Winter 63

[jacklee]

Anyone remember 1963 and the snow that lasted forever?

[sancho1960]

no i was only 3

[adrianben]

I was there but I don't remember it !

[bunkmoreland]

I was 6 at the time,and ladybird mentioning that it started on boxing day,suddenly made me remember that there was great family disappointment my father was unable to drive to collect my cousins,to bring them to our house to watch the pantomime. The only other thing i remember,is that a local lake froze completely,and we were taken to see people skating on it. It's never happened since,but,every time we drive past that lake,I can still see myself,in the car,watching those skaters:-)

[tenrec]

I remember Windermere freezing over in 1963. We skated and generally had fun. When the ice broke up it could be heard at night grating and crunching and booming. It was terrific.

[jacklee]

let you all into a secret - I'm a 90 year okd Geordie - joined this chatterbank because I feel so Lonely now that wifie is in a nursing home.
Suppose I will get used to the empty house when i comw back from visiting but it is hard
someone was talking abut grandchildren - well we have 14 plus their spouses and 16 greatgrandchildren!
Always somebodies birthday or wedding anniversary

Jacklee

[BAKERS DOZEN]

Welcome to the gang. We're a varied lot but mostly harmless. Why not start your own thread by just saying hello to everyone and copy what you have put on here.

[jacklee]

Thanks Bakers Dozen - not quite sure how to do it
Jacklee

[parkie]

Good to see you jacklee. We need some new blood on this site no matter how old you are.
I remember the freeze, certainly, but from a different angle to everyone else. I emigrated to Australia in August 1962 when I was 18 years old but saw all the reports on tv and had letters from home.
I returned home in time for my 21st birthday in May 1965. Got homesick.

[trt]

I remember it snowing in May many years ago.

[Canary42]

/// canary, do you mean boats? ///

No, cars - the ice was extremely thick.

[cupid04]

I remember the winter of the late seventies/early eighties being snowed in and running out of gravy. My next door neighbour threw me an oxo cube which subsequently landed in the snow drift. Don't remember what I had on my roast that day!

[tamborine]

Surely 62? I returned to Gosport from S'pore with no warm clothes

[tamborine]

awww Jacklee sorry to hear that. We'll keep you company so long as needed, take care

[DJHawkes]

i was 7 and a bit and remember it well, i remember the front door opened and all it was a wall of snow, we lived on a farm and from our front gate we could see white fields for miles, right across to Winter Hill beyond Ashurst Beacon, Skem hadn't been built then.

[redvanman]

Yes i woz a milkman we had to use a sledge to deliver the milk hard work good job i woz only 23