I think we have forgotten what winter can be like in the UK. The last 5-6 years have delivered some epic winter weather, and even bucked the trend for Wiltshire in giving us snow before Christmas. I never exepected snow before Jan in the old days, so I am not suprised at not seeing any so far. I always though that the last two weeks of jan and first two of feb were the sweet-spot for snow (the seas have cooled from their peak, the atlantic has wound down) and the days and sun are not yet too long and strong to ruin any settled snowfall.
So yes - feel free to moan, coloured as it by living through Dec 2010 - the coldest Dec in 100 years, but have a sense of perpective. There was another thread posted about historic snow data in the 19th century in Somerset - at least one of the winters had virtually no snowfall. This may yet be like that, but we really fo have plently of time to go before throwing in the towel.
And maybe some of us need to appreciate the benefits of not having the heating on 24 hours a day...
Originally Posted by: turbotubbs