Bring it on!

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Jan 2008, 16:20

OK, I've decided to come clean and admit that I'm addicted to weather forecasts - the more severe it is, the better! You can only imagine my ecstasy on my first trip to North America, when I discovered that they had a whole TV channel devoted to the weather and 'the risk of precipitation'.

These days I pleasure myself with furtive visits to sites such as the metoffice. Today's forecast map with it's bright red splodge across most of Britain has filled me with delight. I'll be waiting in exquisite anticipation for that first snow flake to fall

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 02 Jan 2008, 18:36

Really?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Jan 2008, 19:53

A bit of ball lightning or a sudden inversion does it every time

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 09:53

Yesterday's prediction of 'heavy' snow showers has now been updated to 'light'. I'm so disappointed

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 10:47

Yay! It's snowing!!

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 03 Jan 2008, 11:20

It's stopped.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 11:31

Spoilsport!

I'm not bovvered. The latest radar pics show there's more on its way

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 03 Jan 2008, 12:01

Seen a few flakes o ( of snow ) a minute ago

Its lying out at Loanhead.

How long before road chaos?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 13:23

Our cat is so stupid! He has come dashing in and is so convinced it could snow indoors he is spending all his time dashing for shelter under objects such as the Christmas tree and the table

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:23

It's driving my mums cat crazy.
He's young and has never seen snow before, can't understand this cold white stuff.
Big flakes falling .
How's a cat supposed to catch them all?

Hear its lying in Dalkeith as well.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:30

Selma's exhausted trying to catch the flakes at the back window. Think she decided to have a rest and look out the front instead. She had a genuinely puzzled look on her face when they were there as well!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 03 Jan 2008, 14:42

Epykat wrote:. She had a genuinely puzzled look on her face

Wonder where she got that from?

Post by **wangi** » 03 Jan 2008, 20:06

I see that Portobello (sorry, sorry - Joppa) beach was on the STV news weather forecast tonight. Not really a great example of the snow in Edinburgh

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 Jan 2008, 20:40

I find the weather very boring but one or two people have suggested that we should have a weather forecast on Portobello Online. I feel as enthusiastic about this as I do about suggestions to have a Portobello webcam feed. Nevertheless, it is a community website and if that's what people want...

Marya, would you like to be our Weather Girl? Each evening, after you have studied all the relevant satellite images, charts and whatever, you could present live on Portobelly Telly a forecast for the following day. Would we need a separate forecast for the Joppa area? I have heard that the climate there is much more favourable and that some people even have palm trees.

Do you also listen to the shipping forecast by any chance?

Just trying to work out precisely how bonkers you actually are.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 20:53

Oooo....I could always call my old school pal and room mate Carol Kirkwood for lessons.

And, yes, I am partial to a bit of 'Sailing By' How did you know?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 Jan 2008, 21:38

Such a name-dropper! Gail's willing to do it for £50 a show. Topless. On ice.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 03 Jan 2008, 21:48

Bob Jefferson wrote: Gail's willing to do it for £50 a show. Topless. On ice.

You're confusing fantasy and reality again Bob. Someone slap him, will you?

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 03 Jan 2008, 21:51

I usually pay extra for that.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 04 Jan 2008, 17:50

I wondered when GP would get a mention.

Saddo Bobbo!!

PS Who's Carol Kirkwood?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 04 Jan 2008, 18:11

Bob Jefferson wrote:I usually pay extra for that.

You wouldn't be able to afford me Bob. Homer says he can't afford me either

Poppy wrote: Who's Carol kirkwood?

Who's Carol? Who's Carol?! Do you never watch morning tele Pops?
Carol is the BBC's award winning weather girl.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 04 Jan 2008, 19:00

Marya wrote: Do you never watch morning tele Pops?

Erm, no!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 04 Jan 2008, 19:18

So, OK what's the weather in Portobello going to be like this weekend? Is it worth getting the sledges out or is it just going to be wet and miserable?

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 04 Jan 2008, 20:53

doubt you'll need your sledge Bob

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 04 Jan 2008, 22:07

Hillend looked as if it had been transported to the Alps today; fantastic fun. The snow was falling as we left at the back of 4, but I believe it is set to climb to 5 degrees tonight, so it might be a bit slushy up there tomorrow.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 04 Jan 2008, 22:24

Save your pennies, Marya.....

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 07 Jan 2008, 14:37

Not a flake in Portobello but Midlothian was very picturesque this morning.
Dont think anyone stuck on the bypass was impressed though.

When trying to get out to Jewel and Esk college Clanger 1 phoned to say she'd be late due to the tailbacks, only to be told the lecturer and half the class were also stuck in traffic.

I had wandered out this am with my crocs on my feet, luckily I had a pair of Docs to hand as the Tesco car park at Hardengreen was up to my ankles in snow.
The Sherrif Hall roundabout was clear coming back but I could see the solid tailbacks along the bypass.
No bunnies were out either

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 07 Jan 2008, 15:16

Amazing what a difference a few miles can make. See that there's more forecast for this Wednesday, but it's not so exciting when everyone is back at work, is it?

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 11 Jan 2008, 12:29

There was still a pile of snow in mums driveway in Loanhead yesterday.
Lots of road flooding out that way with the heavy rain.

As to weather presenters my favourite has to be Sean Batty.
Anyone who can announce "It'll be blowing a hoolie in the Western Isles " gets my vote

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 11 Jan 2008, 22:12

Had a text this afternoon to say it was snowing in Bristol.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 31 Jan 2008, 20:14

Has it bringed on enough for you today, marya?????

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 01 Feb 2008, 12:12

It was snowing heavily out at Loanhead yesterday.
Pentlands dissapeared
I was trying to load a tv in the back of my car in a blizzard!
( Clanger 1 has had it stored at her grans since she moved back home, she's moving again! )

Glad I wasn't going to Fife though.

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 01 Mar 2008, 20:50

Heavy snow and Neil Young on Monday

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 01 Mar 2008, 20:55

Marya wrote:Heavy snow and Neil Young on Monday

There's still two sleeps to go, you know. You'll be peeing your pants come Monday evening at this rate.

You need to calm down a bit. Away and listen to your High School Musical CD and stop insisting it's your sons.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 01 Mar 2008, 22:14

have you 2 got tickets? can i offer you anything for them?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 02 Mar 2008, 01:09

ecm wrote:[
There's still two sleeps to go, you know. You'll be peeing your pants come Monday evening at this rate.

Well, at least I'm not all fur coat nae knickers