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Have you ever been snowed in?

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1AngelicFruitCake · 28/11/2021 19:43

Inspired by this article
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10250997/UK-set-snow-freezing-conditions.html

Have you ever been snowed in either at home or somewhere else and what did you do? I have a daydream about being snowed in on a train journey and where you would sleep🤔

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A580Hojas · 28/11/2021 19:50

I haven't but the inlaws occasionally get snowed in in their very rural village. Hence MIL always has an amazing amount of food crammed away in her kitchen cupboards and freezer. But I was born and bred in the south of England.

x2boys · 28/11/2021 19:55

No I have never lived anywhere high enough to be snowed in but my grandma used to be snowed in every winter ,she only lived about eight miles away but was higher up in the pennies than we were .

ProfYaffle · 28/11/2021 19:56

Sort of. I live in a small, rural market town. During the Beast from the East all the roads in and out were blocked by snow drifts, it was about 3 days before they were reliably passable. I could still get out and walk to the shops though but there were no delivery lorries getting through. The whole town ran out of bread for a week!

Never been stuck actually in the house.

x2boys · 28/11/2021 19:56

Penines*

Tusco · 28/11/2021 19:57

Been snowed in a couple of times at home. Not much really changes when it happens, just don't go out. No kids at home and dh has always wfh due to location.

KenAdams · 28/11/2021 19:58

Quite a few times. Only for a couple of days though. Usually have enough in the cupboards anyway and we play in the snow and do indoor activities.

SockFluffInTheBath · 28/11/2021 19:59

No, we live in a village down a lane that doesn’t get gritted or cleared. We have cars that cope with snow and the increasingly frequent flooding.

Camomila · 28/11/2021 19:59

As a small child in Italy it used to happen often.

In the UK we had one winter where the buses couldn't get to my parents house for about a week (top of a steep hill)...we weren't really snowed in though because we could walk to the supermarket.

PickAChew · 28/11/2021 20:00

The village I used to live in often got cut off by heavy snow - high up and hilly so it got a lot of it and very little could get through. It was the only time some of the locals ever walked anywhere!

Also got black ice like I'd never seen before, there.

Ragwort · 28/11/2021 20:02

No but my DH got snowed in years ago in a pub ... thought it was quite exciting at the time and they were all well looked after ... I think he managed to get a twin room but had to share with a stranger Grin.

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1AngelicFruitCake · 28/11/2021 20:02

Yes, same as many of you that we’ve been snowed in as in can’t get cars out, no buses etc as live in a small town near lots of countryside. When that’s happened we’ve walked to the shops but one year I remember fresh deliveries couldn’t get through.

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Kitkat151 · 28/11/2021 20:02

In the lakes one Christmas whilst staying in a holiday cottage....we had everything/food we needed....and kids could still play in the back garden so it was fine

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1AngelicFruitCake · 28/11/2021 20:03

@Ragwort

No but my DH got snowed in years ago in a pub ... thought it was quite exciting at the time and they were all well looked after ... I think he managed to get a twin room but had to share with a stranger Grin.
This is the sort of story I would love to happen to me (not the part with a stranger though!)
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minimecantrollerskate · 28/11/2021 20:05

Several times growing up on a rural farm. My dad had to dig his way out to take the milk to town to meet the lorries.

Once the snow was as high as the hedges. That was the was early 70’s.

The electricity went so mum put all the freezer stuff outside in the snowdrift to keep it cold.

They got a generator after that winter.

The cupboards were always well stocked with tins every winter.

As kids we spent our days defrosting water pipes to get water to the cows.

We got snowed in here when DD was little, it was 2009? Or 2010? The freeze didn’t let up for weeks so the snow was on the ground for a month

Icantremembermyusername · 28/11/2021 20:06

Once. Was pregnant. Me and now exDP put on hiking boots and carried our fancy shoes a mile to the main road to be picked up by my parents foe boxing day lunch. It was still frozen after lunch do they drove us back to the render vous and we put our boots back on and walked home. Still a lovely memory :-)

Musicaltheatremum · 28/11/2021 20:07

I had to walk to work a few times in Edinburgh. I'm a GP so no choice really. Edinburgh buses are amazing and get working really quickly.

x2boys · 28/11/2021 20:07

A friend of mine lives near hebden bridge they currently have no electricity or cooking facilities ,they also suffer a lot with floods ,tbf it looks a beautiful place live with amazing views most of the time .

RubyTuesday70 · 28/11/2021 20:10

Quite a few times, yes. We live rurally and live on higher ground, so you can only get out by going downhill.......... and we also get a lot of low level flooding through the winter, hence buying a 4 x 4 a few years back. Saves us a massive detour and we know the roads well.

I always keep the food cupboard and freezer well stocked in winter as a result.

Bluntness100 · 28/11/2021 20:10

We did years ago, my daughter was about six, and got very bad tonsillitis, she was struggling to breathe and the ambulance couldn’t get to her, I walked and carried her a mile through the snow to the nearest gp surgery, where we were not registered and went in and asked to see a doctor urgently, the receptionist argued no, as we weren’t registrered.

I will never forget it, she watched a small child struggling to breathe and coldly said no, a doctor came out to see what the commotion was, he took one look at her, rushed over and picked her up and carried her into his room and treated her.

RightOnTheEdge · 28/11/2021 20:12

I used to live right at the top of Sutton Bank and down a long drive.
We would get cut off sometimes, having to use a tractor and bucket and shovels to dig a way to the main road and Sutton Bank gets shut a lot as soon as there is a tiny bit of snow there is chaos.

priorknowledge2 · 28/11/2021 20:13

I had to name change for this Grin

We got bussed to school and always got picked up at 8am ish. Bad weather had been predicted so everyone with sensible families stayed home, but I got sent in as my mother didn't believe in missing school Hmm

The worst storm came on at 8.20. It was insane, the school bus got stuck, the motorway shut and we ended up having to sleep over in the local stadium.

My poor mum was frantic and I, little git of a teenager that I was, milked it for all I was worth and ended up with iPod nano for Christmas Grin

Juanbablo · 28/11/2021 20:14

Yes. One year we went skiing and we were snowed in as the resort was the highest on the mountain. We couldn't get down for about 3 days after we were due to go home. We stayed in an amazing chalet and had an utterly glorious time having hot baths, drinks and good food.

MrsDThomas · 28/11/2021 20:17

Been snowed in many times. I have 2 fridge freezers and one chest freezer which are well stocked through the year. Shop is 3 miles down the road and popping there isn’t what we do.

KurtWildesChristmasNamechange · 28/11/2021 20:20

When I was a little girl we were completely snowed in. As in the snow came 3/4 up the front door and the windows were fully covered. We lived in a cottage in the wilds and it was actually a bit scary. It had snowed down the chimney too so we had quite a bit inside the house and the electricity was cut. I remember veering between thrilled at not being able to get to school and a bit terrified in case it was forever! Took my dad a couple of days to dig us out, didn't help that it kept freezing up overnight!

Megan2018 · 28/11/2021 20:22

Snowed in to the village most years, but usually no more than 24hrs. I think it was 48hrs a couple of times. The farms clear it as soon as they can when it stops snowing.
We aren’t very organised so it’s just as well it’s not for long!