I'd love to take the kids sledging but there don't seem to be any decent hills around Swanley........(anyone know of any ??)
I always remember when I was a kid we went over to the local woods where there was a decent , but fairly short, slope. I always found a tea tray better than a sledge.
Pinks Hill estate. Cracking hill there parallel with the m25
Also going Gillingham early tomorrow morning bit concerned about getting back? Real step slope to get out off in my rear wheel drive even in snow mode!
The amount of wipe outs I witnessed today was mad at one stage there was a 6 sledge pile up and one kid getting a wooden sledge round his swede
No one seriously hurt some of the younger ones a bit tearful
You def should never turn your back on the slope
It's a risk vs reward past time the pics and memories of your kids and yourselves just doing something so fun and it's free just about tips it for me and where we go there are hundreds up there and the atmosphere is blinding
Until the hood rats turn up and start throwing snowballs at the kids going down
Takes a few of the dads to have a bit of a word and they soon leave the cowards
We buy a new sledge in the summer when the shops are banging them out for a couple of quid
Saw the same sledge for a score today that I paid 3 quid for
We bought 4 sledges this summer as they do tend to snap after a few days down the slope
I managed to break my back very badly sledging Christmas morning two years ago. It has to be the the worlds most dangerous pass time
Anyway, my earlier cockiness has come back and bit me in the arse. Been snowing now since 17.30 and lots of it! Duvet and DVD day with the missus tomorrow then. Sweet.
Ain't you going to the match? You must be the nearest lifer to Blackburn!
Duvet and DVD !! ....... hey, what about poor Fanny and Co going all the way ?
;o)
Blackburn is way over the Penines Oggy and we had a lot of snow yesterday so that's my excuse. Nothing to do with being fickle and fairweather ;o)
Anyway, more importantly, what's this about Fanny going all the way?!?
It's all true ! Been all the way and back today with my 3 toyboys .....and never felt better !
You could have joined in too, AddickUpNorth , if you'd bothered to come !
Happened in Yorkshire up a very large hill! Had my daughter on my lap and we hit a rock as I was slowing the sledge down with my feet which lead to a few broken vertebrae. I was mobile for about the first 6 months but with lots of pain. It got very bad after that and I started to have lots of falls and then lost movement for a few hours at a time. Turns out the problem with walking and standing was due to my muscles compensating for the breaks and pulling my spine to much in the wrong directions putting pressure on the nerves. Fingers crossed I have been ok for the last 8 months after I started using a very good osteopath in Eltham.
Something like that really makes you appreciate life. It is way to short and we all have much living to do.
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds and low temperatures. The difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have sustained winds or frequent gusts that are greater than or equal to 56 km/h (35 mph) with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or a quarter mile or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more.[1] Snowfall amounts do not have to be significant. In Australia the definition requires that at least some snow has been raised from the ground.[2]
Impact of blizzard A severe blizzard has winds over 72 km/h (45 mph), near zero visibility, and temperatures of −12 °C (10 °F) or lower. A ground blizzard has snowdrifts and blowing snow near the ground, but no falling snow.[3] Blizzards can bring near-whiteout conditions, and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where snowfall is unusual or rare. The 1972 Iran blizzard, which caused approximately 4,000 deaths, was the deadliest in recorded history.
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thanks Swisdom.
I managed to break my back very badly sledging Christmas morning two years ago. It has to be the the worlds most dangerous pass time
You could have joined in too, AddickUpNorth , if you'd bothered to come !
Ate you fully recovered and what happened if you don't mind
Had my daughter on my lap and we hit a rock as I was slowing the sledge down with my feet which lead to a few broken vertebrae.
I was mobile for about the first 6 months but with lots of pain. It got very bad after that and I started to have lots of falls and then lost movement for a few hours at a time.
Turns out the problem with walking and standing was due to my muscles compensating for the breaks and pulling my spine to much in the wrong directions putting pressure on the nerves.
Fingers crossed I have been ok for the last 8 months after I started using a very good osteopath in Eltham.
Something like that really makes you appreciate life. It is way to short and we all have much living to do.
Meant to be driving to Welling later, anyone near Lodge Hill/Denton Road ?
Whats the roads/snow/ice conditions down there ?
Meant to be leaving SE26 about 9-30am, so would like any updates if possible.
Thank You.
Side roads likely to be difficult especially on a gradient
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong winds and low temperatures. The difference between a blizzard and a snowstorm is the strength of the wind. To be a blizzard, a snow storm must have sustained winds or frequent gusts that are greater than or equal to 56 km/h (35 mph) with blowing or drifting snow which reduces visibility to 400 meters or a quarter mile or less and must last for a prolonged period of time — typically three hours or more.[1] Snowfall amounts do not have to be significant. In Australia the definition requires that at least some snow has been raised from the ground.[2]
Impact of blizzard
A severe blizzard has winds over 72 km/h (45 mph), near zero visibility, and temperatures of −12 °C (10 °F) or lower. A ground blizzard has snowdrifts and blowing snow near the ground, but no falling snow.[3]
Blizzards can bring near-whiteout conditions, and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where snowfall is unusual or rare. The 1972 Iran blizzard, which caused approximately 4,000 deaths, was the deadliest in recorded history.