Favourite snow memories

JCX BXC

M.T Cranium today gave his (Non Tabloid) Winter prediction in the Weather forum http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=101273387

Seems we could be in for a bit of Sneachta early on this winter!

What are your favourite memories of snow? Back in 2009/2010 here in Clare we got practically none, but I do have memories of being a child and walking around the house with a sweeping brush brushing the snow as it fell (In Broad Daylight!)

endacl

Not my favourite, per se, but my most recent would be last winter, when it didn't snow anywhere near me.

tigger123

Informer.

Alf Stewart.

Gotta be that time I snorted four lines of it off Candies size 36DDs.

AllGunsBlazing

Any excuse....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvCK2o6Zbo

CINCLANTFLT

tigger123 wrote: »

Informer.

That was going to my joke! You ruined it for me :-(

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Sitting on the m50 for four hours was a fun one.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The big snow of '62.

SEPT 23 1989

M.T needs to lay off the pipe

ScumLord

That time it snowed.

Allinall

Generation snowflake.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Maximus Black Gas wrote: »

The big snow of '62.

My father always talks about that. The plumbing froze up in the National school he attended and the children had to be kept home for three weeks.

The flying mouse

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Any excuse....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvCK2o6Zbo

I wonder was that lad injured ? seems a bad fall, scarlet for him :cool::pac:

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

East Mayo was blankteted in snow back in 2009 and 2010. For weeks it was almost impossible to drive anywhere off the main roads.

DEFTLEFTHAND

The flying mouse wrote: »

I wonder was that lad injured ? seems a bad fall, scarlet for him :cool::pac:

Wounded pride more than anything I say.

The flying mouse

Maximus Black Gas wrote: »

The big snow of '62.

Remember it well

62 :eek::eek: Count me out I thought you said 82

taytobreath

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Any excuse....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZvCK2o6Zbo

it never gets less funny:D

DEFTLEFTHAND

I don't remember there being heavy snowfall where I was in 2010 (Tipp). It was just incredibly cold with vicious frosts and ice and the temp barely getting over freezing during the daytime and getting down to -10 at night.

It was certainly an experience, probably won't see the likes of it again in Ireland for a long time.

Or at least I hope not, one of the few good things about our climate are the mild winters.

CanadaDave

When i was a kid me and my family went to the sugar loaf in Wicklow after it snowed, lots of people sliding down on black plastic bags and that. On our way up we passed a plastic bath that someone had thrown away, 10 minutes later a group of 4 guys head up the hill with the bath, sit into it and heave themselves down the hill after moving about 5 feet the bath disintegrated and the lads ended up sliding down the rest of the way on their faces. Good times.

fxotoole

This has to be my favourite Snow memory:

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josip

In 82 when most of my friends were making snowmen I had loftier ambitions and made a snow tank, complete with snow turret.
Used up a lot of the snow in the half acre.
the Iran Iraq war was in full swing and tanks were topical.

There was still part of it there 2 weeks after all the rest of the snow had melted.
That thing had its own micro climate.

BrokenArrows

Every single year someone predicts "the worst winter ever", or "the hottest summer ever".

Instead of the Irish weather which is usually a bit of everything and usually all on the same day while you're outside trying to carry in the shopping.

LordSutch

82' I think it was?

A decent smattering of snow, if memory serves me correctly.

Stigura

Carnacalla wrote: »

What are your favourite memories of snow?

That's dead easy! Back when I was fourteen; Mate and I were walking along a straight country road. Sensibly, we walked in single file. Me bringing up the rear. Not so sensibly, on reflection, we were walking with our backs to the traffic direction. Maybe we'd just emerged onto the roadside? What ever.

I was talking to Kev' and he was replying to me. Then, all in a split second, a big snowball exploded squarely against the dead central back of my head!!! And, even as it's registering that I've just been whacked with a snowball, a motor sped past, a roar of jubilant cheers erupting from the open window.

And I'll bet, to this day, the guy who managed that perfect head shot, from a fast moving motor, is still reliving the glorious moment. It was a fantastic achievement and I salute the lad!

freedominacup

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

My father always talks about that. The plumbing froze up in the National school he attended and the children had to be kept home for three weeks.

My father is always going on about it whenever we get a bit of snow also. His favourite story about it was overhearing a neighbouring farmer on the phone to his sister who was complaining that the farmers daughters hadn't come bach to boarding school after Christmas. The sister was actually mother superior something, something, something including at least one mans name. The farmer in question lost the head, "ffs Bridie tisn't a fcn helicopter I have here. What da fcuk do you expect me to do? Doesn't matter how far you rise in your profession your brother will always give it to you straight.

cbyrd

When I was 8 in 1982, we had a huge snowfall. I remember the day it started my nana said it wouldn't stick. By night it was drifting at our back door (it was higher than the floor level of the kitchen and hallway)
I was so excited watching the build up out the bathroom window that I snuck downstairs in my nighty and opened the back door and about 6 foot of drift snow fell in on top of me holy fcuk says I and started screaming I was beat sideways cos dad and granda had to shovel the snow back out and it was snowing in the door too. We were off school for a few weeks and I remember having to use powdered milk cos they couldn't get the milk off the farms. My biggest memory is frozen fingers and toes and burnt mouth from the tea ..

