far as the Red Lion Square from halfway up Derby Rd; - Loscoe Rd; pavements were a no-go area and i couldn't see up High St; for the snowbanks/walls, 'built' all over the Square itself. Does anyone else remember this worst Winter on Record, with its DEEP snow and the subsequent Spring floods when it melted. The so-called harsh Winter of 1963, didn't even begin to compare. Azzabuv.[/quote]
Options:	Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to stay logged in. Convert smiles. Preview your post. (This feature will still post your message, but you can edit it from there if you need to make changes)

Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

Author

Message / Information

Azzabuv

This message was updated on 4/10/2005 5:53:45 PM by Azzabuv

1947 - Longest Winter - Deepest Snow
replied on: 4/10/2005 5:47:48 PM

This was the year Heanor ground to a shuddering, shivering halt. It was the longest, coldest, snowiest winter as far back as anyone could remember.
On Derby Rd; the snow was piled into solid snow-walls a good five/six or more feet deep ON the road itself, with just one traffic lane in the middle of the road, one car width. The surface itself was solid snow and ice for weeks.

On the pavements, a zig-zag 'pathway' was made, wide enough for one person only to travel at a time, the snow piled high at the sides. As more heavy snow fell over the weeks, this pathway began to meander all over the place, the easiest parts only being cleared each time. As a nipper, i managed to get as far as the Red Lion Square from halfway up Derby Rd; - Loscoe Rd; pavements were a no-go area and i couldn't see up High St; for the snowbanks/walls, 'built' all over the Square itself.
Does anyone else remember this worst Winter on Record, with its DEEP snow and the subsequent Spring floods when it melted.
The so-called harsh Winter of 1963, didn't even begin to compare.
Azzabuv.

Tired of seeing ads? Click here to upgrade to Elite Membership!

ChatArea.com Help & News Forums | Terms of Use | Contact ChatArea.com | Advertising