60 years ago today: 26/12/62

2750 HP · 26th December 2022, 09:13

The winter of 1962/63 started

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter...United_Kingdom

wraymond · 26th December 2022, 09:44

I remember it well. We married in December that year. It really was freezing. My bride Celia was freezingly beautiful.

Just now, North America is also freezing. Huge swathes are snow and ice-bound, causing many deaths and paralysing travel. That'll be that wholly, woolly minded, awfully silly, global heating then. That's five words in a row containing double ll's. For the life of me I can't think of any others in the vernacular to describe a fallacy. Oh! there, just done it again, but there is one more I can't print.

macafee2 · 26th December 2022, 11:17

I was only a couple of weeks old at the time. I recently watched a program about the winter of 63, the people there put us to shame.

They were hardy back then.

macafee2

tony g · 26th December 2022, 12:49

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Originally Posted by macafee2

I was only a couple of weeks old at the time. I recently watched a program about the winter of 63, the people there put us to shame.

They were hardy back then.

macafee2

yeah i missed it too, was born in mid 63. looked pretty bad though !!!!!

dattrike · 26th December 2022, 13:15

I was 9 nearly 10, great time sledging in the Forest of Dean. We could even sledge on the icy roads as there was no traffic. As I recall, no school for about 5 weeks.

mileshawk56 · 26th December 2022, 14:31

Remember it well. training in Folkestone area October and returning from home leave Boxing day (I think) and snow started while on the train from London. And that was it, no drill or football and bitter winds off the Channel. Hardy? well we may think so but really it was just a question of "coping" Thats a word that has gone out of use is'nt it. Chris.S.

daveo138 · 27th December 2022, 10:59

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Originally Posted by tony g

yeah i missed it too, was born in mid 63. looked pretty bad though !!!!!

I also missed it, as I didn’t arrive until mid-March.

roverbarmy · 27th December 2022, 11:35

I walked several miles to school, only to be told to go home as it was shut! Very entertaining, to watch the trolley buses skating back to the "sheds" and the coalmen dropping off bags of coal as the bags retaining their full shape as they were frozen! (hessian bags before the polyprop era)

The Rovering Member · 28th December 2022, 07:38

I have no memories of my first two years so consequently none of that winter.

26th December 2022, 09:13	#1
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26th December 2022, 09:44	#2
wraymond This is my second home 75 Auto 2.5 SE Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Westcliff on Sea Posts: 5,195 Thanks: 423 Thanked 1,680 Times in 1,014 Posts	I remember it well. We married in December that year. It really was freezing. My bride Celia was freezingly beautiful. Just now, North America is also freezing. Huge swathes are snow and ice-bound, causing many deaths and paralysing travel. That'll be that wholly, woolly minded, awfully silly, global heating then. That's five words in a row containing double ll's. For the life of me I can't think of any others in the vernacular to describe a fallacy. Oh! there, just done it again, but there is one more I can't print. __________________ member no. 235

26th December 2022, 13:15	#5
dattrike Posted a thing or two V6 2ltr auto in copperleaf +CDTI Auto in Royal Blue on loan to Son Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire Posts: 1,709 Thanks: 105 Thanked 476 Times in 267 Posts	I was 9 nearly 10, great time sledging in the Forest of Dean. We could even sledge on the icy roads as there was no traffic. As I recall, no school for about 5 weeks. __________________

27th December 2022, 11:35	#8
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	I walked several miles to school, only to be told to go home as it was shut! Very entertaining, to watch the trolley buses skating back to the "sheds" and the coalmen dropping off bags of coal as the bags retaining their full shape as they were frozen! (hessian bags before the polyprop era) __________________ Oil in my veins!

28th December 2022, 07:38	#9
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	I have no memories of my first two years so consequently none of that winter. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

26th December 2022, 11:17	#3
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	I was only a couple of weeks old at the time. I recently watched a program about the winter of 63, the people there put us to shame. They were hardy back then. macafee2

26th December 2022, 14:31	#6
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	Remember it well. training in Folkestone area October and returning from home leave Boxing day (I think) and snow started while on the train from London. And that was it, no drill or football and bitter winds off the Channel. Hardy? well we may think so but really it was just a question of "coping" Thats a word that has gone out of use is'nt it. Chris.S.