Causing havoc in Beech Hill/Beech Hill Avenue area. Was going in work but turned back after skidding about 15 foot down there and stopping literally inches from the car in front! Frightening!

Didn't attempt to go out to work when I saw how deep it was. It's just been on the radio that first bus have cancelled all services across greater manchester.

Just to confirm if any students read these boards:

Winstanley College is closed both the 5th and 6th of January due to heavy snow. Further information is available on the college intranet.

- Matt

I've thrown a sickie.

Bah, I work from home .

Mine still open

Account taxi for me later

The snow in Lowton is about 6 inches, I'm on crutches and loving it.... Personally I can't wait for the sheet ice again.

Can't see the lads getting much training done in this.

This is like a winter from my youth. Can't remember snow this heavy or freezing temperatures this prolonged since the early 80s. Last winter was pretty cold, but nothing like this.

Not a chance of us believing that Cruncher

They should have gone to Lanzarote.

Oi. This is an O/T thread. We'll have no rugger speyk on this thankyou.

Where's moan man?

Bloody snow...

Winter of 62 /63 was the worst I can remember. it froze from Christmas 1962 until March 1963.

Can anyone hear the Hovis music?

No ... sadly, by 'my youth' I'm talking about the early 60s. But we had a bit of a rehash of Arctic weather in the late 70s and early 80s. Now it seems we're having another.

I blame this global warming

Tried to get to Manchester today, had to give up at Highfield.

So no work for me, I love snow on days like this.

Remember it well had a great time mind you i was only 7 so it was great fun

Am I the only one on here who has more work to do because of the snow??

I'm revising for uni exams in jan... my only break is a gym session from about 1-2, and then training 7-8 if its a tuesday or a thursday... Well, I can't get to the gym, it's too far to walk and I'm not trying to drive in this. My coach has just text me, the school we train at is closed, so no training!!

YOUR KIDDING!

My only revision break today is a sneaky RLFans read

Mesnes park a couple of hours ago.............

Day off for me too! I live in Manchester, its not too bad here maybe 3-4 inches, but walking through it there are some deeper parts. I set off for work and walked to Salford station to get the train and got a phone call to say that the other key holders to open up are snowed in at home, so I've trudged all the way back home.

Was a bit annoyed they didn't phone earlier, but hey ho, I get a day in bed! Class.

Been in to work this morning and got sent home, so it's an afternoon of Test cricket



Just heard on the news it's supposed to be another 10 days of relentless snow, two weeks off!!

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Winter of 62 /63 was the worst I can remember. it froze from Christmas 1962 until March 1963.'" That was bad. I can remember it, and i was not 5 year's old untill the April. I can remember not wanting to go to bed it was that cold!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_ ... ed_Kingdom

Quote ="Rogues Gallery"Winter of 62 /63 was the worst I can remember. it froze from Christmas 1962 until March 1963.'" That was bad. I can remember it, and i was not 5 year's old untill the April. I can remember not wanting to go to bed it was that cold!! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_of_ ... ed_Kingdom

I remember noticing this when doing the site page for that year. 14 consecutive matches postponed, which is basically half a season. A full 76 days went by without a match and the situation best summed up by this guy skating on Central Park.