to be really fucking pissed off with the fucking wanking shitting snow

[OhdearNigel]

It is DD's 2nd birthday today. Not only have I had to cancel her birthday party but DH stayed overnight with her at MIL's last night to give me a peaceful evening to finish the party arrangements and it looks possible that they are stuck there. So I might not even see DD at all on her birthday.

So everyone that is going on about how exciting the fucking snow is - yeah, great. it's great WHEN YOUR PLANS AREN'T FUCKED BY IT

[ANGRY] [ANGRY] [ANGRY]

Ah, have just twigged that you may have meant in terms of her DH and DD staying at MIL's, MrsSleepy - apologies if that was the case. Sorry, I thought you were saying Nigel should have used her amazing psychic powers to avoid arranging a party for a weekend with snow!

X posts with MrsSleepy, sorry!

Ohdear, dh is also a trained police pursuit driver and is considering cancelling our trip over to the ILs today. We've got about 5 inches too (though a LONG way from you). I'm just going to nip downstairs and tell him he should have been out gritting last night instead of watching that rubbish film he forced me to sit through... ill prepared little scrote that he is.

We are turning into a nation of total wimps when it comes to snow.

I wish we all had amazing psychic powers!!!

The snow is a pain but I have learnt that any hint of snow to be coming and we stay in and don't make any plans!

YANBU.

The snow is a pain in the arse. It will be fun for about an hour, then it will just be a big fat inconvenience. If it could have waited a week until half term, I wouldn't have minded so much.

I'm sorry about your party, i hope you still have a nice day, even if it's not the one you planned.

Yes, she is only two so it's not like she will be gutted as would an older child but I can see where you are coming from.

However, YANBU to get a bit sweary. DCs due to go to their Dad's today leaving me with a clear day to plan lessons for tomorrow. The snow is not awful here but we're advised to avoid "non-essential" travel today. It's icy out there and there will be tons of accidents. A contact visit isn't essential, neither is a birthday party. Hence the snow is fucking things up for me and for you. I have a day to amuse two not massively well children (getting over viruses so some time outside but need them well so I can send them to school/childcare) and not have to take time off again.

Not seeing your DD on her birthday is shit too.

OTOH YABU to have planned such an elaborate party for a 2 yo that you need a night alone to prepare it

Hope your DD gets back today

"Why so sweary?"

I should imagine, Nigel is upset and disappointed, I know I would be!

Are you being ironic show offy angry?
Or are you really so perplexed by twaddle
It's a cancelled party.she will get over it,if you pull yourself together that is

It's February, it's cold in February, many many years ago I was born in February, and it snowed then (this is South of the Watford Gap!), it has snowed many times since.

Get used to it, that if your daughter's birthday is in February there is a chance that snow will occur on her birthday, and not to plan any outdoor parties. If you wanted to guarantee no snow on her birthday, you should have planned her birth in July, then you could moan about a freak snow storm.

"We are turning into a nation of total wimps when it comes to snow"

No, Cotton, I don't think we are. How you are affected really depends on where you live. I live in a very rural area, the gritters do not venture on to the side roads, it is too risky to go out here.

As Nigel's DH is a police pursuit driver, I am pretty sure if he could get home, he would. And as he can't, I would say that the conditions where the OP live must be quite bad!

Oh let her have a rant scottishmummy. I'm assuming that as she's typing on MN she's human and allowed to feel cross about the milestones in her child's life not going as planned. Leave her be.

And I don't think we're wimps where snow is concerned. We had some flurries on the roads before Christmas here. Three people died. It was mild snow. But I don't particularly want to take my family out on the road when I can't be responsible for other people not slowing down a bit and taking extra care. Driving in the snow's fine. Avoiding the numpties who can't drive in snow? Not so great.

Perhaps OhdearNigel can get her grittier out of the garage, personally deliver snow chains to all of her DD's friends's parents and then grit all routes to her home. Problem sorted!

Honestly, she's just blowing off steam, quite reasonably, because her lovely birthday plans with DD are ruined.

I don't imagine OP is going to flounce around shouting "wanky pissing snow!" and howling once her DD is finally home.

MrsSleepy - usually we don't get too badly affected by the heavy snowfall as we're on the coast. In fact DH and I were talking about it yesterday and we both assumed it would be not much and would be gone by 3pm.

The thing is, we would drive no issues - but if none of the guests want to there's not much point. One set of guests is snowed in in Crowborough, another set can't get their car out of their drive as they're at the bottom of a hill and a third woman lives at the top of a steep hill and it's too dangerous to move the car out.

Ah, of course, thank you SAHwannabe....the problem really started with OP not planning her DD's conception timing better...

I don't think it's an outdoor party, wannabe, I think the problem is that guests can't get there.

How on earth is it unjustified to be disappointed about potentially missing your child's birthday and having to cancel her party?

oh seriously, Scottishmummy, whu don't you just fuck off with your "everyone except me is pathetic" attitude.

yes, worse things have happened but I am stuck in the house on my own with a cancelled child's birthday party and I have nobody else to moan at.

You need to get a grip
Child is safe,warm
A party got cancelled.so what
It doesn't warrant all the histrionics.are you usually so animated about life's
Wee turns?

Oh, and if you live in a rural area or even on a side street in a town, getting out in the car in snow can easily be pretty much impossible, and certainly dangerous. Driving in heavy snow unless it's vital is, IMHO, frankly a but stupid. Why risk an accident?

It's the languague and the ranting, that it's a complete shock that in February there was a chance that there was snow.

I was just advising her, that as OP seems so surprised by snow in February, that for future parties, that she doesn't plan an outdoor party. Not saying that this one was, but just that snow in February is more likely than not.

Youre stuck in own house?
Boo hoo
Some folk are stuck in freezing conditions in cars
Can you see maybe your drama is an inconvenience at best.disappointment at most

get a grip ? I'm sitting here whinging a bit on mumsnet. that's all.

anyway, I know from your previous posts that you just love telling people that they are pathetic and stupid and how inferior we all are compared to you. Life must be fantastic when you're as perfect and unaffected by mild disappointments as you are.

She is allowed to rant, FFS. The boards are always full of people ranting! If this is not a rantable subject, then what is?

You're language does not come across as "whinging a bit", it comes across as full on rant.

title of "to be disappointed that dd's 2nd birthday has had to be postponed due to the snow" is having a whinge.

Gosh You do go straight to hyperbole and. Poor you
Is it your default
Is the glass always half empty?
Do you routinely feel got at?