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notafloat Member Posts: 42	Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:24:47 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by notafloat on Dec 12, 2017 8:24:47 GMT Who is iced in this morning? How bad and where are you?

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Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:34:50 GMT via mobile

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Post by thebfg on Dec 12, 2017 8:34:50 GMT

That is the problem after snow,when it's all compacted and frozen solid.

We had no snow but minus 5 all night and not looking like it's going rise.

Heating still on for the first time in two years.

The joys of a flat.

Just done the school run. Loaf of ice about here. The kids letter much skated to school.

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:35:45 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 8:35:45 GMT None here on East Londonistanlandadesh

notafloat Member Posts: 42	Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:40:01 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by notafloat on Dec 12, 2017 8:40:01 GMT Mercury went down to -7c last night near alrewas going for a walk down cut later try and get some pictures.

Delta9 Administrator Posts: 1,002,932	Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:43:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Delta9 on Dec 12, 2017 8:43:52 GMT Plenty of thick ice here, and some of it on the inside of my window frames. Just off for a lovely walk to work.

notafloat Member Posts: 42	Ice Dec 12, 2017 8:56:35 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by notafloat on Dec 12, 2017 8:56:35 GMT Some say you shouldn't move your boat in ice for fear of removing blacking and vulnerability to grp boats.has anyone witnessed a crushed grp boat or is it all a load of crap.

thebfg Super Member RIP Mouse. Posts: 9,058	Ice Dec 12, 2017 9:02:40 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by thebfg on Dec 12, 2017 9:02:40 GMT Don't forget to take your cameras for next year's photo comp. Must be some stunning scenes out there.

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Ice Dec 12, 2017 9:08:46 GMT

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Post by quaysider on Dec 12, 2017 9:08:46 GMT

well, the canal has a slight layer finally (the flood gates to the river are shut thus allowing it)

I had a bit of a lay in though as we've been ill the last few days, and in the saloon it was 21.7 and outside minus 7,5 at about quarter past 8...

the back cabin wasn't too cold though when i went to start the engine to top up the batteries - staying at 19 over night

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Ice Dec 12, 2017 14:29:47 GMT

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Dec 12, 2017 8:56:35 GMT notafloat said:

Some say you shouldn't move your boat in ice for fear of removing blacking and vulnerability to grp boats.has anyone witnessed a crushed grp boat or is it all a load of crap.

The fear for GRP boats is an ice sheet pushed into a GRP boat can crack or pierce it's hull, though I've never seen it myself, but then not many boats move when the ice is thick and strong enough to do damage.

Mr Stabby Super Member By far the most intelligent of the Thunderboat forum's internet stalkers. Posts: 22,007 Member is Online	Ice Dec 12, 2017 14:56:38 GMT patty likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Mr Stabby on Dec 12, 2017 14:56:38 GMT Me. I had to get dragged out of the farm I went to by a JCB.
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patty Super Member Posts: 13,380	Ice Dec 12, 2017 17:08:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by patty on Dec 12, 2017 17:08:15 GMT Dec 12, 2017 14:56:38 GMT Mr Stabby said: Me. I had to get dragged out of the farm I went to by a JCB. I like JCB's my dad had an old one.....he didn't let me 'have a go at driving'...sigh...
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Ice Dec 12, 2017 20:38:04 GMT via mobile

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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 20:38:04 GMT

River Nene and mill pool frozen in Titcmarsh Northants.

Amazingly the raw water intake pipes still had water in them despite me disconnecting them a couple of weeks ago.
Now fully drained thankfully!

-5.5°c this morning following a snow bomb (bloody nonsense!) On Sunday that seemed to cause utter chaos.

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Ice Dec 13, 2017 0:45:39 GMT

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Dec 12, 2017 20:38:04 GMT @gazza said:

River Nene and mill pool frozen in Titcmarsh Northants.

-5.5°c this morning following a snow bomb (bloody nonsense!) On Sunday that seemed to cause utter chaos.

is 'snow bombs' the new descriptive terminology for snow fall?
are we now going to get 'rain bombs, wind bombs, fog bombs?'....
I can just imagine the weather forecasts....

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bettina Long Standing Member Posts: 436	Ice Dec 13, 2017 3:31:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bettina on Dec 13, 2017 3:31:29 GMT We've been iced in since Sunday - near Fenny on the GU. One boat passed on Sunday, mothing moving today though
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patty Super Member Posts: 13,380	Ice Dec 13, 2017 5:37:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by patty on Dec 13, 2017 5:37:34 GMT Dec 13, 2017 3:31:29 GMT bettina said: We've been iced in since Sunday - near Fenny on the GU. One boat passed on Sunday, mothing moving today though think we r set for few milder days so maybe you'll be ice free
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