Not funny. Snow is really coming down now. 2 foot is becoming the norm...

[Sysman]

Newcastle, five miles from the sea, -2 deg C.

On the mainland, many hours drive from the sea. +0.3 ° C

[Sysman]

Back in '63, according to my Dad, he lost his minivan for 3 weeks, in a country lane next to their house.

One country lane I used to live on, they had tales of walking on the wall tops in 1963. When it all thawed they found several abandoned cars with roof dents.

A local pub had some pretty impressive photos of winter in 1963.

[DimPrawn]

Yep, two feet of snow outside now.