Its such a shame Saint you feel the need to bully another member just because they don't prefer a weather type that you do. As stated previous, and also last winter to plenty of your posts, I like mild weather but do participate in the snow debates and threads as I understand others enjoyment of such scenarios. If the snow is patchy or a non event near me then I will say as much. If its feet deep like it used to be when I was a lad, then again I will say as much. I won't fib to suit others sycophancy.

 I am currently enjoying the fantastic sunsets and benign conditions as I am sure plently of wind and rain with cooler temperatures are on their way later this December. Out of decency I hope you can respect this and hey- you never know you may just begin to like the more milder weather that the British winter so often provides.

I think it was Feb 2005 for me, but only in a technical sense. I recorded snow falling on 15 consecutive days but most of them were of the "few flakes blowing in the wind" or snow grains variety. I don't really remember getting much on the ground that month although we had a bit.

I can only recall one >20cm snowfall in the past 30 years here and that was Jan 5/6 2010, without doubt the best snow event in my location for decades. Not only for the level depth of 10in+ but also for the fact that it was followed by cold sunny weather. It's the only time in southern England that I've seen the snow on the roads compact down to glistening white hard-pack like you see in ski resorts rather than turning to dirty slush.

If you deem my throwaway quip to be 'bullying', you must have a tricky time getting through life.

I see that the models appears to be in general agreement for stormy-like conditions across the whole of the UK this time next week. A pity as I was getting into this calm benign spell with the sunshine, mildness and the photogenic mistiness.
  But I guess it's all part and parcel of living in the UK.

Martin, on the one hand I think Jason has quite adequately described his position as he is entitled to, but on the other I agree I don't see your post as bullying.

People should be free to moan about the weather whatever their persusion in here without getting tetchy about it.
It's only the weather after all (to coin a phrase).

So, according to the latest reports I've seen regarding Cyprus - Troodos Square has had 50cm and Mt Olympus 70cm.

Now don't get me wrong, these places commonly get snow, but not in the amounts in such a short time frame. So frustrating having to put up with the banality of the weather on this side of Europe.

Yes, but:

Some welcomed the snow , a not-so-frequent phenomenon in Cyprus. In many areas, people stranded indoors organised small ‘parties’, with zivania and sausages.

You have to hand it to them, they know how to party.

We have a couple of good friends in Cyprus (near Paphos) and one of them has moved there from Scotland this year. He experienced the short but useful winter conditions at Troodos last winter where he managed to do some boarding. He started reporting snow at low levels yesterday and plans to get into the mountains at the weekend. Hope he sends some piccies! 

Isn't England one of the countries that doesn't have any ski resorts? .Or is someone going to tell me we have some in the Lake district or even the Pennines!!

Nah, it's just that Medway (and to a lesser extent, Gravesham) got lucky. Swale didn't get much despite being only a few miles away and no, it wasn't due to proximity to the sea making things warmer - we just had less snow falling in general, the wind was aligned such that heavier snow repeatedly missed us to the west.

Medway isn't the whole of north Kent btw, just a small chunk of it. 

2005 was the last time IMBY that it snowed every day for 14 days. It lay on the ground throughout, but it was so, so marginal...

Yes since 1992 when it gave 50cm of snow per day and reachec 3.50m at top and 2.50m at the square.  I think this winter will be colder and snowy there than here and probably see 2m or more by Feb.  Amman, Jordan are getting heavy snow and tonight would be very interesting out there.   They did got 30-50cm of snow last winter as well from the pictures I saw in my relative's facebook and very powdery type.

It annoying how they can get such cold conditions when not long time ago they had mid 20's temps to mid single digits and managed to by-pass here when we still stuck at 8-14C for nearly 2 months.

The current temperature in Larnaca (5C) is exactly the same as in St Petersburg. Jesus wept.

I have to say I'm enjoying this weather. I work outdoors and it's making for a easier winter - the fields are amazingly dry for the time of year and we've even got on with building work without spashing about in mud or being frozen. I'm not moaning.

Have you seen the forecast for the run up to Christmas? It's gonna be wet, wet, wet!! Stupidly mild and stupidly windy! Just completely unseasonal 

Likely you will be by this time next week, once the rain & gales sweep in and put a halt to 'usable' weather.

I've not really disliked this spell of benign but chillyish weather. I'd have preferred a few days of fog and some night time frosts, but it just being dry has been a plus - which I was reminded of this morning, as I trudged to work holding a brolly over my head and following an even slower journey than normal because some people forget how to drive when rain falls.

We didnt have our snow last year until January 20th plenty of time yet

As I'm sure you know, mild and wet is actually pretty seasonal for the Uk in winter - we had many winter like that in the 70's-90's. We've just been spoilt/deprived (delete as necessary) in recent years.

And, indeed, being closest to the High down in the south we could still go all '88/89' (though these days it either seems to bucket down for weeks on end or the complete opposite or we get weeks of cold...).

Heavy snow and prolonged snow would be quite unseasonal for Britain. 

Is mild and wet usual for the UK in winters though really? Have you not read this history of British Winters?

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=winter-history;sess=

p.s what happened in 88/89?

What Andy says.

Your winter history shows a slight tendancy to concentrate on cold and snow , it's gaps include the mild and wet bits...

Is mild and wet usual? Certainly not unusual.