It begins :rubshands:

[Sir C]

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[Burney]

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Caroline, is it? Any snow?

[Sir C]

Caroline, is it? Any snow?

:nod: Temporarily from 0400 onwards, light snow showers at Gatwick.

They say light snow showers, maybe they mean thunderbastárd blizzards! :cloud9:

[Burney]

:nod: Temporarily from 0400 onwards, light snow showers at Gatwick.

They say light snow showers, maybe they mean thunderbastárd blizzards! :cloud9:

Happily, I have the day off tomorrow. I shall watch the fun from in front of my fire with Netflix on while drinking my home-made cider.

[Sir C]

Happily, I have the day off tomorrow. I shall watch the fun from in front of my fire with Netflix on while drinking my home-made cider.

This is the rhubarb juice, is it?

You'll go blind.

[Burney]

This is the rhubarb juice, is it?

You'll go blind.

Oh, I've already drunk most of that. I came to find it quite refreshing.

No, this is some actual cider I made. It's about 7%. You're supposed to leave it in the bottle for a few months to get better, but fück that. If it's too rough, I'll just mull the fùcker.

[Luis Anaconda]

Oh, I've already drunk most of that. I came to find it quite refreshing.

No, this is some actual cider I made. It's about 7%. You're supposed to leave it in the bottle for a few months to get better, but fück that. If it's too rough, I'll just mull the fùcker.

Were you planning to go to the dentist before you drank the rhubarb stuff or did it melt your teeth?

[Billy Goat Sverige]

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****ing thing has brought us mild air. 2’C and raining at the minute. All my snow is turning to slush :-(

[Burney]

Were you planning to go to the dentist before you drank the rhubarb stuff or did it melt your teeth?

:hehe: Actually, the rhubarb stuff wasn't too strong as I stopped fermentation early using a Campden tablet. It was really just a mildly alcoholic brew and actually quite pleasant in the end.

The cider I have allowed to run its course. 7% is a conservative estimate, as I didnt measure its specific gravity when it went in. It was made with sweet apples, so the sugar content was very high. That's all turned into alcohol now.

It is proper brain damage stuff. :hehe:

[TheCurly]

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Bishop to knight 4

[Burney]

****ing thing has brought us mild air. 2’C and raining at the minute. All my snow is turning to slush :-(

You're dreaming of a dark, slushy Christmas :hehe:

How many hours of daylight are you getting at the moment?

[Sir C]

:hehe: Actually, the rhubarb stuff wasn't too strong as I stopped fermentation early using a Campden tablet. It was really just a mildly alcoholic brew and actually quite pleasant in the end.

The cider I have allowed to run its course. 7% is a conservative estimate, as I didnt measure its specific gravity when it went in. It was made with sweet apples, so the sugar content was very high. That's all turned into alcohol now.

It is proper brain damage stuff. :hehe:

Will you buy some plastic milk cartons from which to swig it?

[Sir C]

****ing thing has brought us mild air. 2’C and raining at the minute. All my snow is turning to slush :-(

No doubt it will freeze up again shortly, b. Frozen, dirty slush. Lovely. :hehe:

[Luis Anaconda]

:hehe: Actually, the rhubarb stuff wasn't too strong as I stopped fermentation early using a Campden tablet. It was really just a mildly alcoholic brew and actually quite pleasant in the end.

The cider I have allowed to run its course. 7% is a conservative estimate, as I didnt measure its specific gravity when it went in. It was made with sweet apples, so the sugar content was very high. That's all turned into alcohol now.

It is proper brain damage stuff. :hehe:

Been nice knowing you, b

[Sir C]

Bishop to knight 4

Shít, you lads are getting the heavy snow!

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[Luis Anaconda]

****ing thing has brought us mild air. 2’C and raining at the minute. All my snow is turning to slush :-(

Beautiful sunny 8 degrees here :)

[Burney]

Will you buy some plastic milk cartons from which to swig it?

I have a glass demijohn from which I might swig it like a hillbilly drinking moonshine. And when I'm finished I can blow into the jug and make music.

[Sir C]

Beautiful sunny 8 degrees here :)

Freezing rain tonight, snow tomorrow :clap:

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[PSRB]

Freezing rain tonight, snow tomorrow :clap:

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Rain in Manchester, I assume

[Pat Vegas]

Shít, you lads are getting the heavy snow!

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Who are these 'SHRASN SHRAGS' are they hot?

[Burney]

No doubt it will freeze up again shortly, b. Frozen, dirty slush. Lovely. :hehe:

I must admit that having had to travel a lot to Scandiwegia in recent years has had the effect of making me slightly less depressed by our winters.

However bad it gets, I can always reconcile myself to it by thinking 'Well at least I'm not in Finland/Sweden/Norway'.

[Sir C]

Rain in Manchester, I assume

An interesting rain, snow and wind mash up for you, p.

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[Billy Goat Sverige]

You're dreaming of a dark, slushy Christmas :hehe:

How many hours of daylight are you getting at the moment?

About 5 hours. It’s cloudy today and it was still dark at 9am. It will probably start getting dark at 2pm.

[Burney]

Who are these 'SHRASN SHRAGS' are they hot?

It sounds like a drunk man trying to say 'Russian slags!' imo

[Sir C]

Who are these 'SHRASN SHRAGS' are they hot?

Cold, f. They're really, really cold :-(

[Luis Anaconda]

Freezing rain tonight, snow tomorrow :clap:

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Don't believe a word of it

[PSRB]

An interesting rain, snow and wind mash up for you, p.

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How typically Manc. I do like this city but **** me, the weather sucks

[Luis Anaconda]

I must admit that having had to travel a lot to Scandiwegia in recent years has had the effect of making me slightly less depressed by our winters.

However bad it gets, I can always reconcile myself to it by thinking 'Well at least I'm not in Finland/Sweden/Norway'.

Conversely, I quite prefer winters in Germany at least this bit of it. Christmas markets may be a bit cheesy but they tend to cheer people up. And it can snow and people just get on with it. Bit of a hard slog when it gets to February mind

[Burney]

Conversely, I quite prefer winters in Germany at least this bit of it. Christmas markets may be a bit cheesy but they tend to cheer people up. And it can snow and people just get on with it. Bit of a hard slog when it gets to February mind

February has the twin advantages, though, of being a/short and b/ the last month of winter. Spring is on the way in February, so you can live with the ghastliness more easily. That for me is why November is such a cünt.

[Sir C]

I must admit that having had to travel a lot to Scandiwegia in recent years has had the effect of making me slightly less depressed by our winters.

However bad it gets, I can always reconcile myself to it by thinking 'Well at least I'm not in Finland/Sweden/Norway'.

I don't mind it so much these days since I started missing most of January. Once February arrives it feels like survival is feasible.

[Burney]

I don't mind it so much these days since I started missing most of January. Once February arrives it feels like survival is feasible.

Yes. Of course, my view is also affected by the allotment. This time of year is dreadful, since there's simply nothing to do. It's too wet to dig and for most things it's too early to plant. All you can do is make sure the ground's clear and manured ready for spring. :-(

[Luis Anaconda]

February has the twin advantages, though, of being a/short and b/ the last month of winter. Spring is on the way in February, so you can live with the ghastliness more easily. That for me is why November is such a cünt.

My birthday is in November so I always enjoy that :weeklongbinge: :lager: :lager:

[PSRB]

February has the twin advantages, though, of being a/short and b/ the last month of winter. Spring is on the way in February, so you can live with the ghastliness more easily. That for me is why November is such a cünt.

:nod: I hate November, October can **** off as well