What happened

[shadowcaster]

Went out with the dog on Christmas morning and expected to see loads of kids with new pushbikes or at least a radio controlled car or two, but not a one in the entire village. Surely they can't all be playing computer games, sign of the times I suppose.

[twinturbo]

We thought the same when collecting gr8 grandad, drove through Burnley suburbs and no kids to be seen...

Mind it was -6 and snow everywhere..


Always seems like a bad idea buying a bike right in the middle of winter!

TT

[Tatey]

I went out sledging with a few mates last week (yes i am a big kid at the age of 19 :D), but we didn't see a SINGLE kid out sledging or having snowball fights, how times have changed that playing computer games are better than going really fast down a hill!

[twinturbo]

It's not that easy to buy a sledge any more. No one will stock them as there's never snow long enough to use them...

This has been exceptional weather for recent times.

TT

[flyerncle]

Went sledging here last week
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30468413@N03/4218885492/
Just over 1km downhill about -28 deg.

[Tatey]

A 1km sledge run?! :D How do i get there :p

[flyerncle]

3 hour flight,3hour bus journey 250 km inside the arctic circle place called Saariselka,Lapland.
Just been there for a week on holiday.