Jacksgranda Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 But is it snowing on this sea/firth/estuary/river - that's the important point? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) But is it snowing on this sea/firth/estuary/river - that's the important point? It'll have some of the benefits of being on the West Coast with the surrounding Gulf Stream seawater having an effect to reduce snowfall at some level. That and the salty sea spray acting as a natural gritter on the waterfront. Inverclyde Council will be delighted. Edited January 14, 2015 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Phoenix Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Aye but is Greenock "west"? Not if you're on Arran. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Aye but is Greenock "west"? West coast. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 ^^^ Still can't grasp the simple idea that just because people of Greenock call it 'the river' doesn't make it a river, just as somebody between Inverness & Dingwall referring to their peninsula as 'The Black Isle' doesn't make it an island. It genuinely wouldn't surprise me if VT thought he was on a separate island when crossing the Kessock Bridge though, especially being a West Coaster. Eta: To keep it more on topic, it supposedly gets it's name 'Black Isle' because snow doesn't lie there much in comparison to the surrounding elevated areas, hence appearing darker. I thought it was named the Black Isle by invading Vikings who just saw a wall of darkness due to the density of the forests on the coast. Unfortunately I'm not friends with any 9th century Scandinavians so I can't verify the accuracy of this tale. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Not if you're on Arran. If you kept travelling west from Arran then you'd eventually hit the Clyde Riviera. I thought it was named the Black Isle by invading Vikings who just saw a wall of darkness due to the density of the forests on the coast. Unfortunately I'm not friends with any 9th century Scandinavians so I can't verify the accuracy of this tale. Another, more realistic theory is that it's named after the Black Isle Brewery which is located there. Edited January 14, 2015 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Was thinking of driving up to Tongue on Friday to visit some friends, and made the mistake of googling Tongue webcam to check on the weather up there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We had a bit of snow last night, followed by about 90 minutes worth from 8.00 am this morning. Very sleety snow for an hour from 2.00 pm, which did lie, but now nearly all melted. Big problem would be if it freezes tonight, it will be like a ski slope down our hill. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) It'll have some of the benefits of being on the West Coast with the surrounding Gulf Stream seawater having an effect to reduce snowfall at some level. That and the salty sea spray acting as a natural gritter on the waterfront. Inverclyde Council will be delighted. Well I left the slushy slopes of the Clyde Riviera this morning, where it was still snowing, to head 25 miles east to Glasgow, where it was pissing down. I left Glasgow at 4, where it was pissing down, and returned to the Clyde Riviera, which currently resembles Lapland, if Lapland also had a spate of abandoned cars that slid down completely unprotected roads. River Clyde located Greenock 4 Shit geographers and their bullshit theories 0 Edited January 14, 2015 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We had a bit of snow last night, followed by about 90 minutes worth from 8.00 am this morning. Very sleety snow for an hour from 2.00 pm, which did lie, but now nearly all melted. Big problem would be if it freezes tonight, it will be like a ski slope down our hill. You have your own hill?? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You don't ?? Yeah, but i don`t brag about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 You have your own hill?? Our 9 neighbours think they have a share in it, but they don't really. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 At college in Greenock. Was greeted to a snow storm at Port Glasgow but it's sunny here. Snow on the ground though. Hopefully get sent home early today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 White out here in Glasgow just now. Will it lie? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 sergie's no1 fan, on 16 Jan 2015 - 08:55, said:At college in Greenock. Was greeted to a snow storm at Port Glasgow but it's sunny here. Snow on the ground though. Hopefully get sent home early today. We're due to get snow showers, and maybe a few cms of snow, but I'm not sure it's going to get as vicious today as it's been. You may not be so lucky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 White out here in Glasgow just now. Did they get back together? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7FR0Y78_k8&feature=player_embedded#t=21 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Heavy snow in Inverness right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WILLIEA Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Stopped now, just a light dusting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) The Jetstream has gone south hence we are pulling in Arctic air. It will be chilly with snow at times for a week probably. Nice day on Sunday for snowboarding.... http://ski.visitscotland.com/conditions/ Edited January 16, 2015 by FlyerTon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergie's no1 fan Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 We're due to get snow showers, and maybe a few cms of snow, but I'm not sure it's going to get as vicious today as it's been. You may not be so lucky. Nice and sunny again, clear blue sky.Our afternoon lecturer is decent, he stays in Glasgow, hopefully it's snowing down his way and he lets us away. To be honest he lets us away early every Friday anyway so I can't complain. Only 6 people showed up, can see an afternoon of top gear coming up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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