Tipperary animal lover

The time we ate the yellow snow ... oh wait

Arthur.beaker

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

The time we ate the yellow snow ... oh wait

Stay away from the brown stuff.

Your Face

Probably the single - Informer.

Arthur.beaker

Your Face wrote: »

Probably the single - Informer.

a licky boom boom down

failinis

I don't know if it was a big snow but it was one of the last winters I had with my dog.
Short little guy, he was almost swallowed by it and bouncing about and just a magical feeling day with how the sounds are muted.
Just me and him and the fields.

Trebor176

The snow of 2010 into early 2011. It seemed endless, due to the fact it lasted so long. And, it was definitely the coldest winter that I remember. We had the thundersnow as well, which seemed to last a couple of days. I know the weather forum went into meltdown during this. I was up for a good bit of the night keeping up-to-date.

Olishi4

cbyrd wrote: »

My biggest memory is frozen fingers and toes and burnt mouth from the tea ..

I remember a snowfall when I was about 5 or 6 and my hands were freezing. My gloves were useless and got soaked.

I wanted to stay out though. I'm not sure whose idea it was but I ended up going in and using socks on my hands to keep them warm and back out to play

cbyrd

Olishi4 wrote:

I wanted to stay out though. I'm not sure whose idea it was but I ended up going in and using socks on my hands to keep them warm and back out to play

Same as that. I've 6 brothers, think there was 5 of us at this stage, and a big press full of unmatched socks the only heat was an open fire in the dining room and a heater in the shop. Rows of unmatched sockes drying for days.. oh the fun !

Grandeeod

The Big Snow of 1982! The Weather boardsies are still mad jealous about it!

They also tend to be jealous about the mad electrical storms in 1985/86.

Witnessed everything. Even the feckin weather is gone generation snowflake:D

wakka12

has there been a winter yet since 2010 when people didnt say it was going to snow lots this winter and then it never does

cml387

1963 in Kent.

I was 5 at the time and wasn't let outside for two months.

I do remember that we went by train from Gillingham to Brighton on New Years Eve as the snow was beginning to fall (my father never let my mother forget about that trip,it was her idea. God rest them).

1982 of course. I was in Athlone in my first job and abandoned any attempt to get home. Went to the pub and afterwards fell asleep listening to Radio 2 who went to a 24 hour broadcast that Friday night relaying information for those that were stranded around Dublin.

Cherry Blossom

The most recent big freeze. The year my dad insisted I wouldn't be able to drive my bmw the 2 miles from the main road to my house when i came home from Dublin for Christmas. He brought my brother to the end of the road to drive it in for me. My brother then proceeded to crash my car

Turtyturd

The 2010/11 one. Was in college out in Maynooth at the time and trying to get out to hand in assignments/for exams was a battle. But seeing to old campus covered in snow was worth it, one of the most scenic things I have seen in my life.

padd b1975

1982.

All kids are up and out at the cracks of dawn and I was no different.

However instead of playing in the snow I decided to invite the neighbour's donkey into our kitchen for a warm up.

My mother obviously heard the commotion and got up to investigate only to be greeted by me watching Anything Goes on the black and white telly and the donkey stood beside the range munching his way through a bucket of potatoes.

That story still gets an airing in our house when there's a threat of snow.

9or10

Living in the uk in the 90s and 00s, we lived on a new estate, that was built on the side of a hill. When the snow laid nothing with 2wd moved. Several days "working at home" over these decades.

Part of this time was thankfully before the arrival of the two management killjoys - mobile phones and e-mail.

Butterface

In 2010 I remember going home to visit the parents for a few nights and getting stuck there for an extra night because our country road became impassable. Even though I was approaching my mid-twenties, I made a massive snowman with my dad in the garden and we went for walks down the fields to admire the views. It was lovely and even though conditions were dangerous out on the road, it was very peaceful as there were so few cars attempting to drive up our road.

There were a few years in the 90s where we got enough snow to go sledding down the hill near us. I also remember missing a few primary school days due either pipes freezing or bad conditions on the road. Good times!

dresden8

As a child snow is great. As an adult it's a pain in the ass.

I have fond memories of queuing for bread and milk in whatever year in the early 80's, severely rationed.

Would send me on a killing spree now.